Dr. Milloz aims to understand how autophagy, the process of cellular “self-cannibalism,” is involved in a large number of cancers.  Learning how autophagy is coordinated with other cellular processes will better elucidate its multiple roles in cancer.

 

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Project Title: "Coordination of quiescence, meiosis and autophagy in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae"

Institution: Harvard University

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Sharad Ramanathan, PhD

Cancer Type: Breast, Gynecological, Prostate

Research Area: Signal Transduction