Description: (American Geneticist Known for His Discoveries of Genes Involved in Cell-Cycle Regulation and DNA Repair)
Stephen Joseph Elledge is an American geneticist renowned for his pioneering research in the genetic and molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic response to DNA damage. He holds the prestigious Gregor Mendel Professorship of Genetics and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is associated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. Elledge's notable achievement is the discovery of the DNA damage response (DDR), which has greatly enhanced our comprehension of how cells repair and uphold genomic stability in the face of DNA damage.