
EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE OF CHROMATIN STATES
Our main research objective is to elucidate how chromatin states are epigenetically inherited from one generation to the next, with a focus on the roles of histone variants. We are particularly interested in the organization and maintenance of centromeric chromatin containing the histone variant CENP-A, and in the functions of the histone variant H3.3 in differentiation, development and disease. We use the nematode C. elegans as a main model system.
Florian STEINER, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Geneva
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Sc3 3021B
30, quai Ernest-Ansermet
CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 379 36 85
Fax: +41 22 379 68 68
E-mail: florian.steiner@
unige.ch
Secretary
Veronica PINNA RODRIGUEZTel: +41 22 379 61 94
E-mail: Veronica.Pinna
@
unige.ch