University of Pittsburgh recently issued the following announcement.
HUMAN GENETICS SEMINAR - JONATHAN ALDER, PHD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, PACCM, Pitt
The End of the Chromosome and the Interface of Medicine
Telomeres are DNA and protein caps on the ends of linear chromosomes. They serve and essential function in genome stability by blocking the DNA damage response and solving the end-replication problem. Defects in telomere maintenance cause a unique spectrum of diseases in humans and remain an active area of research.
Friday, September 3 at 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
A115 PUBHL
EVENT TYPE
Lectures, Symposia, Etc.
TOPIC
Research
TARGET AUDIENCE
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs
UNIVERSITY UNIT
Department of Human Genetics
Original source can be found here.
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