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Harald Vaessin

Harald Vaessin

Harald Vaessin

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Emeritus Professor of Molecular Genetics

Areas of Expertise

  • Regulation Of Cell Proliferation
  • Regulation of Cell Differentiation
  • Nervous System Development

Research in the Vaessin lab focused on the question how cell proliferation and terminal differentiation is regulated during neurogenesis (and later in adult life).  Dr. Vaessin retired from the University in 2025