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Molecular biologist Simon Powell investigates DNA replication and recombination, chromosome dynamics, and human genetics.

… The major theme of our work is how DNA repair processes are disrupted in human cancers and how this can be exploited therapeutically.   Join the Powell Lab! Simon N. Powell, MD, PhD Enid A. Haupt Chair in Radiation Oncology Professor PhD, MD, University of London Email [email protected] Laboratory phone

Surgeon scientist Vinod Balachandran develops novel immunotherapies for pancreatic cancer.

… Our goal is to discover new ways to stimulate the immune system to treat cancer. We study pancreatic cancer, a model deadly cancer that is refractory to all immunotherapies, as well as nearly all other treatments. We use reverse translation to uncover the biological basis of exceptional response in rare

Molecular biologist Xiaolan Zhao studies chromosomal organization, genome integrity, DNA replication and repair, dynamic protein modification.

… DNA replication, repair, and damage response, collectively called the 3Rs, support genome stability and faithful genetic inheritance. Proteins involved in the 3Rs are genome guardians that prevent a broad spectrum of diseases, ranging from cancers, immunological and neurodegenerative diseases, to developmental