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Department of Biomedical Sciences
321 SMed
1035 University Dr
Duluth, MN 55812
PhD, Michigan State University
Major: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Dr. Skildum's research interests are in understanding the basic molecular biology of cancer cells, with the goal of decreasing the often devastating impact cancer has on the lives of patients and their families. Dr. Skildum moved to the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus in the fall of 2004. He worked in the laboratory of Dr. Kendall Wallace, where he initiated a study of potential links between mitochondrial infidelity and antiestrogen resistance in human breast cancer. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 2011 and teaches in the areas of metabolism and microbiology.