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Koshland, Douglas E. |
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University of California, Berkeley |
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Genetics |
 Election Citation
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Koshland has uncovered mechanisms that govern chromosome cohesion and structural transitions. He was the first to identify cohesins, made major contributions to the understanding of cohesins and condensins, and employed minichromosomes to illuminate universal chromosome transitions and the specific proteins involved. |
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Research Interests
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Yeast as a model for eukaryotic cell biology. Chromosome structure, genome stability, genome evolution and stress biology. |
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