吴浩(Hao Wu)博士
Education:
B.S. (Biological Sciences and Biotechnology)
Tsinghua University, 2002.
Ph.D. (Epigenetic regulation of neural stem cell differentiation)
University of California Los Angeles, 2009.
Description of Research Expertise
The Wu lab is interested in understanding how epigenetic processes in multicellular organisms regulate gene expression to establish diverse cell types and to respond to changing environmental signals or metabolic states. We combine experimental approaches (biochemical, molecular, genetic, and genomic assays) with bioinformatics to study cell-type specification and maturation from mammalian stem cells (e.g. cardiovascular and neural lineages). We also start to study molecular mechanisms regulating the interaction between environment and epigenome and how extrinsic environmental signals regulate developmental processes or human pathologies through modifying epigenetic marks in the genome. Our long-term goal is to quantitatively analyze and engineer cell-type or environmental context specific epigenomes. Ultimately, we hope to use knowledge gained from epigenome analysis and engineering to inform therapeutic approaches to treat relevant human diseases.
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