Presented By: Department of Human Genetics
Human Genetics Research Seminar Series
presenting Arneet Saltzman, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Cell & Systems Biology University of Toronto
Monday, May 18, 2026
11:00am - 12:00pm
1020 Kahn Auditorium, BSRB
Arneet Saltzman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell & Systems Biology
University of Toronto
“Seminar Title TBD”
Hosted By: Stephanie Bielas, PhD, Department of Human Genetics
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Most of the cells in an organism share the same genome sequence, yet they are able to carry out many distinct functions. Along with other layers of gene regulation, chromatin modification plays a key role in this cellular specialization. Our research focuses on histone modifications such as lysine methylation, and the proteins that recognize these modifications, which are often referred to as chromatin ‘readers’. Chromatin readers can recruit and act as part of diverse chromatin modifying protein complexes to mediate the silencing of many genes with important functions in cell proliferation and differentiation. We will use a combination of genetic, biochemical and genome-wide sequencing approaches to investigate the striking regulatory complexity of chromatin readers. Our research will contribute to a better understanding of how cells acquire and maintain different fates during development, how chromatin readers contribute to epigenetic inheritance, and how aberrant regulation of histone methylation contributes to the pathogenesis of several human diseases, including cancers.
11:00am - 12:00pm
1020 Kahn Auditorium, BSRB
Arneet Saltzman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell & Systems Biology
University of Toronto
“Seminar Title TBD”
Hosted By: Stephanie Bielas, PhD, Department of Human Genetics
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Most of the cells in an organism share the same genome sequence, yet they are able to carry out many distinct functions. Along with other layers of gene regulation, chromatin modification plays a key role in this cellular specialization. Our research focuses on histone modifications such as lysine methylation, and the proteins that recognize these modifications, which are often referred to as chromatin ‘readers’. Chromatin readers can recruit and act as part of diverse chromatin modifying protein complexes to mediate the silencing of many genes with important functions in cell proliferation and differentiation. We will use a combination of genetic, biochemical and genome-wide sequencing approaches to investigate the striking regulatory complexity of chromatin readers. Our research will contribute to a better understanding of how cells acquire and maintain different fates during development, how chromatin readers contribute to epigenetic inheritance, and how aberrant regulation of histone methylation contributes to the pathogenesis of several human diseases, including cancers.
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