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We Inspire DISCOVERIES that IMPROVE and
EXTEND HUMAN LIFE
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of The Hormel Institute is to conduct research and provide education in the biological sciences with applications in medicine
and agriculture. In pursuit of this mission, and as intended by its
founders, The Hormel Institute generates fundamental knowledge and
MISSION STATEMENT
disseminates it to the scientific community worldwide. It also serves as a center of technical and educational expertise for the benefit of the Austin community, the surrounding region, and the State of Minnesota.
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Advancing Research
Every DOLLAR Furthers ANSWERS 8 Community Education 10 Community Outreach 12 Structural Biology of Membrane Transport 14 Molecular Bioengineering and Cancer Vaccine 16 Cellular & Molecular Biology 18 Membrane Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics 20
Cancer Stem Cells and Necroptosis
Cancer Systems Biology
Genome Instability and Chromosome Biology
DNA Repair and Genome Stability
Nucleotide Metabolism and Drug Discovery
Cancer Cell Biology and Translational Research
Women’s Health
Cellular Dynamics
Cancer Biology
Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis
Transcription and Gene Regulation
Chromatin and Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Cancer Epigenetics and Experimental Therapeutics 46 Cryo-EM and Molecular Cell Biology 48 Stem Cells and Cancer 50 Cell Signaling and Tumorigenesis 52 Computational Cancer Genomics 54 Inheritance of Epigenetic Information 56 Operations Departments 58-62
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