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Transcription and the Mechanism of Somatic Hypermutation

  • This event already took place in March 2025
  • Zuckerman Auditorium, MSKCC, 417 E. 68th St.

Event Details

Type
Immunology Program
Speaker(s)
David Schatz, Ph.D., Professor, Yale School of Medicine
Open to
Public
Reception
Tea, 1:15 p.m.
Phone
(646) 888-3714
Sponsor
Kay Tomlinson
(646) 888-3714
Tomlinsk@mskcc.org

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