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We study genomes to prevent and treat cancer

Most cancers are preventable, yet less than 5% of funding goes toward prevention. We uncover how DNA damage arises to stop cancer before it starts. And for those already facing cancer, we use genetic profiling to match patients with therapies most likely to work.

Our Mission

In recent years, biological data has increasingly become big data. At the Gurjao Lab, we use data-driven approaches to understand cancer. Working closely with clinicians and epidemiologists, we investigate:

Why mutations occur: How lifestyle, microbes, the immune system, and DNA three-dimensional structure leave their mark on DNA damage.
How this knowledge guides treatment: Using DNA damage to predict which therapies will work best.
Building new tools: Developing computational and experimental approaches with clinicians and physicists to push cancer research forward.