BMC Trailblazer Lecture: Epigenetic and neuropeptide (re)programming of ant behavior
Throughout her illustrious career, Shelley Berger (University of Pennsylvania) has been a trailblazer for the epigenetic research community. Her work as a postdoctoral fellow and young investigator was fundamental to the emerging concept of chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation, identifying transcriptional co-activators that turned out to be histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complexes. Her fascinating journey has taken her from chromatin-mediated gene regulation, through metabolic signaling and neuroendocrinology, to understanding and reprogramming the cast-specific behavior of ants. Shelley will summarize this journey and present her latest findings.
For the lecture series Trailblazer eminent scientists whose pioneering work opened new research perspectives are invited to the BMC. Trailblazer Lectures are organized in collaboration with partner programs. Co-organized by the Biomedical Center (BMC) and SFB 1064.
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