Richard Kolodner
Richard Kolodner · Science & Medicine
Molecular biologist, research on DNA mismatch repair and hereditary cancer
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
United States
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Richard D. Kolodner is an American molecular biologist and geneticist whose research established the biochemistry and genetics of DNA mismatch repair, identifying genes such as MSH2 and MLH1 whose defects cause hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome). A distinguished professor at UC San Diego and Ludwig Cancer Research, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is listed among Jewish biomedical scientists documented by Jinfo.org.
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Molecular biologist, research on DNA mismatch repair and hereditary cancer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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