About

We are interested in the links between epigenetics and gene regulation. Our primary focus is on understanding how changes to the composition of chromatin remodeling complexes are regulated, how their disruption affects their function, and contributes to disease. We focus on the SWI/SNF complex, which is mutated in 20% of all human tumors. This complex contains many variable subunits that can be assembled in combination to yield thousands of biochemically distinct complexes. We use a variety of computational and wet-lab techniques in cell culture and animal models to address these questions.

Mentor Training:

• Bias 101
• Faculty Mentoring Workshop for Biomedical Researchers
• REI Racial Equity Workshop Phase 1

Training Program Affiliations:

• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Genetics and Molecular Biology