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Hedgehog signaling and cell-cell communication
Post-translation modification with cholesterol; regulation of transcription

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Histone demethylation and gene regulation: gene expression; epigenetics; disease
Studies on lysine-specific demethylases and biochemical and functional aspects of histone demethylation.

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Systems and synthetic biology: gene expression; synthetic proteins; biofuel
Investigate a wide spectrum of biological phenomena. Starting with gene regulation as a core theme, investigate nuclear spatial architecture, synthetic biology, epigenetics, systems biology, ...

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Sirtuins in aging and disease: calorie restriction; mitochondria; cancer; diabetes
Study sirtuin pathways, their role in multiple diseases and their lifespan extension capabilities.

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Systems biology applied to disease mechanisms and drug therapy
Translate activity-based proteomic data and computational modeling into practical applications for cancer therapies, inflammation studies, and personalized medicine.

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Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation
Investigate basic mechanisms of gene regulation in yeast; Employ mammalian cell models of tumorigenesis to elucidate genetic changes that underlie cancer development and progression

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NMR spectroscopy for analyzing protein structure/function relationships; small molecule screening
Study protein structure and small molecule binding to proteins, using NMR spectroscopy and other complementary methods

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Mechanisms of eukaryotic gene expression in yeast: transcriptional regulation; chromatin structure
Employs yeast as a model organism to study mechanisms of eukaryotic transcriptional regulation.

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Chromosomal homology, pairing, and segregation: mechanisms and implications for gene therapy, development, and human disease
Explore mechanisms of maintaining genome integrity through the study of chromosomal homology, segregation, and pairing.

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Host response to viral infection and drug discovery: dengue virus, hepatitis B and C viruses
Investigate molecular mechanisms of dengue and hepatitis virus infection and replication; perform HTS for viral antagonists to identify host factors and pathways required for dengue virus infection ...
