Stephen Elledge

Stephen Elledge is the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and in the Division of Genetics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He studies how eukaryotic cells detect and respond to DNA damage, including the molecular pathways that help maintain genomic integrity. His work on the DNA-damage response has been recognized with the 2015 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

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