Aidan Doherty

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University of Sussex
Genome Stabili Centre
Science Park Road
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9RQ
United Kingdom

About Aidan Doherty

Professor Aidan Doherty is an expert in understanding how cells repair damage to DNA – their genetic ‘instruction manual’. DNA damage is the root cause of cancer, so understanding how cells recognise and repair it is vital to beating the disease.

Recent publications


Evolutionary and functional conservation of the DNA non-homologous end-joining protein, XLF/cernunnos

J Biol Chem.2006;281 :37517-37526

Crystal structure of the ENT domain of human EMSY

J Mol Biol.2005;350 :964-973