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Dean, Biological Sciences
Bio/CV:
Richard Harland is a Professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Development; C.H. Li Distinguished Professor. The objective of his lab's work is to understand early vertebrate development at the molecular level. They study this problem in both the amphibian Xenopus, and in the mouse. Xenopus embryos are large and easily manipulated, so that the function of various macromolecules, such as RNA and protein, can be assayed by microinjection into living embryos. Functional assays in Xenopus can then be complemented by genetic knockouts in the mouse, to gain fuller understanding of the normal requirements for gene action in the developing embryo.
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