Exploring Chromatin Biology through Functional Genomics

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The Kwok Lab opens on 12 January 2026.

Chromatin regulators, including histones, modifying enzymes, transcription factors, and chromatin remodelers, form the fundamental machinery that controls access to the genome. Notably, genes encoding these factors represent one of the most frequently mutated gene classes in cancer. We study how chromatin-associated factors regulate gene expression and how their disruption contributes to cancer. Using functional genomics approaches, our lab seeks to uncover how altered chromatin regulation drives disease.

Learn more about our research here.