Dr. Scott-Browne [Fraternal Order of Eagles Fellow] is studying a recently identified modification of DNA, called 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, to understand how it controls expression of different genes and influences the development of immune cells. As this DNA modification is mutated in certain leukemias, his research may lead to new understanding of these cancers.

 

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Project Title: "Function and genomic stability of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine"

Institution: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology

Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Anjana Rao, PhD

Cancer Type: All cancers, Leukemias

Research Area: Epigenetics