: apfenning [at] cmu.edu : +1 412-268-5518
Neurogenomics LaboratoryNeurogenomics Laboratory Neurogenomics LaboratoryNeurogenomics Laboratory
  • Home
  • Personnel
  • Projects
    • Addiction
    • Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Language and Vocal Learning
  • Publications
  • News / Blog
  • Contact

Science News – “Massive project maps DNA tags that define each cell’s identity”

February 18, 2015 - 7:00 am
Alzheimer's Disease, Epigenome Roadmap

“‘By studying the epigenomes of cells, we come to learn about how they became what they are,’ says Christopher Glass, a genomics scientist at UC San Diego who was not involved in the work. And unlike a person’s genome sequence, the epigenome can readily change in response to diet, disease, and environment factors, allowing cells—and therefore the body—to adjust to new conditions.” View more …

News

  • Daniel Schaffer Selected for Early Initiation to Phi Beta Kappa Society October 24, 2022
  • Junior Studies Genetics and Sleep In Dream Research Project October 6, 2022
  • Pittsburgh Project Paves Way for Revolutionizing Treatment of Fatal Brain Diseases September 22, 2022

Pfenning Laboratory, 5000 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh PA 15213

© 2022 Pfenning Lab, Carnegie Mellon University | All rights reserved