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Understanding the cancer resistance of the naked mole rat
The naked mole rat lives for up to 30 years. Similar sized rodents have a maximum lifespan of 3 years.
Title: Understanding the cancer resistance of the naked mole rat
Description: We are aiming to determine the fundamental mechanisms by which the long lived naked mole rat evades cancer. In particular we are looking at the idea of a cancer resistant extracellular matrix.
Academic staff: Dr Daniel Frankel (Newcastle University), Kenneth Rankin (Newcastle University). Dr Ewan St John Smith (Cambridge University)
Researchers: Dr Bharat Bhushan
Contact: daniel.frankel@newcastle.ac.uk
Sponsors: EPSRC, CRUK
Start Date: October 2017
End Date: June 2021