Decode Chromatin Interest Group

The NIH Decode Chromatin (Data Exploration & Communication without DistrEss) Interest Group aims to promote information exchange and interaction among NIH scientists who work on various aspects of Chromatin, Epigenetics and Gene Expression. The principal Decode Chromatin activity is a monthly seminar series for intramural postdoctoral and research fellows to present and discuss their work in a low-pressure, friendly environment. Talks cover a range of topics related to chromatin structure, chromosome function and expression of the genome. One of the major goals of this platform is to promote fellow’s visibility with peers working on chromatin at NIH.

We meet on the last Tuesday of every other month at 3 pm in bldg. 50, rm. 1227/1233. At each meeting, two fellows give a 20–25-minutes talk, followed by 5–10 minutes for questions and discussion. After the talks, we invite everyone to join us for a chat with the speakers over some light refreshments. Our seminars are open to everyone interested, including researchers at all career stages.

Committee Members
Luis Colon Cruz, Ph.D., NHGRI
Nadezda Fursova, Ph.D., NCI
Jee Min Kim, Ph.D., NCI
Matthew Manion, Ph.D., NICHD
Sweta Sikder, Ph.D., NCI
Rebecca Stephens, Ph.D., NCI

Share your work with us: We welcome nominations and self-nominations for future DECODE seminar speakers. Register here or e-mail us.

2025 Seminar Presentations

Danyang Wan, "Histone chaperone HIRA regulates insulin sensitivity and obesity-associated lipogenesis by facilitating RNA polymerase II pause release"
Qian Yao, "RNA polymerase elongation and SMC generate genomic supercoiling that modulates transcription"
Ed Zandro M Taroc, "Human Ectodermal Organoids Reveal the Cellular Origin of DiGeorge Syndrome"
Emeric Louis, "Decoding Thyroid Hormone and Dot1L Interplay in Chromatin Regulation During Post-Embryonic Development"
Jee Min Kim, "Direct Observation of Transcription Factor Binding at Target Genes in Living Cells"
Rachel Cosby, "THAP7 is a transposase-derived transcription factor implicated in zebrafish development and human intellectual disability"
Anjani Kumari, "Dynamic organiztion of NRL condensates in rod photoreceptors"
Rosy Sakar, "Investigating the role of non-CG DNA methylation and MeCP2 in neurons"
Bhavya Soni, "Understanding the role of transcription factor clusters during the exit from totipotency"
Hieu Van, "Acute intervention reveals critical roles of BAF, KMT2D, and p300 in de novo MyoD binding on enhancers"
Sharaf Maisha, "Characterizing the DNA binding specificity of "new" mouse KRAB-ZFPs "
Jada Gonzales, "ZCWPW2: A histone methyl reader essential for specifying the location of meiotic recombination"
Shuang Feng, "The interplay between cohesin loader NIPBL and enhancer RNAs in androgen receptor mediated 3D chromatin interactions"
Truman McNeil, "Profiling the epigenome of micronuclei across cancer and senescence"
Abucar Mohamed, "Is cohesin unloading important? Studying the effects of Wapl deficiency on mouse development, behavior, and learning"
Benura Azeroglu, "ssDNA dynamics in ALT-positive cells: origins and therapeutic opportunities"
Le Hoang, "The Effects of Timing and Patterns of Hormone Stimulation on Estrogen Receptors (ERα) Transcription Regulation in vivo"
Emma Price, "CTCFL rewires transcription in cancer cell lines – but what is its role in vivo?"
Zhenyu Zuo, "High-throughput dissection of the locus-specific roles of CTCF in gene regulation"
Annie Gilbert, "Targeting oncogenic lncRNA with small molecules"
Theordore Busby, "Re-establishment of TAD boundary organization during DNA replication"
Martin Stortz, "Optogenetic manipulation of chromatin contacts in living cells"
Pawel Trzaskoma, "From bursts to networks: decoding transcriptional regulation in drug resistance"

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