Erik D Larson, PhD

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  • Vice Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences
  • Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
    • Primary Address
    • Business
    • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
    • 1000 Oakland Drive
    • Kalamazoo, MI, United States 49008

Biography

Biography

Erik D. Larson, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Dr. Larson graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.S. in Biology. He earned a M.S. in Biology from the University of North Dakota prior to completing his Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.  He was a NIH postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, in Immunology and Biochemistry.

Dr. Larson has extensive experience in teaching and developing curricula in molecular biology and genetics. His research seeks to understand mechanisms of genetic instability.

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship 2007, Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
  • PhD 2001, Molecular/Cell Biology, Indiana University, Indiana University-Bloomington
  • PhD 2001, Molecular/Cell Biology, Indiana University, Indiana University-Bloomington
  • MS 1998, Biology, University of North Dakota
  • MS 1998, Biology, University of North Dakota
  • BS 1994, Molecular Biology, University of Oregon
  • BS 1994, Molecular Biology, University of Oregon