Current Lab Members
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Craig Peterson, Ph.DAcademic BackgroundCraig Peterson received his BS from the University of Washington in 1983 and his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988. He was a Helen Hay Whitney Foundation postdoctoral fellow from 1988-1991, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1992, he joined the University of Massachusetts Medical School as a faculty member in the Program in Molecular Medicine. |
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Kimberly CrowleyResearch Associate |
Current Students
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Salih Topal I am interested in how the transcriptional activity of RNA Pol II is regulated by chromatin dynamics. Specifically, I work on H3K56 acetylation and dissecting down the mechanism behind H3K56 acetylation to regulate RNA Pol II occupancy. |
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Nate Gioacchini My goal is to understand how the subunit Swc5 of the chromatin remodeling complex SWR1C facilitates histone dimer exchange. |
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Jiayi (Jason) Fan I’m interested in dissecting the function of INO80 family chromatin remodelers biochemically and biophysically. My research project involves using fluorescence-based techniques to probe in detail the mechanism of SWR1 and INO80 complexes. |
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Alysia Bryll I am interested in understanding the cellular regulation of RNA synthesis and decay; a phenomenon known as transcriptional buffering. My studies focus on how the interplay of RNA degradation complexes and chromatin remodelers maintain this homeostasis. |
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Yonca Betul Karadeniz I am interested in understanding the mechanisms that govern chromatin dynamics and how it mediates cellular organization and function. My research focuses on identifying the function and mechanism of SWR1C subunits Yaf9/Swc4 and deciphering how histone tails and DNA linker regulate SWR1C dimer exchange activity. |
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Alexander Baier I’m interested in the mechanistic understanding and regulation of cellular machinery. Specifically, I’m seeking to better understand the dynamics of various chromatin remodeling enzymes using a wide variety of biochemistry and molecular biology tools.
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Research Faculty
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Shinya Watanabe, Ph.D. Assistant Professor I am interested in studying the structure and function of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes. My current research has focused on investigating how histone variant H2A.Z is regulated by the SWR1/INO80 family of chromatin remodeling enzymes in mammalian cells. Click here to view Dr. Watanabe's Profile
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