Akira Kaji
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
USA
Biography
Akira Kaji is a professor of microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He contributed to the deciphering of genetic code by his discovery of the fact that the complex of poly-U with ribosome binds specifically tRNA specific for phenylalanine. He also discovered RRF.
Research Interest
Protein biosynthesis. Protein modification. Plasmids. Tumor Viruses. Differentiation and Oncogenesis. Molecular biology of oncogenes. Interferon. Recombinant DNA technology.