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Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH. … to research into the molecular underpinnings of uterine cancer. The overarching goal of the laboratory is to identify …
Talking Glossary
A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer
… Cancer-Susceptibility Gene … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or … gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or … gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer. Individuals who have inherited mutations in certain …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by … to a new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … Cancer patients were a little more likely to survive for five … out to see if the impact of social interaction extended to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Joining this …
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Dr. Bell is a senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Bell is a senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … She conducted her postdoctoral training at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, before joining Harvard Medical … on the fine-mapping of genomic deletions in ovarian cancer and in malignant mesothelioma as a means to home in on …
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A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and … the correct dose of the medicine. NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers and … goal in using the drug was very different from its use in cancer therapy. In cancer, the objective is to eliminate all …
Talking Glossary
Un gen de susceptibilidad al cáncer es un gen que, cuando cambia (o muta) confiere a la persona un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cáncer.
Staff
Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… is Chief and Distinguished Senior Investigator of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She also heads the Section … Dr. Ostrander joined the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington in 1993, …
Educational Resources
Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
… Prostate Cancer … Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth … Cancer, Cell, Mitosis, Mutation … Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth … which is part of the male reproductive system. Prostate cancer generally affects men over the age of 50. It is …
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Dr. Heidi Sofia served as a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023.
… NHGRI in 2010 as part of the team responsible for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) initiative in cancer genomics, jointly managed … Hutter C, Getz G, Wheeler D, Ding L, MC3 Working Group, Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network. Scalable open science approach … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023. …
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Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… This Genome Advance of the Month highlights a landmark study in … switch from a different genetic neighborhood, turning on a cancer-growth gene. The research team was led by Bradley E. … in energy production, seemed to have no relevance to cancer. Dr. Bernstein and his colleagues found that when the …