Natasha Y. Frank, M.D.

Brigham And Women's Hospital

Academic Titles

Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Research Program Affiliation

Member, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics

Research Abstract

Current endeavors in Dr. Frank's research laboratory at the VA Boston Healthcare System and Children's Hospital Boston are focused on dissecting the relationship of multipotent stem cells residing in diverse human tissues to genetic diseases and cancer, with a special emphasis on the relevant role of the ATP-binding cassette transporter and chemoresistance gene ABCB5. Dr. Frank directs the Genetics Clinic at the VA Boston Medical Center where she attends to patients with hereditary cancer syndromes. Additionally, she serves as an Associate Physician in the Division of Genetics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and is a member of the Harvard Center for Neurofibromatosis and Allied Disorders.