James L. Sherley

James L. Sherley is an Associate Professor of biological engineering in the Biological Engineering Division at MIT. He is also an affiliated faculty member in three MIT Centers: the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, and the Center for Cancer Research. In addition, Professor Sherley holds an adjunct appointment as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Professor Sherley initiated formal training in cancer research with a B.A. degree in biology from Harvard College in 1980. He matriculated to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1988 graduated with joint M.D./Ph.D. degrees, with an emphasis on biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology. Thereafter, as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University, Professor Sherley developed model cell systems to investigate the cellular function of the p53 cancer gene. In 1991, he established a research program in adult stem cell kinetics as a principal investigator in the Division of Medical Science at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. In 1998, as the first hire into MIT's Biological Engineering Faculty as an Assistant Professor, he established his current research program in adult stem cell biological engineering. This research program has diverse applications that reflect Professor Sherley’s broad interests and expertise in tissue engineering, cell replacement therapy, aging, cancer, and environmental health science. Professor Sherley is an outspoken advocate for improved scientific disclosure in the interest of the public good.

Biography Updated on 16 March 2007