Paul Hurd

Biography

 Dr Hurd is a Principal Investigator at Queen Mary University, London, and has long-standing interests in the mechanistic aspects of epigenetic systems. During his Ph.D. studies with Professor David Hornby at the University of Sheffield, he characterized the mechanism of inhibition of DNA methyltransferases by a novel nucleotide analogue. He then transferred to the University of Cambridge, to work with Professor Tony Kouzarides, where it became increasingly evident that the post-translational modification of histones plays a central role in establishing, regulating and orchestrating DNA based processes. The sheer variety and complexity of histone modifications, in addition to their dynamic nature, persuaded him to begin characterising novel histone modifications. Subsequently, Paul began to apply the next-generation DNA sequencing to analyze various epigenomes.

Research Interest

  Epigenetics