dr. André Gil Pedro Pinto de Almeida (PhD)
Postdoctoral researcher – Lab of Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis, Center for Medical Genetics; and Unit for Translational Research in Oncology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UGent)
Principal investigators: prof. Steven Goossens (PhD) and dr. Tim Pieters (PhD)
Research focus
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy that is currently treated with intensive chemotherapy. These treatments come with long-term harmful side-effects – particularly in children- including infertility, loss of intellectual capacity and the development of secondary tumors. Although prognosis has improved with combination chemotherapy, a significant number of T-ALL patients relapse and become refractory to intensive treatment, indicating the need for improved and targeted therapy.
By studying patient samples, our laboratory wants to understand the interaction better between the tumor cells and the chemotherapeutics that are currently used in the clinic. By characterizing the role of novel genes associated with T-ALL we aim to identify new therapeutic targets that are less toxic for the treatment of childhood cancer.
Contact & links
- Lab address: Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Lab of Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis, Medical Research Building 2 (entrance 38, 1st Floor, Room 110.066), Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, +32 9 33 210 44
- Center for Medical Genetics
- André Pedro Pinto De Almeida is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks