David completed his PhD in 2008 at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the largest research organization in Spain. After one year as postdoctoral scientist in a biotechnology company focused in oncology; he joined Professor Ormandy’s lab at the Garvan Institute in 2009 to work in mouse models of mammary gland development and breast cancer. David is a National Breast Cancer Foundation Fellow and is currently Group Leader of the Tumour Development lab within the Cancer Biology Division at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. His career focus is to understand the mechanisms of tumour progression governed by pathways involved in mammary development.