• Regulation of gene expression during development of Drosophila
• Transcription, chromatin structure, and mechanisms of developmental chromatin structure remodeling

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Molecular biology and genetics

• epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic gene expression
• structural and functional domains of the genome
• chromatin boundary elements
• gene silencing

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• Macromolecular assembly
• RNA-protein recognition
• Dynamics of RNA folding

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Molecular biology and evolution

• integration of retrotransposable elements
• origin and evolution of mobile elements
• regulation of rRNA genes

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Cell and molecular biology

• nuclear differentiation in Tetrahymena
• chromatin structure and composition
• organization, expression, and evolution of histone genes and tubulin genes
• molecular and genetic analysis of cilia biogenesis
• role of RNAi in chromatin function

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Development, cell biology and genetics

• Signal transduction networks governing development, stress responses, metabolism and aging of Drosophila

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Functional genomics

• Using mouse models to understand the molecular basis of embryonic development and birth defects

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• The evolution of developmental mechanisms
• Early patterning in molluscs and related groups
• Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions
• Evolution of novel phenotypes

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Cell biology

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• Molecular mechanisms of gene expression
• Protein-nucleic acid interactions
• Transcription termination and mRNA 3' end formation in Escherichia coli and yeast

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• Neural cell fate specification
• Sex differences in neural circuit function
• Sexual dimorphism in developmental patterning

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Molecular biology and genetics

• Mutagenesis and repair of the mitochondrial genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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• Regulation of microtubule motors
• Transport and positioning of organelles and nuclei
• Biology of lipid droplets
• Protein sequestration

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