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Aaron Straight is the Pfeiffer Herold Families Professor of Biochemistry and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at Stanford University. His research primarily focuses on understanding the genetic and epigenetic control of chromosome organization and function. He utilizes a combination of cell biology, biochemistry, microscopy, computation, and functional genomics in his laboratory to investigate questions related to chromosome biology. Specifically, his interests lie in the assembly and function of the centromere and kinetochore, RNA-dependent regulation of chromatin and epigenetic states, and the function of repetitive elements within genomes. In recognition of his contributions to science, he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2025.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Leading research in chromosome biology and supervision of the Straight Lab.
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