Gene regulation

in the context of Genome Organization

More than 2 meters of DNA are compacted into
a 5-20 micrometer mammalian nucleus

The number of regulatory sequences, namely enhancers, greatly exceeds
the number of genes in eukaryotic genomes

Enhancers can reside tens to hundreds of kbs away from their target gene,
sometimes beyond intervening genes…

   We study the mechanisms that govern differential gene activity   

            in time and space