Sayyed Kaleem Zaidi
Department of Biochemistry
University of Vermont
United States of America
Biography
I received my PhD training at the UMass Medical School, Worcester MA as an exchange graduate student from University of Punjab, Lahore Pakistan. After receiving my PhD in 2003, I continued as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Cell Biology at UMass Medical School. I am a cancer cell biologist by training; interested in understanding how epigenetic mechanisms involving non-coding RNA molecules influence gene expression, and how compromised epigenetic regulation can lead to cancer. I have broad knowledge and understanding of epigenetic mechanisms involving non-coding RNA molecules and how they function to effect gene expression at the appropriate time and place in cells.
Research Interest
interested in understanding how epigenetic mechanisms involving non-coding RNA molecules influence gene expression, and how compromised epigenetic regulation can lead to cancer. I have broad knowledge and understanding of epigenetic mechanisms involving non-coding RNA molecules and how they function to effect gene expression at the appropriate time and place in cells. I have hands-on expertise and experience in a wide range of cell biological, biochemical and molecular biology approaches that will be invaluable to the research program.
Publications
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Stein G, Van Wijnen AJ, Imbalzano AN, Montecino M, Zaidi SK, Lian JB, Nickerson JA, Stein JL. Architectural genetic and epigenetic control of regulatory networks: compartmentalizing machinery for transcription and chromatin remodeling in nuclear microenvironments. Critical Reviewsâ„¢ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2010;20(2).
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Haq R, Zaidi SK, Shakoori AR. Cadmium resistant Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella sp. isolated from industrial effluents and their possible role in cadmium detoxification. World Journal of Microbiology and biotechnology. 1999 Apr 1;15(2):283-90.
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Lian JB, Javed A, Zaidi SK, Lengner C, Montecino M, Van Wijnen AJ, Stein JL, Stein G. Regulatory controls for osteoblast growth and differentiation: role of Runx/Cbfa/AML factors. Critical Reviewsâ„¢ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. 2004;14(1&2).
