Xavier Bofill De Ros
MicroRNA metabolism in tumors: Biology and Therapeutic opportunities
Xavier Bofill De Ros, postdoc at the RNA Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute (USA), has received a Fellowship from Lundbeck Foundation totaling DKK 10 million.
This grant, to be paid out over a period of five years, will enable Xavier Bofill De Ros to establish his own research team at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University.
Xavier Bofill De Ros, age 35, will be studying certain tumours that present in children and adults. He intends to investigate, among other things, whether poorly functioning microRNAs may be involved in tumour development. A microRNA is a tiny molecule that help regulate gene expression – and thereby which proteins are present in a cell.
Xavier Bofill De Ros will study the biochemical processes associated with the generation and degradation of microRNAs. Improved understanding of these processes may in future lead to the development of better pharmaceuticals to the treatment of certain types of cancer.
