Eskeatnaf Mulugeta - Endocrine Tumours Group

Eskeatnaf Mulugeta is a molecular and computational biologist trained in pharmacy. He is Head of the Endocrine Tumor Laboratory at Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), a position he assumed in 2025. Eskeatnaf holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and three Master’s degrees in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Molecular Medicine. He completed his PhD at Erasmus MC and conducted postdoctoral research at the Institut Curie in Paris, focusing on cancer genomics and epigenomics. After his postdoc he established an independent research group at Erasmus MC.
His research aims to uncover the pathophysiological mechanisms of endocrine tumors and to identify molecular drivers of tumor growth and hormone production. He combines experimental molecular biology with computational approaches to reconstruct gene regulatory networks underlying endocrine tumor behavior. His work also explores the roles of the epigenome and the noncoding genome in personalized medicine and the development of novel diagnostic approaches. In addition, he develops and applies single‑cell omics techniques and analytical methods to resolve tumor heterogeneity and link molecular perturbations to cellular phenotypes. He also has a special focus on the naked mole-rat endocrine system and how it contributes to their eusociality, as well as on investigating the mechanisms underlying their exceptional longevity and cancer resistance.
Eskeatnaf coordinates the Genetics and Genomics course at a graduate school and serves as a lecturer in computational biology.

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ORCID:                     0000-0003-4045-4835 

Google Scholar:      https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=o5XA41sAAAAJ

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eskeatnaf-Mulugeta