This project will be executed at the Department of Molecular Biology. Research in the team of
Michiel Vermeulen currently focuses on understanding how genes are regulated and expressed in stem cells and cancer. The department of Molecular Biology is part of the
Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS-Science), which is one of the six research institutes of the Faculty of Science of the Radboud University. The overarching aim of RIMLS-Science is to decipher molecular mechanisms of disease. Research areas of RIMLS-Science include epigenetics, stem-cell and developmental biology, and computational biology. The central research theme is regulation of gene expression during development and in health and disease. Important tools used by the institute include next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, single-cell (multi-omics) analysis and computational analysis and method development. To perform state-of-the-art research, RIMLS-Science operates its own wet-lab and computational facilities. RIMLS-Science actively contributes to teaching activities in the Biology study programme at Radboud University. Michiel Vermeulen’s lab consists of about 15 researchers and provides a vivid, international research environment. The extensive collaborative network (i.e. Oncode Institute, Oncode Accelerator, Radboud university medical center) also provides ample opportunities for networking and joint research activities within the Netherlands and abroad.