Kathleen Claes
Tags: Pharmacogenetics
Center for medical genetics, Ghent University Hospital
Department of Biomolecular Medecine, Ghent University
CRIG (Cancer Research Institute Ghent)
Research focus
The combination of supervising the laboratory of genome diagnostics and a research position, is an ideal starting point to build translational research. I aim to contribute to prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer by focusing on germline cancer predisposition – with a major interest in gynecological, pancreatic and pediatric cancers and patients with immune deficiencies. I am triggered by the opportunities of liquid biopsies for early detection of cancer and therapy monitoring. To study DNA repair mechanisms, zebrafish is turned out to be a good model organism. I love multidisciplinary collaborations and approaches.