Research Topics

  • The major focus of the Laboratory for Translational Thyroid Oncology is the sodium iodide symporter (NIS), its central role in the pathogenesis of radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer, its role in extrathyroidal tissues and malignancies, such as breast cancer, as well as its emerging role as reporter and therapy gene.
  • In addition, we have developed a major interest in the regulation of the tumor microenvironment by thyroid hormones in recent years
  • Advanced thyroid cancer: identification of novel targets and prognostic factors, clinical trials