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NIH scientists proposed a new approach for finding ways to impede or halt cancer's spread: transgenic zebrafish as a live animal model of metastasis.
… Bruce Agnew … For many cancer patients and their doctors, the deadliest enemy is … testing hundreds of thousands of substances against cancer cell lines in laboratory dishes. Such high-throughput … and Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., both of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and their colleagues wrote …
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An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer may provide insights into human cancers because of the similarities in the dog and human immune systems.
… Steven Benowitz … An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer - that may provide insights into human cancers because … the dog tumor genomes, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … strategies, including finding ways to disrupt programmed cell death, a normal process by which aging or damaged cells …
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A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… our aid-as a powerful animal model for research into human cancer. … A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in … Program; Heidi Parker, Ph.D., of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); and Elaine Ostrander, … cells to make a protein that turns on and off to control cell growth and development. The mutation, which is not …
Educational Resources
A stem cell is a cell with the potential to form many of the different cell types found in the body.
… Stem Cell … A stem cell is a cell with the potential to form many of the different cell types found in the body. … Cell, Mitosis … A stem cell …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH. … The Bell laboratory is … to research into the molecular underpinnings of uterine cancer. The overarching goal of the laboratory is to identify …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH. … The Bell laboratory is … to research into the molecular underpinnings of uterine cancer. The overarching goal of the laboratory is to identify …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by … to a new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. … Cancer patients were a little more likely to survive for five …
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A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… Jeannine Mjoseth … A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and … the correct dose of the medicine. NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers and … goal in using the drug was very different from its use in cancer therapy. In cancer, the objective is to eliminate all …
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Dr. Bell is a senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Bell is a senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … She conducted her postdoctoral training at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, before joining Harvard Medical … gene explain the dramatic clinical responses of non-small cell lung cancer patients to gefitinib, a small molecule …
Talking Glossary
A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer
… Cancer-Susceptibility Gene … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or … gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when …