Academic Interests
Interplay between circadian 3D genome organization and metabolism in complex diseases
Our group combines basic research on 4D genome biology with translational research on circadian medicine. We thus aim at understanding the regulation of circadian transcription within the compartmentalised, 3D architecture of the nucleus and its role in adaptive responses. We moreover aim at uncovering how deregulated circadian genome organization contributes to complex diseases, such as cancer and endocrine-metabolic diseases.
Projects
- Molecular mechanisms underlying circadian chromatin transitions in the 3D architecture of the nucleus
- Crosstalk between different regulatory layers within the cell, such as metabolism and 3D genome organization, during the circadian cycle
- The role of perturbed 3D genome organisation in the emergence of immature and plastic tumor stem-like cell states that drive tumor evolution
- Interplay between 3D genome organisation and metabolism in the development of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Group Members
Yan Liu Kaiser, MD, PhD senior researcher, molecular pathologist
Yuri Stephan van Ekelenburg, PhD, postdoc
Funding
Kreftforeningen
UiO
Vacancies
Enquiries about experimental and computational postdoctoral positions are welcome.