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At Work: Cancer Biologist Tuomas Tammela
Cancer biologist Tuomas Tammela discusses his path to becoming a cancer researcher and the focus of his lab.
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Lung Cancer Cells’ ‘Memories’ Suggest New Strategy For Improving Treatment
Research from the lab of cancer biologist Tuomas Tammela shows that some lung cancer cells retain a “memory” of the healthy cell where they came from — one that might be exploited to make an emerging type of lung cancer treatment called KRAS inhibition more effective.
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A Never-Before-Seen Cell State May Explain Cancer’s Ability to Resist Drugs
Identified in mice, this unusual cell state emerges early during tumor evolution and gives tumors enormous malleability.