Eric B. Kmiec, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Delaware Technology Park
15 Innovation Way
Newark DE 19711

Phone: 302 - 831-3420
FAX: 302-831-3427
E-Mail: ekmiec@udel.edu
Web Site: http://www.udel.edu/bio/people/faculty/ekmiec.html

Education
Ph.D., University of Florida School of Medicine, Molecular Biology: 1984.
M.S., Southern Illinois University, Microbiology: 1980.
B.A., Rutgers University, Microbiology: 1978.

Research Interests:
Dr. Kmiec is widely renown for his work in the field of DNA repair and recombination. In 1993, he and his research team invented a technique known as gene repair – an approach that has revolutionized the field of gene therapy. His specially engineered molecules can specifically alter a single base in the gene of interest. As a result of this work, NaPro Biotherapeutics Inc. has licensed this technology to commercialize gene repair.

Dr. Kmiec’s current research is directed toward the molecular mechanism of targeted gene repair in yeast and human cells and in the development of treatments for Huntington’s Disease and Sickle Cell Anemia. Gene repair techniques also are being used to alter plant genomes and thereby enhance crop production.

Dr. Kmiec now heads the Laboratory of Genetic Medicine and Genomics at the University of Delaware.