William Steven Ward, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Institute for Biogenesis Research Dept. Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology Chief, Research Division Lakshmi Devi and Devraj Sharma Endowed Chair

Research Interest:

Research is focused on the structure of mammalian sperm chromatin and how this is related to function.

The main hypothesis that we have tested is that the sperm cell provided the newly developing embryo with more than just the genetic code in the DNA sequence; it also provides a three-dimensional organization of the DNA that provides crucial information as to how to use the father’s genetic code.

He is also working as Principal Investigator of IBR-COBRE Phase III, HAWAII

W. Steven Ward – Institute for Biogenesis Research (hawaii.edu)