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Markus Covert is a Professor and the Shriram Chair in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University. He focuses on building computational models of complex biological processes and using these models to guide experimental programs. This approach leads to relatively rapid identification and validation of previously unknown components and interactions within biological systems. His research interests include metabolic, regulatory, and signaling networks, along with cell-cell interactions. Currently, one of his main research areas involves studying the dynamic behavior of NF-kappaB, a crucial family of transcription factors whose aberrant activity is linked to oncogenesis, tumor progression, and resistance to chemotherapy.
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