Human Tumor “Avatars” Reveal New Genetic Sources of Drug Response in Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer Therapy
New mutational patterns in gastrointestinal tract cancers (University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet)
http://ki.se/en/news/new-mutational-patterns-in-gastrointestinal-tract-cancers
Non-coding mutations in the driver seat (Universite de Geneve, Aarhus University Hospital, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, The Institute of Cancer Research, University of Oxford)
http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nrg3801.html
Cancer Predisposition and Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stq5uZYCVkU
Non-invasive screen for early-stage cancers
Cell memory mechanism discovered (Karolinska Institutet, University of Helsinki)
http://ki.se/en/news/cell-memory-mechanism-discovered
Professor Ian Tomlinson, Oxford University, is awarded the prestigious UEG Research Prize 2013 to support his work on bowel cancer genetics and risk factors.
Professor Bert Vogelstein, Johns Hopkins, receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. The prize was established to reward scientists “who think big, take risks and have made a significant impact on our lives.”
http://hub.jhu.edu/2013/02/20/bert-vogelstein-life-sciences-prizes
Scientists Pair Blood Test and Gene Sequencing to Detect Cancer (Johns Hopkins)
DNA Shed By Tumors Shows Promise for Non-Invasive Screening and Prognosis (Johns Hopkins)
Learning the alphabet of gene control (Karolinska Institutet)
http://news.cision.com/karolinska-institutet/r/learning-the-alphabet-of-gene-control,c9358445
Germline DNA Polymerase Mutations Increase Cancer Susceptibility (University of Oxford and Institute of Cancer Research)
http://cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2013/01/08/2159-8290.CD-RW2013-006.full
Gene switch important in cancer discovered (Karolinska Institutet and University of Helsinki)
http://news.cision.com/karolinska-institutet/r/gene-switch-important-in-cancer-discovered,c9327770
Manel Esteller (IDIBELL) bestowed with the European Association for Cancer Research Award Lecture
Manel Esteller (IDIBELL) receives the National Genetics Award
http://www.idibell.cat/modul/noticies/en/270/manel-esteller-receives-the-national-genetics-award
Significant breakthrough in the genetic research of uterine muscle fibroids (from University of Helsinki)
http://www.helsinki.fi/news/archive/8-2011/26-15-32-13.html
Launch of the SYSCOL Project (from Karolinska Institute)
http://ki.se/en/news/eu-initiative-in-research-into-living-cancer-cells-in-time-and-space
A better way to count molecules discovered at Karolinska Institute
http://news.cision.com/karolinska-institutet/r/a-better-way-to-count-molecules-discovered,c9188948
Project description on CORDIS
http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/rcn/97658_en.html