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Prof. David E Housman

Virginia and Daniel K Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research

Primary DLC

Department of Biology

MIT Room: 76-553
(617) 253-3013

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Molecular Genetics
Human Genetics
Use of Recombinant DNA Techniques for the Mapping of Human Chromosomes and the Study of Human Genetic Disease
Molecular Basis of Erythroid Differentiation and the Mechanism by Which Tumor Cells Acquire Resistance to Chemotherapeutic Agents
Molecular Medicine and Human Disease
Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Biological Oceanography

Research Summary

Professor Housman's goals for his laboratory group involve the utilization of genetic approaches to the identification of mechanistic bases of human disease pathology and the utilization of this knowledge to develop effective strategies for intervention in human disease. Efforts are focused in three major disease areas: trinucleotide repeat disorders particularly Huntington’s disease (HD), cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Recent Work

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