Studying Cancer Molecular Genetics Using Genome-wide RNA Interference Screens
Speaker
Michael R. Green, M.D., Ph.D
Date
May 19, 2010, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location
KCBD 1103
University of Chicago
Description
Biomedical Sciences Cluster
Committee on Cancer Biology Seminar Series
Michael R. Green, M.D., Ph.D
Professor and Director
Program in Gene Function and Expression
University of Massachusetts
“Studying Cancer
Molecular Genetics Using
Genome-wide RNA Interference Screens”
Wednesday, May 19th 2010
4:00 PM
KCBD 1103
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