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Richard Kriwacki, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, UT Health Science Center, Memphis

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Richard Kriwacki, PhD

Structural Biology

MS 311, Room M7434

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Education

MS – University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT PhD – Yale University, New Haven, CT

Research Interests

  • Regulation of cell division, apoptosis and ribosome biogenesis
  • Intrinsically disordered proteins, including p21- and p27-mediated regulation of Cdks that control cell division 
  • Molecular mechanisms by which cytosolic p53 regulates intrinsic apoptosis
  • Phase separation in nucleolar structure, function and dynamics and how this relates to neurodegenerative diseases 

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