David Brown (born 1968) is an American scientist best known for his work in the field of

microRNA MicroRNA (miRNA) are small, single-stranded, non-coding RNA molecules containing 21 to 23 nucleotides. Found in plants, animals and some viruses, miRNAs are involved in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. miRN ...

(miRNA). He was the Director of Drug Discovery and in vivo Research at Mirna Therapeutics, now retired. He previously held the position of director of R&D at

Asuragen Bio-Techne Corporation develops, manufactures and sells life science reagents, instruments and services for the research, diagnostic, and bioprocessing markets. The company's brands include R&D Systems, ProteinSimple, and Novus Biologicals. Hi ...

, a therapeutic and diagnostics company focusing on RNA. He has worked on let-7 miRNA expression in normal lung tissue and in lung cancer cells.The let-7 MicroRNA Represses Cell Proliferation Pathways in Human Cell
''Cancer Research''
67, 7713-7722, August 15, 2007. .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, David American geneticists 1968 births Living people