Project

Long non-coding RNAs as novel players in cancer biology

Code
3F009716
Duration
01 October 2016 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cancer biology
    • Cancer therapy
Keywords
Long non coding RNA lineage survival oncogene cancer biology
 
Project description

Several studies provided evidence that lncRNAs influence the cancer phenotype and are important in cancer cell survival. The purpose of my PhD is to identify novel lineage survival oncogenic lncRNAs that may serve as cancer specific therapeutic targets and to increase our knowledge on how these lncRNAs mechanistically affect cancer hallmarks.