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Michael B. Yaffe is the David H. Koch Professor of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an attending surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. His research group focuses on understanding the protein kinase signaling pathways that control cellular responses, with a particular interest in the mechanisms governing DNA damage responses and cell cycle progression in the context of cancer therapy. Dr. Yaffe's work investigates the cross-talk between inflammation and cytokine signaling in cancer, employing a multi-disciplinary approach that encompasses biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, engineering, and computational methods. He completed his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University and earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and 1989, respectively.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School • Boston, MA
Attending surgeon involved in general surgery and surgical critical care.