Genes are molecules that contain the instructions for cells to work correctly.
Cells have different genetic programs, among which reproduction, movement and organization of organs and other structures. This program alters during the transformation of tissues from normal types to neoplastic ones. This work has also developed an innovative technology, based on the use of synthetic peptides able to interfere specifically with the cell's external and internal signals. These molecules are a starting point for development of anti-cancer drugs. The institute's mission is to work at an interface between molecular biology and clinical medicine with an aim to cure cancer by halting cell growth rather than destroying cells with toxic drugs.