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Cancer Epigenetics & Nuclear Dynamics Members

The Cancer Epigenetics & Nuclear Dynamics (CEND) program focuses on how nuclear dynamics and information flow within the cell are co-opted in cancer through altered genetic and epigenetic mechanisms.

He, Yuan

He, Yuan

Associate Professor

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My research program focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which large, multi-subunit complexes engage in DNA-centric processes. We are currently focusing on two major topics: (1) how gene transcripti... [more]

Ho, Karen

Ho, Karen

Associate Professor

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One specific area of interest is butyrate, a short chain fatty acid produced by gut microbial fermentation of dietary fiber which is an important metabolic substrate in normal colonic epithelial cells... [more]

Huang, Sui

Huang, Sui

Associate Professor

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To identify complex phenotypic markers for malignancy, we have studied the morphological distinctions in nuclear structures between normal and cancer cells. We identified the perinucleolar compartment... [more]