Dr.
Joseph R. Nevins
Duke University School of Medicine
Geneticist; Molecular biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Medical Sciences
Elected
2004
James B. Duke Professor and Chairman of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology; Director, Duke Center for Genome Technology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Elucidated mechanisms that regulate cell proliferation and that contribute to cancer development. Discovered the E2F transcription factor, discovered that E2F is a functional partner with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor, and demonstrated the role of the Rb-E2F pathway in the control of cell-cycle progression.
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