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Molecular Epigenetics

The Molecular Epigenetics Group (MEG) of the Life Sciences Institute at the University of British Columbia consists of 8 researchers from 3 departments (Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, and Zoology) with a common interest in epigenetic gene regulation.

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Brown Lab:

Carolyn Brown’s laboratory studies the mechanism of human X chromosome inactivation – the process that equalizes the expression of X-linked genes between males and females.

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Lorincz Lab:

Dr. Lorincz’s laboratory is focused on the interplay between transcription, DNA methylation and histone modifications in murine cells.

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Lefebvre Lab:

The research group of Louis Lefebvre studies the phenomenon of genomic imprinting, an epigenetic system guiding the monoallelic, parent-of-origin dependent expression of specific genes in mammals.

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Howe Lab:

Our research focuses on multi-protein complexes which post-translationally modify histones.

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Van Raamsdonk Lab:

Cancer cells and cells in developing embryos share two important characteristics: they rapidly proliferate and they are capable of migrating extensively.

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Sadowski Lab:

Our laboratory studies how environmental signals affect transcriptional regulation in yeast using a combination of biochemical, molecular and genetic analysis.