Visiting Professor

Implementation of advanced life science databases

Databases in life sciences serve as crucial information infrastructure. Our ef-forts to enhance their quantity and quality further facilitate advancements in various fields of biological research.

Department of Informatics

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/people/person/ewan-birney/

BIRNEY, Ewan
Visiting Professor
(Deputy Director General of EMBL & Director of EMBL-EBI)

Molecular evolution of mammalian genomes

We employ a combination of molecular and computational approaches,and conduct investigations on molecular evolution of mammalian genomes,focusing on various questions including sex chromosomes and non-canonical DNA structure.

Department of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology

http://www.bx.psu.edu/makova_lab/

MAKOVA, Kateryna
Visiting Professor
(Professor, Pennsylvania State University)

Bacterial cytoskeletons and other molecular machines

We work on prokaryotic cytoskeletons and their roles in morphogenesis,cell division and DNA segregation. We also decipher the molecular mechanisms of SMC complexes such as MukBEF, eukaryotic cohesin and condensin.

Department of Gene Function and Phenomics

https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/groups/jyl

LÖWE, Jan
Visiting Professor
(Director, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge)

Chromatin dynamics and evolution

We combine biochemical, molecular and phylogenetic approaches to study the role of histone variants and their dynamics in shaping functional chromatin domains.

Department of Gene Function and Phenomics

https://www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/research/research-groups/frederic-berger

BERGER, Frederic
Visiting Professor
(Senior Principal Investigator, Gregor Mendel Institute)

Chromosome organization and function in time and space

We investigate the principles underlying macroscopic chromosome dynamics. We study spatial patterning in mitotic and meiotic chromosomes,emphasizing roles of mechanical forces; pairing of meiotic homologous chromosomes; and cyclic global nucleoid fluctuations in E. coli.

Department of Chromosome Science

https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/kleckner_lab

KLECKNER, Nancy
Visiting Professor
(Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Biology, Harvard University)