Cancer Biology

Cancer Biology

cancer gene discovery • tumorigenesis • cancer therapy and resistance • oncogenes • tumor suppressor genes • cancer models • growth control and cell proliferation • metastasis • cell proliferation • cell death • cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions • microenvironment •DNA repair and replication • transcription • chromosome stability • metabolism • immunology and cancer • immunotherapy • cancer stem cells

Matthew Vander Heiden
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Matthew Vander Heiden

Lester Wolfe Professor of Molecular Biology; Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

Matthew Vander Heiden is interested in the role that cell metabolism plays in mammalian physiology, with a focus on cancer.

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A more precise way to edit the genome

Inflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply again

Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatments

New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise

Restoring healthy gene expression with programmable therapeutics

Helping the immune system attack tumors

AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go