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Amy Whitaker

Amy Whitaker, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor


Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Amy Whitaker, PhD, is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Research Interests

Projects in the Whitaker lab aim to elucidate the molecular mechanisms coupling two key biological responses to oxidative DNA damage within G-quadruplex forming sequences. Specifically, base excision repair (BER) and the epigenic-like transcriptional regulation of key tumor suppressors and oncogenes. The long-term goal is to identify molecular targets that can be exploited to improve cancer therapies.