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

Yadira Soto-Feliciano
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Yadira Soto-Feliciano

Howard S. (1953) and Linda B. Stern Career Development Professor; Intramural Faculty, Koch Institute

Yadira Soto-Feliciano studies chromatin and epigenetic regulation in normal development and cancer.

High-fat diets make liver cells more likely to become cancerous

A cysteine-rich diet may promote regeneration of the intestinal lining, study suggests

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