When:
Thursday, April 28, 2016
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle Seminar Room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Carson Nestler
Group: Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series
Category: Lectures & Meetings
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Series presents:
Shelley L. Berger, PhD
Daniel S. Och University Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Director of the Epigenetics Program
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Histone acetylation is dynamically altered during consolidation of learning and memory. We are studying these regulatory pathways in model systems. In ant, we are reprogramming caste-specific behavior targeting histone acetylation pathways. In mouse, we are investigating the role of acetyl-CoA producing enzymes in directly catalyzing histone acetylation at specific neuronal genes involved in long-term memory.