Our Interests Include:
- How chromatin organization dictates distinct modes of regulation and expression of the gonadotopin genes
- Novel functions for transcriptional enhancers and their lncRNAs in cell-specific and hormonally-induced gene expression in the gonadotrope.
- Gonadotrope proliferation & differentiation
- Mechanisms determining puberty onset and its timing in response to pre-pubertal events and exposures
- Variation in adult reproductive function due to the early life environment
- Utilizing the epigenome to regulate reproductive activity
Courses
138038 – Experimental Approaches in Nucleic Acids
134055 – Endocrinology
We are always looking for hard-working and motivated Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and also for those wanting to join the lab for an undergraduate project
