The lab’s research aims to exploit RNA for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The various research lines converge on studying the role of non-coding RNA (long non-coding RNA and circular RNA) in cancer, on the utility of extracellular nucleic acids in liquid biopsies, and on the spatial analysis of nucleic acids in tumor tissue. Apart from providing novel fundamental insights, the research also aims for clinical applications. Through a combination of high-throughput (functional) genomics technologies, custom method development, and bio-informatics tools, we seek to answer various fundamental and translational research questions.