Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel Jay Klionsky (born 1958) is an American biochemist and
molecular biologist. He is the Alexander G. Ruthven Professor of Life Sciences and professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the
University of Michigan. As a cell biologist, Klionsky pioneered the understanding of
autophagy, the process by which cells break down to survive stress conditions such as starvation, and the role autophagy plays in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and other areas of human health.
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