Steroid Hormone Action
Our research aims to determine and characterise the genes that mediate the actions of the sex steroid hormones oestrogen, progesterone, and androgens in steroid-responsive cancers, which constitute a third of all newly diagnosed cancers. In collaboration with the Cell Cycle and Apoptosis Groups, we have identified and are characterising a number of steroid regulated genes involved in the control of cell proliferation and death in breast cancer. In partnership with the Breast and Prostate Cancer Groups, we have demonstrated that some of these genes are new markers of cancer progression and response to therapy.
Staff
| Research Officer Dr Eleanor Sum |
Gillian Lehrbach |
