Epigenetic Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Paolo Sassone-Corsi Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology
University of California, Irvine

Dr. Sassone-Corsi is a Distinguished Professor and the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, Irvine. Prior to this, he was Directeur de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Strasbourg, France. His honors include the EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Gold Medal, the Prix Charles-Léopold Mayer de l’Académie des Sciences, Paris, and the Edwin B. Astwood Award of The Endocrine Society. He is also an ISI Highly Cited recipient. His research focuses on the mechanisms of gene expression, including chromatin remodeling, circadian rhythms and germ cells.

Talk Title: “Epigenetics and Metabolism: the Clock Connection”