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VIRTUAL SEMINAR with Mia Levine, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, “Intra-genomic conflict and the preservation of genome integrity”

Mia Levine, Ph.D.

Department of Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Hosted by Christopher Ellison | 

12PM, Monday, November 15, 2021
Zoom Meeting Link:https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrc-ihqTIjGNynMGyBXOvSWN74qaao2xJ_
Meeting ID: 986 4197 9928
Passcode: Genetics

“Intra-genomic conflict and the preservation of genome integrity”

Selfish DNA elements infest eukaryotic genomes. These “genome parasites” act akin to viruses, hijacking our cell’s machinery to increase their copy number in the host genome. We seek to uncover the identity, molecular mechanisms, and biological consequences of the ongoing conflict between genome hijackers and genome guardians.

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