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Dr. Yuliang Wu BSc, MSc, PhD

Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan

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Office: Health Sciences Room 4D01.1
The laboratory of Dr. Wu aims to understand how protein changes can lead to breast cancer and Fanconi anemia, a genetic disease that often leads to leukemia and other types of cancer. Wu and his team are looking at the Fanconi anemia group J protein, which contributes to DNA repair. He has identified changes, or mutations, in the protein in cases of breast cancer or Fanconi anemia and is conducting further research to determine the potential structural defects. This knowledge is an important step toward possible therapies that target the mutated protein.