Dr. Kristin White

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kristin White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research focuses on apoptosis, a critical process in cell fate development and homeostasis in multicellular organisms. White aims to understand the regulation and execution of apoptosis using advanced genetic and molecular techniques, particularly in the Drosophila model system. She is interested in how apoptosis is regulated in vivo and its contributions to normal development. Her laboratory has identified a gene cluster in Drosophila that is essential for initiating apoptosis, which serves as a pivotal integration point for various signaling pathways that regulate apoptosis during development and in response to cellular stress. White's current work seeks to examine the interaction between signaling pathways and chromatin architecture in regulating cell death genes, with the expectation that insights gained will inform the manipulation of cell fate in disease treatment.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Massachusetts General Hospital • Charlestown, MA

Teaching and research in the field of dermatology, focusing on apoptosis and cell death regulation.

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).