#  Doeke Hekstra 

Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology 

 

 

 



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Molecular and Cellular Biology  
Northwest Building 311.11  
52 Oxford Street  
Cambrdige, MA 02138  
**Tel:** 617-496-4740  
**Email:** [doeke\_hekstra@harvard.edu](mailto:doeke_hekstra@harvard.edu)

**Website:**  
<https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/directory/doeke-hekstra/>

**Summary**

The Hekstra lab focuses on the study of the mechanics of biomolecules, and more generally the role of physical and evolutionary forces in shaping biological systems.



 

 

 





 

 

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