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Dr Vijay Tiwari

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Vijay Tiwari

Dr Vijay Tiwari

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Epigenetic Regulation of Differentiation and Disease

We are particularly interested in studying how cell-fates are specified during development and miss-specified in diseases. The research in my lab is aimed at achieving an integrated molecular and systems-level understanding of the mechanisms by which epigenetic machinery and transcription factors contribute to transcriptional reprogramming that defines cell-type identity during development and how this communication is altered in diseases such as cancer. To investigate these questions, we employ a multidisciplinary approach combining cutting-edge epigenetics and genomics together with computational biology tools in sophisticated and defined models of cellular differentiation and carcinogenesis. The key topics of research in my lab are:

  • Transcription Factors and Cell-Fate Specification
  • Epigenomics of Cell-type Identity
  • Signaling to Chromatin Crosstalk
  • Epigenetic Regulation of Neurogenesis
  • Chromatin and Cancer
  • Systems Biology of Gene Regulatory Networks

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;

  • Bioinformatics
  • Epigenetics
  • Genomics
  • Cancer Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Neurobiology

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • 2018- JLM award at European Biotechnology Conference
  • 2016- F1000 Faculty Member of the Year Award for the Developmental Biology Faculty
  • 2015- Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung award for outstanding contributions in biomedical research
  • 2013- Bruno Speck Award for outstanding work in the field of stem cell research
  • 2012- EU Young Investigator's RISE1 Award
  • 2008- Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) (European Commission)
  • 2008- European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) long-term postdoctoral fellowship
  • 2003- PhD fellowship from Zoologiska foundation
  • 2002- Junior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Research students

Name Ms. Aoife Griffin
PhD Title Genomics of neurological disorders
Years of study 2020-
Country UK

Alumni: Where are they now

Name Dr. Sudhir Thakurela
PhD Title Epigenomics of cell-fate decisions
Years of study 2012-2016
Country India
Current Position Postdoctoral fellow at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA
   
Name  Dr. Sandra Schick
PhD Title Gene Regulation by signaling pathways and transcription factors
Years of study 2012-2016
Country Germany
Current Position Postdoctoral fellow at CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Austria
   
Name Dr. Sanjeeb Sahu
PhD Title Epigenetic Regulation of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
Years of study 2014-2018
Country India
Current Position Postdoctoral fellow at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA

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