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2005-2009 MBiochem University of Oxford, UK

2009-2013 PhD CRUK LRI Clare Hall laboratories, London, UK

2013-2016 Postdoc SLRI Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada

2016-2018 Postdoc Francis Crick Institute, London, UK

2018-present Sir Henry Dale Fellow and Lecturer in Structural Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh

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Research Interests

We are interested in understanding how epigenetic marks are placed, read and interpreted on chromatin. Chromatin becomes decorated with post-translational modifications to control the myriad of DNA-related processes in the cell. We create modified chromatin using chemical biology and biochemical methods. We then use our defined modified chromatin to study individual nucleosome-chromatin protein complexes using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM),  Biochemical, Biophysical and Cell Biology approaches to investigate histone marks and DNA methylation.

 

  1. How is DNA Methylation guided by chromatin?

  2. How do post-translational modifications foster DNA repair?

  3. What is the structure of chromatin in diverse eukaryotes?

Positions available

If you are interested in joining our group please contact Marcus with a CV to discuss potential opportunities.

A number of fully funded PhD studentships are available for both UK/EU and worldwide students. Please get in touch if you are interested.

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