This CRF Young Investigator project will study a remarkable melanoma model in zebrafish using a fluorescent green protein to mark and characterize the first cells of melanoma at a level of detail not achievable in other settings and also to alter the timing of melanoma onset to teach us about the mechanisms that control its initiation.
If we better understood how melanoma begins at a molecular level, then we could detect these changes earlier when melanoma is curable with simple excision. Ultimately, we could aim to interrupt this process with a drug, so the melanoma never gets started.
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Our annual Young Investigator Awards are one way the Cancer Research Foundation provides seed capital to aid in tomorrow’s big cancer discoveries. To learn more about our programs and to donate and join us as cancer research venture philanthropists, please visit www.cancerrf.org.
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