Hijacking Germ Cells for Cancer: Examining a ‘Dead End’ in Male Germ Cell Development by

Hijacking Germ Cells for Cancer: Examining a ‘Dead End’ in Male Germ Cell Development by Matthew Simon Cook Department of Cell Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Blanche Capel, Supervisor ___________________________ Sally Kornbluth ___________________________ Chris Nicchitta ___________________________ Jack Keene An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Cell Biology in the Graduate School of Duke University 2010 Copyright by Matthew Simon Cook 2010