Sandra L Wolin MD, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; Vice Chair, Department of Cell Biology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Microbiology: Molecular Genetics | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology: RNA Catalysis and Ribonucleoprotein MachinesStem Cell Center, Yale: Transcriptional Regulation of Stem and Progenitor Cells
Radiobiology & Radiotherapy Research
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Cell Biology: Cell Biology of RNA
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Research Interests
RNA quality control; noncoding RNAs; RNA damage; autoimmune disease
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Education
- M.D., Yale University , 1985
- Ph.D., Yale University , 1985
Selected Publication
- Chen, X., Taylor, D.W., Fowler, C.C., Galan, J.E., Wang, H.-W., Wolin, S.L. (2013). An RNA degradation machine sculpted by Ro autoantigen and noncoding RNA. Cell 153, 166-177.
Articles
Fall 2000 | Winter 2001
Yale’s M.D./Ph.D. Program celebrates a birthday and 188 promising careers
When Donald E. Ingber graduated from Yale College in 1977, he had definite ideas about what he wanted to do in life. He...
Winter 2004
Ro's role in lupus
An estimated 1.5 million Americans suffer from lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disorder that causes aching joints,...
Fall 1999 | Winter 2000
Telomerase and the fight against cancer
Telomerase, an enzyme that makes cancer cells grow, is a better target for chemotherapy than previously thought, a Yale...
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