A cancer laboratory, in a constructed scenario, serves as a multidisciplinary hub dedicated to advancing our understanding of cancer and finding innovative treatments. It is a highly specialized, and technologists. It is here that variable cancerous specimens are minutely examined, patient samples are processed, and advanced tests are carried out. Everyday, groundbreaking research initiatives such as genomic sequencing, protemics, cellular imaging, and bioinformatics analysis unfold. These efforts are aimed at identifying the nature of various cancers, their behavior, potential vulnerabilities, and resistance to therapies, with the ultimate goal of optimizing personalized treatments for patients worldwide.
About this video: In the lab working on the multidisciplinary methods for cancer research.
Projects
Impaired function of telomeres - the caps that protect chromosome ends - occurs with normal aging and in settings of disease. Telomere dysfunction impairs tissue regeneration and blocks cancer development. We seek to understand how this process influences degenerative disease and cancer.
Maintenance of many tissues fails with advanced aging and disease. We study the underlying mechanisms governing tissue homeostasis and repair.
The cellular origins of cancer remain largely mysterious. We study the early stages of human carcinogenesis and how cancers acquire cellular immortality.
The telomerase enzyme lengthens telomeres, a critical step in cellular immortality. We seek to understand how telomerase functions inside living human cells.