Dr. Sarthy is developing new easy-to-use and affordable methods for studying DNA packaging and epigenetics (modification of gene expression) in pediatric cancers with a special focus on diffuse midline gliomas and neuroblastoma. These methods may help explain the drivers of pediatric malignancies and allow clinicians to better monitor response to treatment with the goal of developing new drugs that restore the cell’s ability to package DNA correctly.
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Jay F. Sarthy, MD, PhD
Project title: "Characterization of the epigenomic landscape of diffuse midline gliomas"
Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Award Program: Sohn Fellow
Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Steven Henikoff, PhD, and James Olson, MD, PhD
Cancer Type: Blood, Other Cancer, Pediatric, Brain
Research Area: Epigenetics
