Science AMA Series: Hi Reddit, I’m Gary Gorbsky and I study cell division and how errors in the process can lead to cancers and birth defects. My lab was the first to reverse the process of cell division. Ask me anything!

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I’m Gary Gorbsky and I am the chair of the Cell Cycle & Cancer Biology Research Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. I am also an adjunct professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

The research in my lab focuses on the basic mechanisms of how chromosomes assemble and move during cell division. Chromosome instability, or a defect in the movement or distribution of chromosomes during cell division, is a major cause of congenital birth defects and an important component in the development of many cancers. Our research goals are to understand how normal cell division is regulated, how this regulation becomes defective in cancer cells and how we can understand these defects to discover novel approaches to cancer treatment.

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When I’m not in the lab, I’m a marathoner and a major proponent of Chi Running! Ask me anything!

I will be back at 3:30 pm ET to answer your questions, ask me anything!

">Science AMA Series: Hi Reddit, I’m Gary Gorbsky and I study cell division and how errors in the process can lead to cancers and birth defects. My lab was the first to reverse the process of cell division. Ask me anything!