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Robert K. Bradley, PhD
Dr. Bradley is studying the proteins that regulate splicing, a process by which a single gene may be expressed as multiple, distinct protein forms. Gaining a better understanding of this process is important, as disruption of normal splicing can give rise to cancer.
Project Title: "Investigating the splicing co-regulatory network"
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Christopher B. Burge, PhD
Cancer Type: All cancers
Research Area: RNA



