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Jason Michael Crawford, PhD
Dr. Crawford is developing DNA-based methods to discover novel compounds from microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, towards the development of improved anticancer therapeutics.
Project Title: "Systematic approaches to discovering bioactive bacterial metabolites"
Institution: Harvard Medical School
Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Jon Clardy, PhD
Cancer Type: All cancers
Research Area: Drug Discovery