ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Comprehensive Platform for the Functional Characterization of Cancer Epigenetics and Diagnosis
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression- the mechanism responsible for establishing and maintaining cellular identities during development- is frequently deregulated in cancer. Our working hypothesis is that this deregulation confers upon cells phenotypic plasticity, resulting in intratumor heterogeneity, which is key to tumor development, metastasis, and drug resistance. In EpiCancer, we seek to provide the technological means to address fundamental issues concerning epigenetics in cancer. Namely, we intend to develop, apply, and validate single-cell and single-molecule epigenetic analysis methods that can parse the function of this network and its heterogeneity in human cancer, and…
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