Overview
The Cancer Biology program is a basic research hub for the Duke Cancer Institute. Its focus areas are cancer cell signaling, metabolism, and cancer genetics.
Cancer Biology
Mission and Scope
The mission and scope of the Cancer Biology program are to foster current and seed future basic research and promote foundational advancements in cancer biology. To do this, the Cancer Biology program:
- Fosters high-impact, basic research in cancer cell signaling and cancer genetics.
- Promotes transdisciplinary research in these fields.
- Trains the next generation of basic cancer researchers.
Areas of Focus
- Cancer cell signaling: signal transduction, metabolism, stem cells, tumor microenvironment
- Cancer genetics: recombination/replication/repair, gene regulation, and epigenetics, RNA biology, structural biology, genomics, viral oncology, microbiome
Graduate Training Programs in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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Anthony R. Means Cancer Biology Distinguished Professor
Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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on 09/11/2023