Results for "epigenetics"

Projects

Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation during mammalian development

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Description:

The Vokes lab asks fundamental questions about how embryos generate specific organs and how transcriptional repression and epigenetic regulation influence these processes. Our studies utilize mice as a genetic system…

Faculty

Michelle L Wright

Affiliated Departments:
Dell Medical School, School of Nursing
Research Interests:

Dr. Wright's research interests are centered on investigating relationships among environmental exposures, the microbiome, and genomic factors to determine how they contribute to health outcomes in human populations…

Blerta Xhemalce

Affiliated Departments:
College of Natural Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Molecular Biosciences
Research Interests:

Identify enzymes "writers" or "erasers" of RNA epigenetic modifications that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs for the treatment of cancer and metabolic diseases.