Projects
MateraLab Projects
Epigenetics (main focus)
Regulation of Gene Expression
- Role of histone PTMs in transcription and RNA processing
- Understanding contribution of histone PTMs to cellular memory
- Developing new tools to study multi-copy gene families
- Supported by NIH grant R35-GM136435 (renewed Jun 2025)
SMN Function (secondary focus)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Biophysical methods to understand SMN oligomerization
- Supported by UNC RIDE award
