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
Cancer Biology
Faculty Spotlight
Michael B. Yaffe
Director, MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine; David H. Koch Professor in Science; Professor of Biological Engineering; Intramural Faculty, Koch InstituteMichael B. Yaffe studies the chain of reactions that controls a cell’s response to stress, cell injury, and DNA damage.
