Erik J. Sontheimer

Erik J. Sontheimer
Alma materYale University, PhD Pennsylvania State University, BSc
Known forCRISPR
Scientific career
FieldsRNA Biology, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, CRISPR, genome editing
InstitutionsUMass Chan Medical School (2014–present) Northwestern University (1999–2014)
Websitehttps://www.umassmed.edu/sontheimerlab/

Erik J. Sontheimer is an American molecular biologist and professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, where he holds the Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research. and is vice chair of the RNA Therapeutics Institute. His research focuses on RNA-mediated mechanisms of gene regulation, including pre-mRNA splicing, RNA interference (RNAi), and CRISPR–Cas adaptive immune systems, with implications for genome engineering and therapeutic development.

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