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Arul M. Chinnaiyan
Discovered the TMPRSS2-ERG fusion in prostate cancer and built one of the first clinical sequencing programmes.
Pathologist-scientist who found recurrent ETS gene fusions in prostate cancer (2005), launched MI-ONCOSEQ integrative sequencing, and has driven urine-based prostate cancer diagnostics.
Role
Director, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology; S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology; HHMI Investigator
Institution
Specialisms
Prostate cancer genomicsGene fusionsPrecision oncology sequencingLong non-coding RNA
Profiles
| Title | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Recurrent fusion of TMPRSS2 and ETS transcription factor genes in prostate cancer | Science | 2005 |
| Integrative clinical genomics of advanced prostate cancer | Cell | 2015 |