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Research

Novel non-mutated copy number driven drug targets in neuroblastoma

​Neuroblastoma is a mutational silent tumor but exhibits highly recurrent DNA copy number alterations, including large 17q gains in most high-risk cases. Our lab is using integrated bioinformatic and wet lab strategies to identify copy number affected druggable genes and further in vitro and in vivo preclinical analyses with focus on replicative stress resistors and transcriptional addiction.

SOX11, a co-opted lineage dependency factor in neuroblastoma

​Our lab has identified SOX11 as a key dependency factor in neuroblastoma with a predicted role as master epigenetic regulator of the sympathetic neuronal lineage with a function distinct of the recently identified core regulatory circuitry. We study the role of SOX11 in normal sympathoblast development and how SOX11 overexpression contributes to MYCN-driven tumor formation.