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Thomas Douglas Petes

Thomas Douglas Petes

Minnie Geller Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Research in Genetics, in the School of Medicine
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
tom.petes@duke.edu
Duke Box 3054, Durham, NC 27710
366 CARL Bldg., Box 3054 Med. Ctr., Durham, NC 27710

Academic Honors

The Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal

National Genetics Society of America · 2013

Fellows

National American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2005 Area:Biological Sciences; Specialty: Cellular and Developmental Biology More about this honor

AAAS Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · 2005

Members/ Foreign Associates

National National Academy of Science · 1999 Primary Section: 26, Genetics
Secondary Section: 44, Microbial Biology More about this honor

News Items

Published May 7, 2014
Faulty DNA-copying may lead to cancer
Published May 5, 2014
Where DNA's Copy Machine Pauses, Cancer Could Be Next