Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group | College of Biological Sciences

Joanna C. Chiu

Associate Professor
Department of Entomology and Nematology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
UC Davis Genome Center

Research Interests: Molecular Genetics of Animal Behavior and Physiology; Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms; Posttranslational modifications of proteins; Insect Genomics and physiology

Storer Hall 6348, Davis CA 95616

Pouya Dini

Assistant Professor
Department of Population Health and Reproduction (PHR)

Research Interests: My research topics include parental gene expression in placenta and the reciprocal paternal and maternal gene interaction in the equine's placental development and its pathologies, effects of assisted reproductive techniques on epigenetic of equine placenta, and host-pathogen interaction during equine placentitis. We use high-throughput sequencing along with classical molecular and cellular biology techniques to explore these topics.

Satoshi H. Namekawa

Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests: Epigenetic gene regulation in the mammalian germline

312 Briggs Hall

Questions of Heredity: Integrative Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Student Marwa Zafarullah Wins Emmy Werner and Stanley Jacobsen Fellowship

Marwa Zafarullah, a Ph.D. student in the Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, investigates the pathology of a rare neurodegenerative disease called Fragile X- Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS). As part of her Ph.D. dissertation research, she’s developing a biomarker for the early diagnosis and progression of the disease.

Human and Animal Health

Ioannis Stergiopoulos

Associate Professor
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Research Interests: Molecular Genetics and Genomics of Plant-Microbe Interactions

Grey Monroe

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Research Interests: Connecting functional genetic diversity with plant traits and the climate components driving their evolution

Grains in the Rain: Study Opens the Door to Flood-Resistant Crops

Of the major food crops, only rice is currently able to survive flooding. Thanks to new research, that could soon change -- good news for a world in which rains are increasing in both frequency and intensity.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Nature Reviews "How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying"

Professor Paul Knoepfler, UC Davis Genome Center, studies the epigenetic and transcriptional control mechanisms that direct stem cell fate and tissue growth. He's also a writer, recently co-authoring the book How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying: A Satirical Look at Cutting-Edge Science with his daughter Julie Knoepfler. Helen Pilcher recently reviewed the book in Nature.

Campus and Community

Changing the Culture around Mental Health for Ph.D. Students

Plant Biology Graduate Group student Leonardo Jo thought his anxiety was normal, an expected part of the graduate school experience. His peers grappled with similar issues: imposter syndrome, researcher pressures and financial insecurity, to name a few. And they all seemed to suffer in silence at the cost of their own mental health.

Campus and Community

Aggie Hero: Marwa Zafarullah

The culture shock hit Marwa Zafarullah right away. The native of Pakistan landed in the United States for the first time just four years ago, knowing little English and not having any family or friends to lean on for support.

Campus and Community