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Huaiying Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on computational cancer research, specifically investigating telomere DNA synthesis in cancer cells and the biochemical reactions that contribute to their immortality. He has demonstrated how the condensation of protein liquid droplets at telomeres in telomerase-free cancer cells contributes to their growth, providing essential templates for homology-directed DNA synthesis. His research explores the nucleation process regulating this synthesis, the components involved, and how material properties are controlled in relation to telomere DNA synthesis and cancer cell proliferation.
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