News archive 2006

Improved medicines thanks to analysis of detoxification enzyme

In a study of the absorption and delivery of (anticancer) medication in the human body, Teun van Herwaarden, a researcher at the NKI-AVL, examined the detoxifying effect of the Cytochrome P450 3A enzymes.

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Prestigious Vici-grant awarded to NKI-AVL researcher Daniel Peeper

The grant represents 1.250.000 euro, allowing a research program for 5 years.

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Loss of the glue leads to invasive breast cancer

Loss of E-cadherin, a molecule that mediates cell-cell adhesion, leads to an aggressive and metastatic form of breast cancer, i.e. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC).

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Reuven Agami new member The Young Academy

The Young Academy has ten new members: researchers from a variety of disciplines with strong scientific credentials who have all obtained their doctorates within the past ten years.

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KWF Fellows

Four of five KWF Fellowships for basic, (pre)clinical or translational research have this year been granted to scientists of the NKI-AVL.

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Junk DNA useless?

Junk-DNA, the part of the genetic information that lies between the genes, might not be so useless after all.

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CBG Symposium

On October 31 and November 1 2006 the Centre for Biomedical Genetics will organize the symposium Chromosome transactions.

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The p53 puzzle

The protein p53 plays an important role in suppressing tumor cells. What’s the trick?

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20,000 candidates

Small molecules. Drugs that interfere with signals inside cancer cells and are promising in the search for new effective cancer therapy.

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Postdoctoral affairs NKI among leaders

According to scientific magazine Cell

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EnzymeX wins Apple Design Award 2006

On August 8th, Alexander Griekspoor and Tom Groothuis won their second Apple Design Award this time for EnzymeX.

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