Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D.
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Visiting Faculty, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Membrane Biology
A.B., Princeton University, Biochemical Sciences, 1968
M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1973
President and CEO, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Director and Principal Investigator, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
CEO, Dana Farber/Partners Cancer Care
Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
My research interests lie in the molecular pathobiology of red blood cell disorders, especially in the areas of hemoglobinopathies, iron homeostasis, and the red blood cell cytoskeleton. We are currently attempting to study the comparative biology of key proteins regulating iron uptake and turnover. Our present efforts focus on the iron regulating protein hepcidin and its diverse functions in fish.