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How fusion proteins hijack gene regulators to spur childhood cancer

BUFFALO, N.Y., — Many childhood cancers start with a hijacking at the molecular level.  Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y., — Many childhood cancers start with a hijacking at the molecular level.  A group of abnormal proteins known as fusion proteins aberrantly engage with
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25 million US dollars for International Cancer Research

The team is co-led by Martin Eilers, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Würzburg (JMU). “Our research project is called KOODAC,” he explains. “That stands for ‘Knocking-Out Oncogenic Drivers and Curing Childhood Cancer’”. Our goal is to develop well-tolerated drugs that
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Launch of a pioneering translational research program in Europe

One of the most complex challenges in international biomedical research is how to transfer the knowledge generated in research centres to clinical practice, and vice versa, in the most efficient and timely manner possible. This process, known as translational research, has been tackled worldwide through
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