“I am truly privileged to be elected as an EMBO member. This recognition reflects the dedication and hard work of my team over the past decade and a half in the field of cancer research. It acknowledges our collective efforts and inspires us to continue pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery.”
Jacco will join a long list of group leaders from the Netherlands Cancer Institute that are active EMBO members. EMBO membership recognizes a scientist’s research excellence and outstanding achievements. Each year, the existing community of EMBO members selects new researchers for this lifelong honor.
EMBO plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration and innovation in the life sciences. Being part of this esteemed community enhances our research capabilities and allows us to contribute to and benefit from the collective knowledge and advancements in our field. This membership will undoubtedly support our mission to uncover new insights into cancer biology.
Jacco’s research group at the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute studies the identity, behavior, and fate of cells that drive the initiation and progression of cancer. These populations of cells are rare, and their behavior (e.g. migration) and traits (e.g. stemness) change over time. Jacco: “To study these dangerous cells, we have developed microscopy techniques to visualize individual cells in real-time in whole bodies. With these techniques, we revealed multiple important factors within cells that are crucial to understanding the processes within tumor cells”.
Read the EMBO press release at EMBO.org