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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. … The Bell laboratory is … to research into the molecular underpinnings of uterine cancer. The overarching goal of the laboratory is to identify …
News Release
How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … 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 … and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. … Cancer patients were a little more likely to survive for five …
News Release
A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… Jeannine Mjoseth … 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 …
Staff
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 … . PLoS One, 8:e63313, 2013. [ PubMed ] The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, Kandoth C, Schultz N, Cherniack AD, …
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 …
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.
… a la persona un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cáncer. … 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 cancer-susceptibility genes have a lifetime risk of cancer …
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 … gland, which is part of the male reproductive system. … Cancer, Cell, Mitosis, Mutation … Prostate cancer is a …
Staff
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 …
Staff
Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Dr. Carolyn Hutter was the director for the Division of Genome Sciences in the National Human Genome Research … NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research … serving as the NHGRI team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) . Prior to NIH, she was a senior staff scientist …