Anjana Rao

Biography

Anjana is Professor and Head of the Division of Signalling and Gene Expression at the La Jolla Institute and the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in San Diego. She moved her laboratory from Harvard Medical School to San Diego in 2011. Professor Rao’s team was the first to identify the role of the ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of proteins in epigenetic regulation through the conversion of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC). The characterisation of 5hmC and its utility as a biomarker for a range of important diseases is a cornerstone of Cambridge Epigenetix’s activities. Professor Rao has worked on signaling and gene transcription for many years, is a member of numerous advisory panels, and has received several major awards. She is an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Anjana is Professor and Head of the Division of Signalling and Gene Expression at the La Jolla Institute and the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in San Diego. She moved her laboratory from Harvard Medical School to San Diego in 2011. Professor Rao’s team was the first to identify the role of the ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of proteins in epigenetic regulation through the conversion of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC). The characterisation of 5hmC and its utility as a biomarker for a range of important diseases is a cornerstone of Cambridge Epigenetix’s activities. Professor Rao has worked on signaling and gene transcription for many years, is a member of numerous advisory panels, and has received several major awards. She is an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Sciences