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Ernestina De Francesco's Lab
Targeted Therapies in Hormone-Related Cancers
-a Start Up Research Unit founded by AIRC-
Research Areas of Interest
Molecular and biological mechanisms involved in obesity and diabetes-related cancer progression
Molecular mechanisms involved in hormone (estrogens) and growth factors (EGF, IGF)-dependent cancer progression
Mechanisms involved in the interactions between cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment, in normoxic and hypoxic conditions
Mechanisms involved in the metabolic regulation of cancer cells and Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) through metabolomics and proteomics
Molecular mechanisms involved in the cardioprotective effects mediated by estrogens
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