Research interests

The scientific projects consist of two main areas of research, both having several subprojects:

• Studies of molecular mechanisms involved in tumor initiation and progression
  • The role of cancer initiating cells in malignant melanoma and breast cancer
  • S100A4 in invasion and metastasis
  • Molecular factors involved in breast cancer metastasis to bone
  • The impact of IGFBP3 and TGFb in melanoma progression

• Experimental therapy
  • Anti-angiogenic therapy in breast cancer
  • Proapoptotic therapy of breast cancer and malignant melanoma
  • Radiation therapy

Cancer types

Our reserch projects are currently focusing on malignant melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. More infomation about these cancer types is availble at Rikshospitalet.no.