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Elizabeth Whitcomb, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Whitecomb

Scientist III
Laboratory for Nutrition and Visition Research
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: (617) 556-3094
Fax: (617) 556-3132
E-mail: elizabeth.whitcomb@tufts.edu

Education Ph.D., Immunology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University
Research Focus Defining the function of specific ubiquitinating enzymes in regulation of cell division and differentiation in lens and retina cells/tissues. Determining roles for the ubiquitin pathway in recognition and removal of damaged proteins.

Featured HNRCA Research Publications
Liu Q, Shang F, Whitcomb E, Guo W, Li W, Taylor A. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 3 delays human lens epithelial cells in metaphase. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006;47(4):1302-9.

 

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