Dr. Erik Larson
Erik D. Larson, Ph.D.
Description of Research Interests
Genome maintenance pathways are critical for faithful DNA replication, recombination, and repair, but they also have specialized functions in activated B cells where they participate in changing the sequence and structure of immunoglobulin genes. I take molecular, biochemical, and cellular approaches to investigate the function of highly conserved DNA repair processes. This research pays high dividends because it reveals basic genome protection mechanisms and key steps in the enzymology of adaptive immunity.
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Education and Training
2002-2007 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
2001 Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1997 M.S. Biology University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1994 B.S. Biology University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
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Contact Info
Erik D. Larson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Department of Biological Sciences
Illinois State University
Campus Box 4120
Normal, IL 61790-4120
Phone: (309) 438 - 7694
Office: SLB 342