About ACGT
Xandra O. Breakefield, Ph.D
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School;
Geneticist, Center for Molecular Imaging Research
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School;
Geneticist, Center for Molecular Imaging Research
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
She received her A.B. from Wilson College and her Ph.D. from Georgetown University. Her focus in neurogenetics began with her postdoctoral training with Dr. Marshal Nirenberg at the National Institutes of Health. She has received awards from the McKnight Foundation and NIH Javits program.
Dr. Breakefield has served on the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Gene Therapy. Her research focuses on gene therapy for brain tumors using HSV vectors and neuroprecursor cells for delivery of therapeutic proteins.
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