Dr. Sandall is investigating the mechanisms governing stem cell fate within the native environment or “niche.”  These studies may reveal paradigms of how a normal stem cell niche can be converted to an environment that supports cancer self-renewal; this could ultimately provide strategies to target the environment as a novel anticancer therapy.

 

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Project Title: "Mechanisms regulating maintenance of stem cells and the niche in Drosophila"

Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): D. Leanne Jones, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Stem Cell Biology