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Welcome to our website! Our group is part of the Neuro-oncology Research Group (NRG) in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Cancer Center Amsterdam (Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc). Our interest is focused on understanding how genes transcribed by RNA Polymerase III are (mis)regulated in cancer cells, particularly tRNA genes in glioblastoma. Our goal is to understand how differential regulation of these genes promotes proliferation and/or oppose cell differentiation and how to interfere with these processes to impair cancer cell survival or proliferation. We combine fundamental research in cell and molecular biology coupled with advanced screening technologies to uncover the functions of these small non-coding genes with the aim to translate this knowledge into future clinical applications. More info
News
3.03.2025
Welcome to Zeynep who joined us for a master internship. Zeynep will investigate functionally the relationship between tRNA levels, tRNA loading and amino acid metabolism in glioblastoma.
9.12.2024
We moved the lab to the new RDC ADORE building! Great way to end 2024!
5.11.2024
We were awarded an Amsterdam UMC Starter Grant to pursue our work on unraveling the functions of tRNA dysregulation in glioblastoma!
17.09.2024
Today, Chantal successfully defended her thesis:
Congratulations Dr Scheepbouwer!!!
16.09.2024
Welcome to Min who joined us as a PhD student! Min will work on the identification of cis-regulatory regions and transcription factors involved in the regulation of tRNA genes in the context of our shared ZonMW project with the van Leeuwen lab at the NKI.
