Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein · Science & Medicine
Cancer geneticist who mapped the genetic mutations driving colorectal cancer progression.
1949, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
United States (Baltimore, Maryland)
Bert Vogelstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Cancer geneticist who mapped the genetic mutations driving colorectal cancer progression.
Vogelstein, from a Jewish family, is a cancer geneticist at Johns Hopkins. He mapped the sequence of genetic mutations — in genes such as APC, KRAS and TP53 — that turn normal colon cells into cancer, establishing the model of cancer as a stepwise accumulation of DNA changes. Among the most-cited scientists in the world, his framework reshaped cancer research and early-detection strategies.
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Cancer geneticist who mapped the genetic mutations driving colorectal cancer progression.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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