News 03.08.2021 New single-cell technology points to mechanism of cancer immunotherapy resistance Researchers used Perturb-CITE-seq to identify a protein involved in resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Klarman Cell Observatory Regev Lab Cancer Gene-Expression Profiling Single Cell Aviv Regev Read more
News 02.22.2021 A call to action to build a better map of cancer’s genetic vulnerabilities Two cancer geneticists make the case for moving beyond tumor sequencing studies. Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map Read more
News 02.16.2021 New immunotherapy target discovered for malignant brain tumors Study of T cells from glioma tumors identifies a pathway that inhibits immune response Genome regulation, cell circuitry, and epigenomics Klarman Cell Observatory Cancer Aviv Regev Read more
News 01.04.2021 Dependency Map team releases Celligner to help match tumors and cell lines for research New computational tool uses gene expression data to measure how closely laboratory cancer models compare to real tumors Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map DepMap Read more
News 12.15.2020 New genetic vulnerability found in upwards of a third of all cancers Genetic screens point to VPS4A and VPS4B as promising cancer drug targets Cancer Program Cancer Dependency Map Cancer DepMap Read more
News 12.09.2020 Map shows how cancer cells spread through the body The Metastasis Map can help researchers learn what causes some tumors to disseminate to different organs. Cancer Program Cancer Read more
News 12.04.2020 Native American ancestry associated with lung cancer mutations in Latin American patients Study probes interplay of genetics, ancestry, and environment in cancer risk Cancer Program Cancer Read more
News 11.18.2020 Proteogenomics enhances the identification of therapeutic vulnerabilities in breast cancer Combined approach defines new subtypes of breast cancer, yields insights into targetable pathways and that could help match tumors to therapy. Proteomics Platform Cancer Read more
News 10.14.2020 Studies reveal mutations that boost blood stem cell growth and increase leukemia and heart disease risk Two teams show how inherited mutations can increase a person’s risk of accumulating sporadic mutations in their blood stem cells. Cancer Cardiovascular disease Read more
News 09.14.2020 Organoids emerge as powerful tools for disease modeling and drug discovery Ó³»´«Ã½ scientists are using brain, kidney, and tumor organoids to gain new insights into disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. Cancer Program Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Cancer Brain Health Rare Disease Kidney Disease Cancer Dependency Map Understanding kidney disease High-Throughput Screening Read more