Last updated 7 years ago by UtrechtCentral.com

A grant of 1,5 million euro (~1,8 million dollars) was given for the research of Michiel Vermeulen, a biochemist from the University Medical Center Utrecht. His research will be about adding and subtracting genes and its influence on cancer development. Hopefully, this study will give us more clarity about the causes of cancer and hence, ways to cure it.

Michiel Vermeulen is a specialist in DNA transformations and the group leader of the Molecular Research department in Utrecht. Funded by the European Research Council (ERC). His research will specifically study the chemical changes that happen during the process of evolving of DNA molecules, called DNA methylation. Assumingly, errors that happen during it, lead to the creation of cancer cells.

Roughly speaking, Mr Vermeulen and his team will analyze the ratio between mass and charge of protein molecules before and after this process. This method is called protein mass spectrometry.

Let’s wish Mr Vermeulen success in his research.

Source: Zorgvisie.nl

Share this: