Henry M. Sucov

  • Associate Professor of Cell and Neurobiology, Keck School of MedicineMember, Institute for Genetic Medicine
Office: (323) 442-2563

Expertise Summary

Expert in treatments, especially surgical, for cancer of the breast, stomach and skin

Expertise

  • mammalian development and physiology
  • nuclear receptors and their role in the regulation of embryogenesis and postnatal physiology
  • gene expression
  • hormone-dependent transcription factors
  • regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid homeostasis
  • mechanisms of congenital heart disease
  • role of neural crest cells in fetal heart development
  • role of retinoic acid (the active component of vitamin A) in fetal cardiovascular development
  • cardiovascular biology and genetics
  • developmental biology