RNAi as a Route Toward Breast Cancer Therapy

Abstract

The goal of this innovator award is to continue to develop and apply RNAi-based screening methods to discover new routes toward breast cancer therapy. The project has three sets of goals. First is to integrate genomic and genetic information on available breast cancer cell lines to identify tumor-specific vulnerabilities and to understand genetic determinants of therapy resistance. Second is to probe the roles of breast cancer stem cells, with a particular emphasis on microRNAs. The third is to examine regions that determine familial susceptibility to breast cancer by applying novel, focal re-sequencing methods developed in the laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA562186

Entities

People

  • Gregory Hannon

Organizations

  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alkenes
  • Biomedical Research
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Mammary Glands
  • Neoplasms
  • Sequences
  • Stem Cells
  • Target Recognition
  • Targets

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology