MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Andreas Mayer, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Host: Dr. Jelena Erceg
"Illuminating transcription and RNA processing regulation through functional multi-omics"
Summary: Gene transcription by RNA polymerase II is strictly regulated and tightly coordinated with co-transcriptional RNA processing, and a misregulation has been implicated in a range of human diseases. In my talk, I will introduce our multi-omics approach and how it can be used to gain new insights into the molecular mechanisms of transcription and RNA processing regulation. A particular focus will be on the role of BET bromodomain proteins.
Dr. Andreas Mayer received his PhD (summa cum laude) in Biochemistry in 2012 from the Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, working in the laboratory of Dr. Patrick Cramer. After his PhD, Dr. Mayer joined Dr. L. Stirling Churchman’s lab at the Harvard Medical School in Boston as a postdoctoral fellow supported by EMBO and Human Frontier Science Program Long-term Fellowships. Since 2017, Dr. Mayer is leading his own independent research group at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin. The group develops and applies genome-wide approaches and advanced computational tools to study the fundamental principles that underlie transcription and RNA processing regulation in mammalian cells, and how a dysregulation contributes to disease development.
To learn more about Dr Mayer: view publication: https://mcb.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2341/2022/03/Arnold_Bressin_2021.pdf
Mayer lab website: http://www.molgen.mpg.de/mayer-lab
Seminar Link: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/uconnmcb