The Directory of Research and Researchers at Brown: Gary Wessel

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Our research interest is the egg. We examine the molecular biology of oogenesis, fertilization, and the specification of primordial germ cells during early development. We explore conserved mechanisms found in mice, starfish, and especially in sea urchins.

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EDUCATION
Undergraduate
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
B.A. 1978; Biology and Environmental Sciences

Graduate
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Ph.D. 1986; Developmental Biology
Mentors: Drs. David R. McClay and Richard B. Marchase

Postgraduate
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,Houston
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow; May 1986 - April 1989
Sponsors: Drs. William H. Klein and William J. Lennarz

APPOINTMENTS
* University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; May 1989 - July 1990
* Brown University, Division of Biology and Medicine; Assistant Professor of Biology; July 1990 - July 1996
• Brown University, Division of Biology and Medicine; Associate Professor of Biology; July 1996 – 2001
• Brown University, Division of Biology and Medicine; Professor of Biology; June 2001 – present
• Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; Senior Scientist (Brown); December 2005 – present

Download Gary Wessel's Curriculum Vitae in PDF Format

GARY WESSEL, PHD
Professor
Molecular, Cellular Biology Biochemistry
Phone: +1 401 863 1051
E-mail: Gary_Wessel@Brown.EDU

Gary Wessel's Brown Research URL:
http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Gary_Wessel

On The Web:
Free Radicals and Fertilization: Study Reveals Egg Protection Secret
Wessel Lab
Laboratory Website

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