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Vera Gorbunova
Professor of Biology and Associate Professor of Oncology
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of Biology
Areas of expertise: Mechanisms of aging, DNA repair, and genomic instability
Press contact:
Peter Iglinski
585.273.4726
Related Links:
Vera Gorbunova Home Page
Gorbunova Lab
In the News
Asbestos.com
Cancer Resistance in Blind Mole Rats May Hold Key to Prevention in Humans
November 20, 2012
The Guardian Nigeria
Blind mole rats may hold key to cancer
November 08, 2012
Business Insider
Blind Mole Rats May Hold The Key To Preventing Cancer Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/blind-mole-rats-cancer-prevention-2012-11#ixzz2Bjl0VHTz
November 07, 2012
The Huffington Post
Blind Mole Rats' Cancer Immunity May Hold Clues To Human Treatments
November 06, 2012
News Releases
Researchers Identify Protein that Improves DNA Repair Under Stress
June 16, 2011
Two University of Rochester Biologists Win Glenn Awards
July 21, 2010
Gorbunova and Seluanov Win Cozzarelli Prize
April 23, 2010
Scientists Discover Gene that 'Cancer-Proofs' Rodent's Cells
October 26, 2009
Biography
Vera Gorbunova studies age-related changes in repair of DNA double-strand breaks using human cells and transgenic mice. She also studies aging by analyzing short- and long-lived animal species. Finally, as aging is associated with increased cancer incidence, her research studies DNA repair in breast cancer cells, and anti-cancer mechanisms in short- and long-lived rodents.