Leonard (Jim) Jefferson
- Evan Pugh Professor and Chair of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
- Email: jjefferson@psu.edu
- Phone: 717-531-8567
- Campus: Hershey
Research interests
- Regulation of gene expression in mammalian cells by hormones and nutrients
- Mechanisms involved in transcriptional and translational control of protein synthesis in liver, heart, and skeletal muscle
- Structure, function and regulation of mRNA translation initiation factors