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Appointment Professor Reuven Agami

04-08-2009


Reuven Agami has been appointed as professor of MicroRNA and pathogenesis. In his work he identifies and characterizes genes involved in the molecular pathology of cancer and DNA-damage signalling pathways in humans.

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Biomarker associated with poor outcome in aggressive childhood cancer

04-07-2009


Results from a new study identify a biomarker that may be useful for predicting the outcome of treatment for neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in young children.

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Impact blood-brain barrier in brain tumor chemotherapy

04-03-2009


Nienke de Vries her thesis identified a number of components that impede transport of chemotherapeutic drugs to the brains.

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coorperating oncogenes

04-01-2009


On Thursday April 9th 2009, Panthea Taghavi will defend her thesis titled “From LPA signaling to Polycomb; oncogenic cooperations revealed by genetic screens and dynamics and recruitment of polycomb group proteins”.

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Two million euros to fight lung cancer

01-20-2009


Prof. Dr. Ton Berns received KWO fund of two million euros.

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Vici grant for chromosome organisation

01-14-2009


Dr. Bas van Steensel receives 1.25 million euros to investigate chromosome organisation.

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Mirjam Epping receives Rubicon

01-13-2009


Grant for investigation of which genes play a role in the development of prostate cancer

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Appointment Professor John Haanen

10-07-2008


He has been appointed as professor of Translational Immunotherapy of Cancer at Leiden University on behalf of the Association of the Netherlands Cancer Insitute, effective October 1.

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Thesis Nuno Rocha

10-02-2008


In his thesis he describeds the molecular mechanisms governing intracellular transport of MHC class II compartments or MIICs.

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Appointment Professor Daniel Peeper

10-02-2008


Dr. Daniel Peeper has been appointed as professor of Functional Oncogenomics at the VU university medical center (VUmc) Amsterdam, effective October 1.

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Thesis defence Annelies Jorritsma

08-28-2008


In her thesis Annelies Jorritsma discusses different immunotherapeutic strategies that can be used for the treatment of cancer.

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European Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance (ECCCA)

08-26-2008


Three leading European Comprehensive Cancer Centres launch an international cooperation at top level.

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Ton Schumacher receives grant

08-21-2008


The American Melanoma Research Alliance gives Ton Schumacher a grant for his outstanding research on treatment of melanoma.

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Vidi-grants for Elisabetta Citterio and Karin de Visser

08-12-2008


Last week two young, talented NKI-AVL researchers received a Vidi-grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

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Genetic profiling breast cancer

07-03-2008


Treatment of breast cancer with chemotherapy prior to surgery to reduce the tumor size has a better outcome when the genetic profile is known.

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How inflammatory proteins can protect against cancer

06-13-2008


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Thesis Anna Keller

05-16-2008


Anna Keller will defend her thesis titled “The role of CD 70/CD27 interactions at the dendritic cell/T cell interface”.

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Thesis Anja Duursma

05-16-2008


Two stories with common themes

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Discovery of several hundreds of potential cancer genes

05-16-2008


Researchers have found over 250 new genes that are potentially involved in the development of leukemia.

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