Thaddeus P. Dryja, MD is a physician and noted biomedical researcher. A 1976 graduate of Yale Medical School, he specializes in ophthalmology and is recognized for his 1986 discovery of the Rb tumor suppressor gene, mutations in which lead to a cancer of the eye known as retinoblastoma. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1996, and currently is Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. He leads a research group at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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