Young Investigator award
Funding Agency: The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund; Young Investigator award
Status: Active
Period: 2018-2021
Role: Principal Investigator
Grant Detail: SNAI2 blocks differentiation and drives radiation resistance in Rhabdomyosarcoma. This goal of this project is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which SNAI2 regulates self-renewal and protects RMS cells against radiation treatments.
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