Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate - WoW Seminar Feature
Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate
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Dr. Derek C. Braun
Dr. Derek C. Braun, Ph.D. is a professor at Gallaudet in the Department of Science, Technology, & Mathematics. He is director of the Biology Program and director of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory. As a graduate student at the University of Maryland, Dr. Braun was a NIH National Service Research Award (NRSA) fellow. His graduate research was on the genetics of lipooligosaccharide antigenic variation in the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, where he uncovered a novel mechanism for the regulation of gene expression in Neisseria. Dr. Braun then worked at the National Cancer Institute, NIH where he applied genetics tools to study signal transduction pathways important in cancer and pain. Dr. Braun was awarded a provisional patent for developing a fluorescent chimeric protein for high-throughput screening of potential anticancer drugs. His current research projects are in the population genetics of connexin deafness, cancer pharmacology, and improving outcomes for deaf students pursuing STEM careers.
Supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number T32GM150525.
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