Daniel J. Fernandes

Daniel J. Fernandes is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), College of Medicine. His research focuses on developing human monoclonal antibodies for cancer treatment, creating anticancer drugs that destabilize oncogene mRNAs, and investigating biochemical mechanisms regulating mRNA stability. Contact: fernand@musc.edu.

Research Interests:

• Cancer therapeutics via monoclonal antibodies
• Molecular mechanisms of mRNA stability in oncogenesis
• Drug design targeting oncogene expression