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SUMMARY:Where to begin? Replicating the human genome - Dr Torsten Krude
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Cell division is a fundamental biological process allowing org
 anisms to grow and develop\, to multiply and evolve. The information requi
 red for a cell to live and to divide is present in its genome\, encoded in
  the form of DNA. Before each cell division\, however\, the entire genome 
 needs to be replicated so that a full copy of it can be distributed to eac
 h of the two emerging daughter cells. The process of DNA replication is th
 erefore essential to sustain life\, but our understanding is still limited
 . \n\nIn this Erasmus seminar\, I will address the initiation of DNA repli
 cation and focus on the question of where it begins on the human genome. I
  will discuss our recent experimental work that has led to the identificat
 ion of specific start sites for DNA replication\, of how these sites are s
 pecified\, and how they can orchestrate the replication of the genome.\n\n
 \nBorn in Germany\, Torsten studied and obtained a PhD from the University
  of Konstanz. Torsten did a postdoc with Professor Ron Laskey in Cambridge
  at the Wellcome/CRC Institute (now the Gurdon Institute)\, became a Resea
 rch Fellow at Darwin\, moved to a tenured position in the Department of Zo
 ology and became an Official Fellow at Darwin.\n
LOCATION:Bradfield Room\, Darwin College
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