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Cancer Nexus Blog

Read up on the Center's latest developments in cancer research, screening and prevention, as well as innovations in cancer detection and treatment.

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    Advancing Lung Cancer Therapy Using Genetic Tools

    Our studies have discovered that the genome (DNA) editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 can efficiently induce somatic genome editing in the lungs of adult animals. We designed various delivery vectors that could effectively deliver CRISPR editing components.

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    Paving the way for targeted cancer therapeutics

    We hope to understand how to develop targeted therapies that are effective at suppressing tumor formation in neurofibromatosis type 1, through work in various model systems.

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    Chromosome Biology and its Role in Genome Stability and Carcinogenesis

    In earlier studies, we discovered that a human protein important for duplicating chromosomes also governs the three-dimensional localization of multiple proteins.

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    Promoting Patient–Provider Conversations About Lung Cancer Screening, During the Surge of Covid

    We have been working on a pilot research study that uses technology to facilitate effective communication between patients and healthcare providers about lung cancer screening.

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    Mobilizing the Immune System to Fight Lung, Pancreatic, and Prostate Cancers

    How to mobilize the immune system to target cancer? Our approach is to reactivate tumor suppressor pathways that are lost during tumor development, as a way to make tumors more visible and easier to target

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    Exploring the Molecular Cell Biology of Aggressive Carcinomas

    We are identifying mechanisms that account for the loss of differentiation and the highly aggressive behavior of these tumors

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    Advancing a New Understanding of Hereditary Breast Cancer Genes

    Our data indicate that chemotherapy works because it generates holes or gaps in DNA that are already present in cells lacking the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genes.

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