Main Host Institution: Amsterdam University Medical Centre (Amsterdam UMC)
Host Lab: Neuro-Oncology Group
Project Title: Comprehensive characterization of nucleic acid compo-sition in TEPs from NSCLC patients
Project Background: Blood is a rich source of biomarkers which can be used to diagnoses, monitor tumor progression and response to therapy in a minimal-invasive way. Tumor Educated Platelets (TEPs) have shown to be an efficiency biomarker for detect and classify several types of cancers. During my PhD I aim to exploit the potential of TEPs in order develop a liquid biopsy assay for the early detection of NSCLC.
Project Aim:
- Optimize samples processing and compare RNA isolation methods for optimal total RNA recovery from TEPs in order to maximize sample data output.
- Optimize RNAseq-based detection of all RNA types for comprehensive analysis in order to maximize biomarker discovery.
- Identify RNA molecules as potential biomarkers and select optimal detection methodologies for biomarker validation and computational analysis for biomarker validation and computational analysis.
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