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Mechanism of melanoma formation elucidated
05-01-2012
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Collaboration between NKI-AVL AstraZeneca and Agendia wins Best Partnership Alliance Award
11-24-2011
This three-way collaboration between a major research-based pharmaceutical company, a innovative molecular diagnostics company, and a leading national cancer institute won the award Best Partnership Alliance Award 2011.
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NKI withdraws two scientific publications
10-15-2010
The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has asked the editorial staff of two scientific journals to withdraw two of its publications. Both articles describe fundamental research on the mechanism of metastasis, carried out by one of NKI’s PhD students.
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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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