CoE in Cancer Biology

The Centre of Excellence in Cancer Biology at the University of Helsinki consists of five research teams whose aim it is to discover and explain new mechanisms and targets in human cancer. The CoE will be working to identify and test new genes and molecules that regulate the growth and transformation of cancer and stem cells. It has access to broad and innovative approaches of functional genomics that will also allow researchers to identify factors driving changes in new genes and to evaluate their importance in vivo in human tumors and mouse models. In addition, the CoE will be using its results to develop new technological applications, such as molecular image analysis. It is also an Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in Research in 2000-2005.