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Research Interests and Accomplishments
Daniel Gibson is a Scientist in the Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy Department at the JCVI. He is actively involved in the Institute’s efforts to assemble DNA segments into a completely synthetic Mycoplasma genitalium chromosome and is pioneering techniques that will be instrumental to the Synthetic Biology field including the production of synthetic cells.
Prior to joining the JCVI, he earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Southern California. While there, he studied surveillance mechanisms known as “checkpoints”, which are significant in our understanding of cancer development. Before earning his Ph.D., he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the JCVI in 2004 and is where he began his Post-Doctoral studies.
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Gibson, D. G., Benders, G. A., et al.
Complete Chemical Synthesis, Assembly, and Cloning of a Mycoplasma genitalium Genome
Science. 2008 Jan 24;
Gibson, D. G., Bell, S. P., et al.
Cell cycle execution point analysis of ORC function and characterization of the checkpoint response to ORC inactivation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Genes Cells. 2006 Jun 01; 11(6): 557-73.
Gibson, D. G., Aparicio, J. G., et al.
Diminished S-phase cyclin-dependent kinase function elicits vital Rad53-dependent checkpoint responses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Dec 01; 24(23): 10208-22.
Aparicio, J. G., Viggiani, C. J., et al.
The Rpd3-Sin3 histone deacetylase regulates replication timing and enables intra-S origin control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Jun 01; 24(11): 4769-80.