Dr. Lucas Farnung was recently promoted to Professor of Cell Biology. Lucas joined the Department of Cell Biology in 2021.
The Farnung Lab answers key mechanistic questions at the intersection of chromatin, transcription, and replication. They employ biochemical, biophysical, machine learning, and structural biology approaches to understand how the transcription machinery, histone modifying enzymes, chromatin remodelers, and the nucleosome interact to regulate gene expression. In parallel, they investigate how epigenetic information is retained during DNA replication.
Congratulations, Lucas!