Cancer is a disease caused by mutations that make cells lose their capacity to function normally and regulate their growth. Each tumour arises from specific mutations across distinct genomic regions. ...
Pan-Cancer Project discovers causes of previously unexplained cancers, pinpoints cancer-causing events and zeroes in on mechanisms of development
IRB Barcelona researchers, as part of an internationa...
ERC Starting Grants support young talented researchers over 5 years. The IRB Barcelona group leader will focus on the genomes of hypermutated tumours to detect cancer vulnerabilities.
The study, published in Nature, provides information with important implications for mitochondrial donation therapies, which produce children with three genetic parents. “The key to this study was u...