Steven Russell

Biography

 Steve Russell is a Professor of Genome Biology at the University of Cambridge and currently Director of the Cambridge Systems Biology Centre. After graduate studies at the University of Glasgow (1995-99) with Prof Kim Kaiser where he carried out genomic screens for sex specific genes in Drosophila, he moved to Cambridge to join Prof Michael Ashburner's group, working on aspects of hormonal control of gene expression. Since his appointment as a University Lecturer in the Department of Genetics in 2003 he has focused on the control of gene expression, particularly in the testis and nervous system, the function of Sox and Hox transcription factors, and genome-wide aspects of chromatin structure. He has made major contributions to the development of functional genomics and genetic tools for the Drosophila community including establishing the International Drosophila Array Consortium and the leading the DrosDel chromosome deletion project. In 2000 he establish a core genomics facility for UK fly researchers, FlyChIP, and has pioneered the use of microarray technology for mapping transcription factor binding and gene expression profiling.

Research Interest

 Genomics and Genetic Tools