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Developmental Biology Program
The Maria Jasin Lab
Research
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Human chromosomes are constantly assaulted by challenges to their integrity as a result of either environmental agents that damage DNA or from normal DNA metabolism. The failure to repair damaged DNA faithfully is ultimately responsible for many human diseases, especially cancer. This laboratory focuses on the repair of 1 particular lesion in DNA, the double-strand break (DSB). DSBs arise from agents, such as ionizing radiation, and can also occur spontaneously during DNA replication. Our emphasis is on repair of DSBs by homologous recombination, with a particular interest in the role of homologous recombination in maintaining genetic stability. Understanding the repair of DSBs is not only important for basic science and health concerns, but also impacts on molecular genetic manipulations of mammalian genomes.
Research Projects
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Featured News
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Publications Highlights
Egli D, Zuccaro MV, Kosicki M, Church GM, Bradley A, Jasin M. Inter-homologue repair in fertilized human eggs? (2018) Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0379-5.
People
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Maria Jasin, PhD
William E. Snee Chair
- The Jasin laboratory focuses on double-strand break repair and genomic integrity in mammalian cells and the relationship to tumor suppression.
- PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- [email protected]
- Email Address
- 212-639-7438
- Office Phone
Members
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- Cornell University
- 212-639-8384
- Office Phone
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Lab Head
Research Assistant
Sr. Administrative Assistant
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Senior Research Scientist
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Senior Research Scientist
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Senior Research Scientist
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Research Scholar
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Research Associate
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Graduate Student (BCMB)
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Senior Research Scientist
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Senior Research Scientist
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Graduate Student (BME)
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- University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
![Weiran Feng](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/208408/main_image/feng_180425_12_1200x800_0.jpg)
- Technical University of Graz
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- Office Phone
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- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, AMC Uva, Amsterdam
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- Academic Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology and Histology- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lab Alumni
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Technician
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Senior Research Scientist
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Senior Research Scientist
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Graduate Student
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Senior Research Technician
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Research Associate
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research Technician
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Senior Research Scientist
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Research Scholar
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Senior Research Scientist
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Graduate Research Assistant
Lab Affiliations
Achievements
- National Academy of Sciences (2015)
- National Academy of Medicine (2016)
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2017)
- Basser Global Prize for BRCA Research (2018)
- Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine (2019)
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- Fellow of the AACR Academy (2020)
- NCI Outstanding Investigator (2020)
Open Positions
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
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Maria Jasin discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Professional Services and Activities
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