Oxidative stress, related blood cell DNA methylation and the development of cancer

• Applicant: Privatdozent Dr. Ben Schöttker
• Subject Area: Epidemiology and Medical Biometry/Statistics
• Term: from 2015 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 286016687

The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the association of oxidative stress serum markers and oxidative stress related blood cell DNA methylation at the nucleoredoxin gene with cancer development and to identify potential preventive factors for adverse oxidative stress effects.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Netherlands, Norway
• Cooperation Partners: Dr. Eugène Jansen; Professor Dr. Tom Wilsgaard