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Alex Silver, Ph.D.

Michael Savona Lab, M4


Graduate Program: Cancer Biology

Dissertation: Combining insights from big data and gene-editing techniques to refine gene- and residue-level implications of clonal hematopoiesis mutations

Hometown: Northborough, MA

Undergraduate Institution: Williams College

Research Interests: I study how acquired mutations influence the biology of the blood. More specifically, I research factors that increase risk for the development of clonal hematopoiesis and its sequelae.

MSTP Leadership: Student Advisory Committee (SAC)