Decipher the molecular basis of cancer & better understand
tumor heterogeneity by discovering more variants in a single assay.
Not exact matches
They did so
by including factors like the mechanical forces acting on the cells and the
tumor's cellular
heterogeneity.
For instance,
by sequencing single cells from a
tumor, the
heterogeneity of the cancer can be assessed.
With respect to biological applications, the group is focusing on how cellular
heterogeneity and cell - to - cell communication drive ensemble - level decision - making in the immune system, with an emphasis on «two - body» interaction (e.g., host cell - virus interactions, innate immune control of adaptive immunity,
tumor infiltration
by immune cells).
By means of a non-obese diabetic / severe combined immunodeficiency disease (NOD / SCID) xenotransplant assay in combination with specific cell surface markers (CD44 + CD24 - / low), CSCs were enriched from metastatic and primary breast
tumors and were shown to have the ability to reestablish
tumor heterogeneity after transplantation [1].
The goal of this center is to bring radiotherapy into the era of personalized medicine
by identifying genetic markers of radiotherapy resistance and uncovering how
heterogeneity within
tumors affects radiotherapy efficacy.
Discover novel treatments in relapsed pediatric cancer
by defining
tumor heterogeneity and its effect on self - renewal and metastasis.
Demonstrated the prevalence of genetic
heterogeneity and branched evolution within a single cancer
by sequencing multiple regions from the same
tumor