Yale Cancer Biology Institute

The Yale Cancer Biology Institute connects scientists from across Yale to study the common underlying causes of cancer, wherever it appears. Traditional cancer research continues to focus on vital questions about the treatment and care of specific types of cancer. Complementing this work, today’s research also seeks to understand core cellular and molecular links across multiple cancers. The purpose of the Cancer Biology Institute is to study this core biology.

Co-Director Mark Lemmon

Yale Cancer Biology Institute

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Meet the labs of the Yale Cancer Biology Institute

  • Alarcón Lab

    Uncovering the physiological and pathophysiological roles of RNA modifications at the molecular, cellular, and organism level through multidisciplinary approaches

  • Ferguson Lab

    Defining therapeutic opportunities with growth factor receptors using structure

  • Kabeche Lab

    Understanding the interplay between chromosomal instability and DNA damage response defects in cancers to uncover new cancer therapy targets

  • Klein Lab

    Deciphering the structural underpinnings of oncogene activation to inform the rational design of antibody therapeutics

  • LaMarche Lab

    We combine high-dimensional profiling of cancer patient tissues with detailed mechanistic studies in mouse models to develop new immunotherapies for solid tumors

  • Lemmon Lab

    Understanding receptor tyrosine kinase signaling and how to correct aberrant activity when altered in diseases such as cancer

  • Liu Lab

    Studying proteomics, protein turnover, and post-translational modifications to understand cancer aneuploidy, cellular signaling transduction, and biodiversity

  • Muzumdar Lab

    Deciphering how genetic alterations interact with environmental and host factors to drive cancer development

  • Schlessinger Lab

    Analyzing the mode of action of growth factor receptors and the intracellular signaling pathways that activated in response to growth factor stimulation

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