Dr. Vijyendra Ramesh (or VJ)

Research Fellow

Exploring the intricate world of gene regulation, oxygen sensing and kidney cancer at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Medical School .

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Areas of Focus

Research Interests

I

How do normal kidney cells transform into hypoxia inducible factor 2α (HIF2α)-dependent clear cell kidney cancers?

II

How does HIF regulate the expression of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in cancer?

III

How do chromatin modifications interact with each other and effector proteins to produce changes in gene expression?

IV

How do non-coding regulatory elements play a role in the chromatin regulation of gene expression?

V

How does a cell's environment act to regulate gene expression? What dictates the longevity of these interactions?