Congratulations to Flora Rutaganira!
Reconstructing the Emergence of Cancer at the Dawn of Multicellularity
What does early multicellular life teach us about the origins of cancer?
“Flora is using a nontraditional model system to understand the early origins of cancer-associated genes. What sets it apart is thinking about cancer as a process that may have a long evolutionary history. It is a bold conjecture and, if successful, her project could be a breakthrough in understanding cancer and cell proliferation control.”
— Devaki Bhaya, Ph.D.
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