Dr. Wapinski [HHMI Fellow] is studying how changes in gene regulation impact cellular growth rates.  Understanding these processes will help to understand how cancer cells can outgrow healthy ones in the human body.

 

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Project Title: "Unraveling the costs and benefits of gene expression on cellular growth"

Institution: Harvard Medical School

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Roy Kishony, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Evolution