Sebastian Waszak
Oslo, Norway
University of Oslo
About
Group Leader
Center for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), University of Oslo
My lab focuses on precision medicine for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer; in particular children with brain tumours. We combine approaches from population genomics, cancer genomics, and systems genetics to understand the genetic basis of cancer, the somatic evolution of cancer cells, and the mechanisms that drive genome and proteome instability in cancer. We further aim to improve the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic recommendations for brain cancer patients based on the development of novel computational approaches that integrate multiple layers of molecular information.
University of Oslo
scientific
Projects
Data
Ongoing
Landscape of Germline Histone Mutations in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients
Research is needed to better understand the underlying cause of diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs). Using data provided by the Children’s Brain Tumor Atlas, researchers on this project will investigate mutations affecting histones in DMGs.
DIPG
Javad Nazarian
Data
Ongoing
Using histopathology to discover genetic alterations in pediatric brain tumors
In depth understanding of the molecular make up of brain tumors is critical to inform therapy decision making. Often tumor tissue is limited for this type of analysis and it will be very beneficial to derive detail molecular information from basic pathology slides. Herein we aim to use machine learning to develop such program that will allow us to predict the molecular make up based on analysis of standard pathology slides. Funding for the project was provided by Ian’s Friends Foundation.
All Brain Tumor Types
Sabine Mueller
Data
Ongoing
Genetic Architecture of Molecular Phenotypes in Pediatric Brain Cancers
The identification of germline protein expression in brain cancer cells is pivotal in guiding the development of new treatments.s. Using the Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas, researchers seek to create an important resource on the details of protein expression across many individual brain cancer types.
All Brain Tumor Types
Sebastian Waszak
