Steven Jacobsen
Professor
research
Adapt Pharma
Ireland
Biography
Dr. Jacobsen is a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at the University of Califorina, Los Angeles. He conducts his work primarily on epigenetics research focuses including cell memory, or the process by which dividing cells inherit states of gene activity. Dr. Jacobsen’s research targets those epigenetic modifications of chromatin including cytosine DNA methylation and histone modifications, much of which stems from the discovery of a series of hypermethylated epigenetic alleles (SUPERMAN) in Arabidopsis thaliana. Dr. Jacobsen is an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on DNA methylation with a proven publication record in many top-tier journals.
Research Interest
molecular biology
