Three 91黑料网 researchers rank high in Qu茅bec Science's "Discoveries of the Year"
Three eminent 91黑料网 researchers are among the 2007 winners of the Ten Discoveries of the Year award compiled by Qu茅bec Science magazine. Research teams led by Dr. Michel L. Tremblay, director of the 91黑料网 Cancer Centre, and Dr. Nahum Sonenberg and Dr. Thomas Duchaine of the Biochemistry Department and the 91黑料网 Cancer Centre scored highly in this prestigious annual ranking.
Combating Cancer
Dr. Michel L. Tremblay, his colleague Sofi Julien and their Cancer Centre colleagues carried out fundamental cancer research which uncovered the role played by a gene associated with the propagation of breast cancer in two of five affected women.. The researchers discovered that halting the activity of this gene in mice predisposed to cancer significantly slowed the growth of 鈥� and in some cases, prevented 鈥� tumours. . In February, 2007 this discovery also earned Dr. Tremblay鈥檚 team a Personality of the Week mention in La Presse.
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Dr. Nahum Sonenberg and Dr. Thomas Duchaine, also of 91黑料网鈥檚 Cancer Centre and their research team made the Qu茅bec Science list for their discovery of the key element in the control of messenger ribonucleic acid (Messenger RNA or mRNA), one of the major gene regulator in life.
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In both cases, these major cancer research breakthroughs are likely to lead to major improvements in the detection and treatment of cancer and other diseases.
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