PhD in Cancer Biology

Title: Dissecting transposable elements contribution to oncogenic transcription in colorectal cancer./nInstitution: University of Adelaide/nDepartment: South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute/nSupervisor: Dr J Achinger-Kawecka/nDescription preview: Understanding the mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis has been one of the main research questions in cancer biology. Cancers develop from a combination of genetic mutations and widespread epigenetic alterations, which together shape tumour initiation, progression and metastatic potential.