Green Careers Panel Discussion
Physics Colloquium: Action at a Distance in Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
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Physics Colloquium
Prof. Anirvan Sengupta, Rutgers University
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Apr 16, 2008 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM |
| Where | MR418N |
| Contact Name | Alexander Punnoose |
| Contact Phone | 212-650-5586 |
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Abstract:
In this colloquium, we discuss how higher organisms use collective
phenomena to influence gene expression over large distances along the
genome. We start with a brief review of how gene expression is controlled in
simpler organisms and contrast some of the mechanisms in higher organisms.
Having introduced some of the outstanding problems in the field, we discuss
examples where non-trivial physical or chemical processes are at play in
determining how non-local regulatory effects in chromosomes are controlled.
phenomena to influence gene expression over large distances along the
genome. We start with a brief review of how gene expression is controlled in
simpler organisms and contrast some of the mechanisms in higher organisms.
Having introduced some of the outstanding problems in the field, we discuss
examples where non-trivial physical or chemical processes are at play in
determining how non-local regulatory effects in chromosomes are controlled.
