Optimisticc
Opportunity To Investigate the Microbiome’s Impact on Science and Treatment In Colorectal Cancer
A Cancer Grand Challenges project funded by Cancer Research UK.
OPTIMISTICC
March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and we asked the advocates to discuss their journeys. March 5th was Dress in Blue Day and the team celebrated at our team meeting.
About the Program
We are an international team working together to understand the colorectal cancer microbiome: what it is, how it is associated with cancer, and what treatments will affect the microbiome to promote health.
Our objectives are to:
- Map the colorectal cancer microbiome
- Develop microbiome-targeted therapies for colorectal cancer
- Share and disseminate our findings
What’s New
BRAF mutation changes the characteristics of colorectal cancers in a mouse model
In a recent publication, the Sears lab showed that introduction of the BRAFV600E mutation into mice colonized with...
New Link Between Red Meat Consumption and CRC
The Giannakis and Ogino labs have published a new study in Cancer Discovery that describes a mutational signature...
Organoids and Organs on Chips and the Microbiome: A New Review
In a new review in Cell Host & Microbe, Jens Puschhof and Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, from the lab of Hans...
Our Sponsor
OPTIMISTICC is a Cancer Grand Challenges team funded by Cancer Research UK.
Our Partners
