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

Research

Research Statement

My research area is focused on DNA elements that contribute to site-specific genome instability. In a present study, we are investigating the influence of guanine quadruplex structures on polycystic kidney disease development.

Area of Expertise

  • quadruplex DNA
  • mismatch repair
  • Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion
  • Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin
  • Nucleic Acid Structure or Function
  • Mutagenesis
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Class Switching
  • Genome Instability
  • Genes, Immunoglobulin
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Double strand break repair
  • DNA Replication
  • DNA Repair Enzymes
  • Cancer Genetics
  • Biochemistry, Proteins
  • Biochemistry, Nucleic Acids
  • Base Excision Repair