Dr. Smith [HHMI Fellow] is investigating how the higher-order structure of DNA is accurately transmitted when cells divide. Defects in this process are likely to play a role in the early stages of oncogenesis by giving rise to inappropriate gene expression.

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Project Title: "Lagging strand synthesis and chromatin replication"

Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Iestyn Whitehouse, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Epigenetics