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Phong Tran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.A. in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Tran's research focuses on the cytoskeleton and cellular pattern formation, particularly how cell polarity and cell division are orchestrated by the cytoskeletal architecture. His studies in fission yeast have revealed that microtubules play a key role in organizing the mitotic spindle and chromosome segregation. He aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of cytoskeletal protein function and establish evolutionary conservation from yeast to humans. His potential projects include investigating spindle mechanics during chromosome segregation, the relationship between the cytoskeleton and cell morphology, and organelle dynamics, using advanced optical imaging and microfluidics methods.
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