Molecular & Medical Genetics
The Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics is an interdisciplinary group performing basic laboratory research, clinical research, teaching of both graduate and medical students, directing several clinical labs and providing expertise in the area of clinical genetics care.
In the Spotlight
Hiroyuki Nakai, M.D., Ph.D.
There are thousands of human genetic diseases that are often devastating and do not have effective treatment. Gene therapy holds promise for the treatment of many genetic diseases caused by a single gene defect; however, challenges remain in how to deliver therapeutic genes only to appropriate cells in patients efficiently and safely. Read the full story
SOM Paper of the Month
This month's featured paper is from the Mushui Dai lab, and is titled, Positive regulation of p53 stability and activity by the deubiquitinating enzyme Otubain 1. It was published in EMBO J. The research in this paper was conducted by scientists in the Department of Molecular & Medical Genetics.
