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Name

Dr. Vikki Rand

Qualifications

PhD, BSc (Hons)

Position

Research Fellow

School/Division

Child Health

Contact

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Email: vikki.rand@nottingham.ac.uk
Web: http://www.cbtrc.org/vikki_rand_np

Research interests

Genomics of paediatric brain tumours, with a specific focus on ependymoma.

 

Identify new prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.

 

Understand the underlying mechanisms involved in tumour progression and pathogenesis.

Recent publications

Gallia GL, Rand V et al (2006). PIK3CA gene mutations in pediatric and adult glioblastoma multiforme Mol Cancer Res 4(10):709-14.

 

Rand V et al (2005). Sequence survey of receptor tyrosine kinases reveals mutations in glioblastomas PNAS 102(40):14344-9.

 

Horton R, Wilming L, Rand V et al (2004). Gene map of the extended human MHC Nat Rev Genet 5(12): 889-99.

 

Humphray SJ … Rand V … et al (2004). DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 9 Nature 429(6990):369-74.