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Marc W. Kirschner is the John Franklin Enders University Professor at Harvard Medical School, where he holds a position in the Department of Systems Biology. His research focuses on cell morphogenesis, proliferation, and signaling, utilizing a combination of biochemical, cell biological, and embryological approaches. Kirschner's work delves into the evolutionary aspects of vertebrate development and genomics, particularly examining hemichordate development. He has made significant contributions to understanding the molecular controls of cell motility and the regulation of cell size through the study of small GTPases like Cdc42 and Rac-1. His investigations into the cell cycle have highlighted the importance of proteolysis systems in mitosis and G1 phases, particularly through the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC). Kirschner has pioneered methods for studying cell growth and has applied mathematical models to developmental biology to predict signaling pathway behaviors. He maintains an interest in using developmental systems to investigate drug action and the evolutionary origins of vertebrate patterning through comparative genomics.
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