Dr. Kim [HHMI Fellow] is investigating how sexually reproducing organisms faithfully transmit their genetic information from parent to progeny through a specialized cell division called meiosis. Understanding the mechanisms that ensure accurate chromosome segregation during a cell division is imperative to designing effective cancer therapeutics.

 

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Project Title: "Identification of the signaling cascades regulating meiotic chromosome dynamics"

Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Abby F. Dernburg, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Cell Biology