Dr. Hendrickson [Robert Black Fellow] aims to identify and describe RNA molecules called lincRNAs that may regulate how cancer cells read genetic information. Defining the roles of lincRNAs in cancer could open new avenues for more accurate diagnostics and effective therapeutics.

 

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Project Title: "A guiding role for lincRNAs in the establishment of cancer-like epigenetic landscapes"

Institution: Harvard University

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): John L. Rinn, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Chromatin Biology