Members of the Division of Experimental Oncology are involved in basic scientific research and translational (bench-to-bedside) research. Research interests include:
- Molecular analysis of breast cancer, brain tumours, melanoma, pediatric cancers and blood cancers
- Mechanisms underlying the repair of DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs
- Cell adhesion, cell migration and metastatic spread
- Epigenetics of cancer
- Tumour suppressor genes
- Tumour targeting viruses as cancer therapeutic agents
- Computational biology approaches to drug discovery
- Cell cycle regulation
- Membrane transporters and their role in drug transport and resistance