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Erik W. Debler, PhD
Dr. Debler [Dale F. and Betty Ann Frey Fellow] is investigating components of the nuclear pore complex (NPC), a structure that regulates movement of proteins within the cell. Disruption of the NPC is linked to various types of cancer, including myeloid and lymphoid leukemias.
Project Title: "Assembly and structure of the nuclear pore complex scaffold "
Institution: The Rockefeller University
Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Günter Blobel, MD, PhD
Cancer Type: Leukemias
Research Area: Structural Biology



