Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar, "Regulation of the 3D Genome"

Oct 23, 2014 (Thu) | 12:00 PM -1:05 PM
James H. Clark Center, 318 Campus Drive, Seminar Room S360 : Stanford, CA

Lunch to be served at 12:00PM; seminar begins at 12:15PM. Abstract: Cell-type specific gene regulation is under the purview of enhancers. Great strides have been made recently to characterize and identify enhancers both genetically and epigenetically for multiple cell types and species, but efforts have just begun to functionally characterize these long-range control elements. Mapping interactions between enhancers and promoters, and understanding how the 3D landscape of the genome constrains such interactions is fundamental to our understanding of enhancer function. Dr. Ren will present recent findings related to 3D genome organization in mammalian cells, with a particular focus on how chromatin organization contribute to enhancer-mediated transcriptional regulation.

Department:  BioX

Contact: Christina Huber | 650-725-7472 | chuber@stanford.edu

Presenter(s):

  • Bing Ren Professor of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, UCSD

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