
Our publications
Our laboratory goals
Single‑cell genomics
Applying tissue-specific and single-cell ATAC‑seq, CRISPR/Cas9 & optogenetics to dissect regulatory dynamics in developing embryos.
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Genome regulation
Exploring how enhancers and transcription factors orchestrate spatiotemporal gene expression during embryogenesis.
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3D chromatin topology
Investigating enhancer-promoter loops and the role of TADs in gene regulation using imaging, genomics & genetics.
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Genetic variation & robustness
Leveraging natural sequence diversity in Drosophilids to reveal how genetic variation impacts enhancer function and developmental canalization.
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Katharina Bender
Research scientist
Valeria Taliani
Ph.D. Student
Emmanouil Stergioudis
Ph.D. Student
Karol Nowosad
Postdoctoral Fellow
Rebecca Rodriguez Viales
GB Unit Lab Manager / Research scientist
Blanca Pijuan-Sala
Postdoctoral Fellow