Erik D Larson, PhD

Erik D Larson, PhD
Erik D Larson, PhD

Vice Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences


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Erik D. Larson, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Dr. Larson graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.S. in Biology. He earned a M.S. in Biology from the University of North Dakota prior to completing his Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.  He was a NIH postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, in Immunology and Biochemistry.

Dr. Larson has extensive experience in teaching and developing curricula in molecular biology and genetics. His research seeks to understand mechanisms of genetic instability.