Welcome to the Aguirre Lab!
We are a basic and translational oncology laboratory with a mission to improve the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. We use genomics, functional genetic screening, molecular and cell biology approaches to:
Our research team is comprised of bench scientists, computational biologists and clinicians who work together with a common goal to improve the care of pancreatic cancer patients.
- Understand the genetics and biology of pancreatic cancer and other RAS-driven cancers
- Discover and mechanistically define new therapeutic strategies that can be validated in preclinical cancer models
- Translate laboratory findings into new clinical trials
Our research team is comprised of bench scientists, computational biologists and clinicians who work together with a common goal to improve the care of pancreatic cancer patients.
Recent Aguirre Lab News:
2024-10 Congratulations to Jasmine on her new role as Senior Research Associate at Entrada Therapeutics!
2024-09 Many members of the Aguirre lab attended the AACR Pancreas Cancer Conference in Boston. Congrats to Andy for delivering a fantastic talk!
2024-09 Welcome to Julia Chiorean from Northeastern University, who will be joining us as a co-op!
2024-08 Congratulations to Ziyue on her new position as Senior Scientist at NextRNA Therapeutics!
2024-07 Check out our latest publication, “Mechanisms of Resistance to Oncogenic KRAS Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer,” out now in Cancer Discovery. This paper was highlighted in the NCI's Cancer Currents Blog.
Read more here
2024-09 Many members of the Aguirre lab attended the AACR Pancreas Cancer Conference in Boston. Congrats to Andy for delivering a fantastic talk!
2024-09 Welcome to Julia Chiorean from Northeastern University, who will be joining us as a co-op!
2024-08 Congratulations to Ziyue on her new position as Senior Scientist at NextRNA Therapeutics!
2024-07 Check out our latest publication, “Mechanisms of Resistance to Oncogenic KRAS Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer,” out now in Cancer Discovery. This paper was highlighted in the NCI's Cancer Currents Blog.
Read more here
Check out the Aguirre Lab's feature in "An Army of Investigators" and in "Pancreatic Cancer Survivors Series- Year Three" from Let's Win! Pancreatic Cancer below!
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