Michael A. Dean, PhD

Chief, Human Genetics Section
Laboratory of Experimental Immunology
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Frederick, MD

Dr. Dean obtained his Ph.D. from the Biochemistry Department at the Boston University School of Medicine. He performed his postdoctoral studies at the National Cancer Institute on the MET oncogene and cystic fibrosis gene. He is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics, American Association of Cancer Research, Centre Etude du Polymorphisme Humaine (CEPH), the Human Genome Organization (HUGO), and an adjunct faculty member at Hood College. He has worked for many years on ABC transporters.

Areas of Interest

Genetics of PXE, PXE Animal Models, PXE and the Metabolism

 

Publications

Li Q, Sadowski S, Frank M, Chai C, Varadi A, Ho S, Lou H, Dean M, Thisse C, Thisse B, Uitto J. The abcc6a Gene Expression Is Required for Normal Zebrafish Development. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Nov;130(11):2561-8. Free article in PubMed.