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Christopher Pearson is a professor in the field of Molecular Genetics, associated with SickKids and the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the understanding of human genetics, with an emphasis on genetic models that explore various diseases including Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He utilizes molecular, stem cell, and transgenic mouse models, along with human tissues, to investigate the mechanisms underlying DNA repeat instability and its contribution to over 40 different diseases. His work aims to elucidate the processes of DNA repair, replication, and epigenetics, while identifying therapeutic targets for preclinical drug development. Pearson’s expertise spans several areas, including behaviour in mental illnesses, bioinformatics and computational biology, cancer research, chromosome biology, disease models, epigenetics, neurodegeneration, neuroscience, imaging microscopy, and the interactions between proteins and nucleic acids. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of molecular medicine and the understanding of genetic conditions.
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