Dr. Duncan [HHMI Fellow] is examining how DNA-sequence-independent (epigenetic) mechanisms regulate gene expression during regeneration in the planarian flatworm.  Such mechanisms are involved in the establishment and maintenance of cellular memory; understanding the normal function of epigenetics will lead to a better understanding of how their misregulation leads to cancer.

 

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Project Title: "Epigenetic regulation of cellular memory during planarian regeneration"

Institution: Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers

Research Area: Developmental Biology