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Tom A. Rapoport, Ph.D.

Tom A. Rapoport

Dr. Rapoport is also Professor of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School. He received his Ph.D. degree from Humboldt University, Berlin (East Germany), and his "Habilitation" from the same institution. Before assuming his current position, he was Professor of Cell Biology at the Academy of Sciences of East Germany and later at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.



RESEARCH ABSTRACT SUMMARY:

Tom Rapoport is interested in the mechanism by which proteins are transported across membranes and how organelles form and maintain their characteristic shapes.

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Photo: Gintaras Sekmokas

HHMI INVESTIGATOR
1997–Present
Harvard Medical School


Research Abstract
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Protein Transport in Cells

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