Dr. Idit Hazan

Education Background

• University of California Irvine - Ph.D. biological Sciences (2002)
• Technion, Israel Institute of Technology - B.Sc. in food Engineering and Biotechnology (1994)

Start Date at Grand View

• August 2004

Areas of Expertise

My area of expertise is genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology. I am particularly interested in epigenetics, cancer biology and genetics of personality. 

Research / Accomplishments

• Wang A, Lane S, Tian Z, Sharon A, Hazan I, Liu H (2007), Temporal and spatial control of HGC1 expression results in Hgc1 localization to the apical cells of hyphae in Candida albicans. Euk Cell. 2007 Feb;6(2):253-61.
• Hazan, I. and Liu, H. (2004), Conserved developmental pathways regulating morphogenesis in pathogenic fungi, "Pathogenic Fungi: Cellular and Molecular Biology", Editors Gioconda San Blas, Richard Calderone, Horizon Press.
• Hazan, I., and Liu, H. (2002). Hyphal-associated localization of Cdc42 is F-actin dependant in Candida albicans, Euk. Cell 1(6): 856-64.
• Hazan, I., Sepulveda-Becerra, M., and Liu, H. (2002). Hyphal Elongation Is Regulated Independently of Cell Cycle in Candida albicans. Mol Biol Cell. 13, 134-45.
• Loeb, J.D., Sepulveda-Becerra, M., Hazan, I., and Liu, H. (1999). A G1 cyclin is necessary for maintenance of filamentous growth in Candida albicans. Mol Cell Biol. 19, 4019-27. 

Personal Interests

• I love to read fiction and travel.

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