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McKay_Lab

@DMcKay_Lab

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 Chapel Hill, NC
mckaylab.web.unc.edu/
Joined January 2019
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Super excited to share our new manuscript examining the role of heterochromatin components in 3D genome organization, now online @MolecularCell.
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Although there is a clear increase in Hi-C contact frequency between pericentromeric heterochromatin and euchromatin, much of the separation persists in HP1 or H3K9 mutants!
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This was a fantastic collaborative project with @JdowenL and @DuronioLab. So proud of first author @stutzman_alexis! Read the paper here: nam12.safelinks.protection.o…
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Excited to announce our new paper has been accepted and is now available @GeneticsGSA. I really want to acknowledge the efforts of first author @MattNiederhuber in seeing this project through to the end. Congratulations Matt! doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iya…
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Hey Fly Folks! The abstract deadline for #Dros24 is coming soon! Be sure to submit your abstract for a talk or poster by November 9. The Fly Meeting is being held in conjunction with The Allied Genetics Conference #TAGC24 in Washington DC March 6-10, 2024. Hope to see you there!
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Attention fly folk! November 1 is the last day to nominate for the Larry Sandler Award. This year’s winner will present the Larry Sandler Memorial lecture at #Dros24 happening at #TAGC24 More information at: genetics-gsa.org/tagc-2024/c…
Community-Specific Awards - TAGC24

Community-Specific Awards - TAGC24

BRINGING GENETICS TOGETHER

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Super proud to say congratulations to Dr. Matt Niederhuber! He just defended his PhD dissertation with a spectacular talk full of gorgeous images. Well done, Matt! Cheers!!
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Huge shout out to @pinonangela1 a @TAMU_Biology student who just completed a summer undergraduate research experience in my lab thru @unc_sure_summer. I have every expectation that we will be hearing more from Angela in the future. She’s a terrific scientist! We’ll miss you!!
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Our paper all about the SWI/SNF complex and developmental enhancer regulation is up on bioRxiv! @DMcKay_Lab The SWI/SNF nucleosome remodeler constrains enhancer activity during Drosophila wing development biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
The SWI/SNF nucleosome remodeler constrains enhancer activity during Drosophila wing development

The SWI/SNF nucleosome remodeler constrains enhancer activity during Drosophila wing development

Chromatin remodeling is central to the dynamic changes in gene expression that drive cell fate determination. During development, the sets of enhancers that are accessible for use change globally as...

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Super proud to share that Oscar Arroyo, a @UNC_GMB PhD student in my lab has been awarded a prestigious HHMI Gilliam fellowship. We are both looking forward to working with #GilliamFellows program to promote inclusive graduate training. Congratulations, Oscar!!
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We are super excited for next week's seminar (June 21st 9AM PDT) featuring @stutzman_alexis and Richard Adeyemi. Registeration link: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Very excited to share the work of @UNC_GMB graduate student @gene_marie_3 in her first, first-author paper now available in @GeneticsGSA. Fun collaboration with @DuronioLab! academic.oup.com/genetics/ad…
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Great to see an old friend’s face @themwg during @UNC_Biology seminar today with @SeanBiolCarroll. Remembering the good old days in @richmann10 lab!
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Congratulations @gene_marie_3 for getting her predoctoral fellowship funded by @NIHAging with @DuronioLab. You earned this one!!
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Our last student research talks of the 2020-21 year (and hopefully our last time on Zoom). Since this was a reverse alphabetical year it was up to Cyril Anyetei-Anum @CyrilAnum from @DMcKay_Lab to send us off in style.
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Can’t wait to read this @estella_carlos Fond memories of our time in the @richmann10 lab!
Carlos Estella (@estella_carlos) profile pictureCarlos Estella@estella_carlos18 Aug 2020
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Thanks Richard!!!
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#BlackInGeneticsWeek has started! Make sure you're following and participating! #BlackInGenetics
BlackInGenetics (@BlackInGenetics) profile pictureBlackInGenetics@BlackInGenetics17 Aug 2020
BIG Expectations for #BlackInGeneticsWeek
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