Cancer Biology Research Program
For more than 25 years, Stanford doctors and researchers have sought to clarify the mechanisms that distinguish cancer cells from their healthy counterparts. Offering new insight into oncogenes, pathways of DNA damage and repair, blood vessel formation in tumors, metastasis and other aspects of tumor development, their efforts have laid the foundation for today’s most effective therapies.
Today program researchers continue to provide the building blocks for tomorrow’s clinical advances through investigation into the molecules, mechanisms and pathways involved in the development of cancer. A variety of experimental systems and approaches are employed by program investigators who share a number of overlapping technical and intellectual interests. The ultimate goal of this work is to translate basic science discoveries into the clinical arena and improve the outcome of patients with cancer.
Program research focuses on the following areas:
- Mechanisms and Pathways of Oncogenesis
- Cell Cycle, Cytoskeleton and Genomic Stability
- Epithelial Neoplasia
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