Dr.
Huntington Faxon Willard
GN Group, LLC
Geneticist; Academic research institution administrator; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Medical Sciences
Elected
2008
Made seminal discoveries regarding the organization and function of the human genome and its chromosomes, including the discovery of functional non-coding RNA genes, the role of the XIST gene in X inactivation, the identity of human centromeres, and creation of the first human artificial chromosomes. Current interests in implementing advances in genomics to impact healthcare, with access for everyone.
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