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Prof. David C Page

Professor of Biology
Director, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investirgator

Primary DLC

Department of Biology

MIT Room: WI-461
(617) 258-5203
https://wi.mit.edu/people/member/page

Assistant

Susan Tocio
(617) 258-5070
page_admin@wi.mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Mammalian Molecular Genetics
Genetic Analysis of Sex Determination and Differentiation in Mammals
Use of Recombinant DNA Techniques to Explore the Structure, Genetic Content, Meiotic Behavior, and Evolution of the Human X and Y Chromosomes
Human Genetics
Molecular Medicine and Human Disease
Genetics and Male Infertility
Sex and Germ Cells in Mammals
Genetics and Development
Developmental Biology
Sex Chromosome Evolution
Genomics
Sex Differences
Y Chromosome
X Chromosome
Germ Cells
Testis

Research Summary

Professor Page seeks to understand the genetic differences between males and females -- both within and beyond the reproductive tract. We study the medical ramifications of these differences in a broad context, through comparative biological, evolutionary, developmental and clinically focused analyses. Our three main veins of research relate to sex differences in health and disease, sex chromosome genomics, and germ cell origins and development.

Recent Work

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