Assoc Prof Rick Sturm    Principal Research Fellow

	Biography

Our work on human pigmentation genetics has allowed understanding of normal variation in this physical trait and the associated genotypic risk for skin cancer. The genes that determine an individual's skin phototype and the cellular mechanisms that result in the tanning response of melanocytes after UV-exposure of the skin are actively being investigated.

Dr Rick Sturm is group leader for Molecular Genetics of Pigmentation research at the IMB.

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