Welcome to the Berns Lab Web Site

The Berns Lab is one of the lab under the division of molecular genetics. One of the research interest in the lab is mouse cancer models, where genetically   engineered mouse models are used to define the (epi)genetic lesions involved in tumor initiation, progression, metastasis and tumor maintenance. These models are particularly suited to design and evaluate new intervention strategies.

Mouse models for cancer: a way to gain insight into the complexity of cancer and a route to more efficient preclinical testing of promising drugs. In addition, a seemingly unlimited resource of genes contributing to cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival.
Interested to contribute to these or related projects? Drop me an e-mail. We might have a vacancy or, in case you can secure your own funding, still find some bench space in our crowded lab.
Research in the Berns Lab is supported by grants from the Dutch Cancer Society, the European Community, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and from the Centre of Biomedical Genetics.
Anton Berns participates in the EU initiative EUMORPHIA, which aims towards better mouse phenotyping through the EMPReSS resource.
Navigate through this web site and you will find more informations about our research projects, lab news, the personnel involved with the research projects, publications, some useful links, protocols and our contact information.