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Advancing neurodegenerative disease research one histone modification at a time.

Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable illnesses that are linked to the death of nerve cells. We study the changes in gene organization that occur in neurodegenerative disease. Genes spool around proteins called histones, which have tails that contain modifications that regulate access to genetic information. Because these modifications can be targeted with pharmaceuticals, our research opens avenues for new treatments.

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