Robin Allshire - Edinburgh Research Explorer

Edinburgh Research Explorer

Prof Robin Allshire

Professor of Chromosome Biology

School of Biological Sciences

Education/Academic qualification

	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh The contruction and analyses of vectors based on Bovine Pailloma Virus
	Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College Dublin

Professional Qualifications

	EMBO Member
	Fellow of the Royal Society (London), FRS
	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE

Research outputs

TEX15 is an essential executor of MIWI2-directed transposon DNA methylation and silencing
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
SPOCD1 is an essential executor of piRNA-directed 1 de novo DNA methylation
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Hap2–Ino80-facilitated transcription promotes de novo establishment of CENP-A chromatin
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Research projects

Epigenetic inheritance: establishment and transmission of specialised chromatin domains
Project: Research
Wellcome Trust Four-Year PhD Studentship with the Cell Biology Programme (Maximillian Fitz-James)
Project: Research
How centromeres are specified: the interplay between hetrochromatin, CENP-A chromatin, and kinetochore assembly
Project: Research

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Research press coverage

Alison Pidoux and Robin Allshire (Biological Science) participate in study of genetic triggers of brain tumours
Press/Media: Research
Ground-breaking research by Prof Robin Allshire proves DNA is not the only material to pass genetic traits
Press/Media: Research

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Latest datasets

Fission yeasts CENPA and H3K9me Chip-seq
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