Dutch Cancer Society funds ageing research

August 22th 2017 The Dutch Cancer Society has awarded funding for the Calkhoven and Demaria labs in ERIBA. The Calkhoven team (http://eriba.umcg.nl/groups/gene-regulation-in-ageing-and-age-related-diseases/) will use this funding to investigate the role of mitochondria in the maintenance of cancers that are driven by the oncogene MYC, aiming to identify novel therapeutic strategies. The Demaria team (http://eriba.umcg.nl/groups/cellular-senescence-and-age-related-pathologies/) will study [...]