Thomas P Zwaka | Mount Sinai

About Me

Dr. Zwaka’s research focuses on fundamental questions surrounding stem cell biology, including how to reverse the process of differentiation and “re-program” any given cell type into a pluripotent stem cell. Zwaka Lab website: https://www.zwakalab.org/

Language

English

Position

PROFESSOR | Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology

Research Topics

Apoptosis/Cell Death, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Embryology, Epigenetics, Gene Regulation, Gene Therapy, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation and Repression

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS]

Education

MD PhD, University of Ulm

Postdoctoral, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Research

This project seeks to clarify the molecular function Ronin, a member of the THAP (Thanatos-associated domain-containing apoptosis-associated proteins) gene family, and its biochemical role in specific cell types as they change fates. We propose that Ronin (and other THAPs) mediate promoter-promoter interactions to regulate gene transcription in a cell type-specific manner.