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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · 16d

This Friday @ 12pm CT, Prof. Anja Groth of the University of Copenhagen presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Epigenetic Cell Memory - How Cells Copy Their Epigenome", live on Zoom!

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/5t59y8kj

#northwestern #chromatin #genomics #biology #dna #bio

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · 24d

Friday Sept. 26 @ 12pm CT Prof. Anja Groth of the University of Copenhagen presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Epigenetic Cell Memory - How Cells Copy Their Epigenome", live on Zoom!

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/5t59y8kj

#northwestern #chromatin #genomics #biology #dna #bio

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Aug 30

The fascinating August Seminar on Physical Genomics by Travis Craddock, PhD can now be watched on YouTube: "Quantum Spin Dynamics in Biology: Weak Magnetic Field and Isotope Effects from Microtubules to Genome Regulation"

#quantum #biophysics #chromatin #genomics #biology #dna

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Travis Craddock, PhD: Quantum Spin Dynamics in Biology

YouTube video by Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Aug 29

Coming up at 12pm CT today! Travis Craddock gives the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics live on Zoom: "Quantum Spin Dynamics in Biology: Weak Magnetic Field and Isotope Effects from Microtubules to Genome Regulation"

Free registration at: tinyurl.com/3mhyseyr

#quantum #biology #chromatin #dna

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Aug 27

This Friday August 29 @ 12pm CT! Travis Craddock presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics live on Zoom: "Quantum Spin Dynamics in Biology: Weak Magnetic Field and Isotope Effects from Microtubules to Genome Regulation"

Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/3mhyseyr

#chromatin #dna #quantum

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Aug 19

Friday August 29 @ 12pm CT, Travis Craddock presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics live on Zoom: "Quantum Spin Dynamics in Biology: Weak Magnetic Field and Isotope Effects from Microtubules to Genome Regulation"

Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/3mhyseyr

#chromatin #dna #quantum

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 28

The 2025 Physical Genomics Training Program Research Showcase is now on YouTube! Check out 3 short talks by outstanding program participants and learn about the cutting-edge convergent science happening at CPGE.

#cpge #chromatin #biophysics #AI #cancer #nih #genomics

youtu.be/JTCXlXA8D4M?...

2025 Physical Genomics Training Program Research Showcase

YouTube video by Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 25

Coming up at 12pm CT today, the Physical Genomics Training Program Research Showcase live on Zoom! Three of our PhD trainees will discuss their exciting research projects - join us and experience the breakthrough science happening at CPGE!

Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/yj5v8y85

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 23

CPGE in Northwestern News: New strategy doubles chemo effectiveness in treatment-resistant cancer: restoring cellular memory prevents cancer cells’ ability to adapt to evade treatment

#cancer #chemo #chromatin #chemotherapy #northwestern #genomics

news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 22

New CPGE research out today in PNAS: "Leveraging chromatin packing domains to target chemoevasion in vivo"

On the role of chromatin in cellular adaptation to cytotoxic stress, and a framework for enhancing cancer therapies with broad potential across multiple cancers.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Leveraging chromatin packing domains to target chemoevasion in vivo | PNAS

Cancer cells exhibit a remarkable resilience to cytotoxic stress, often adapting through transcriptional changes linked to alterations in chromatin...

www.pnas.org

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 22

The Physical Genomics Training Program Research Showcase is going live on Zoom this Friday, July 25 at 12pm CT. Three of our PhD trainees will discuss their exciting research projects - join us and experience the breakthrough science happening at CPGE!

Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/yj5v8y85

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 16

Join us live on Zoom Friday, July 25 at 12pm CT for the Physical Genomics Training Program Research Showcase! Three of our PhD trainees will discuss their research projects and the exciting convergent science happening at CPGE

Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/yj5v8y85

#chromatin #genomics

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 14

Collaborative research between CPGE and the Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern published in Nature Communications: "Microtopography-induced changes in cell nucleus morphology enhance bone regeneration by modulating the cellular secretome"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Microtopography-induced changes in cell nucleus morphology enhance bone regeneration by modulating the cellular secretome - Nature Communications

Nuclear morphology plays a critical role in regulating gene expression and cell function. Here, Wang et al. report that topography-induced nuclear deformation enhances the secretome of hMSCs, promotin...

www.nature.com

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 10

New CPGE research published in ACS Photonics: "Multiplexed Chromatin Analysis Using Optical Spectroscopic Statistical Nanosensing", highlighting the capacity of PWS microscopy to sense chromatin ultrastructure

#chromatin #imaging #northwestern #genomics #photonics

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Multiplexed Chromatin Analysis Using Optical Spectroscopic Statistical Nanosensing

In single cells, chromatin packs into organized structures to perform biological functions, such as RNA transcription regulation. Characterizing such structural behaviors, including packing density an...

pubs.acs.org

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jul 2

Prof. Dawn Chen's lecture for the June Seminar on Physical Genomics, "Computational Enhanced Multicontrast Imaging of Organoids and In Vivo Mouse Brain", can now be viewed at CPGE's YouTube channel:

youtu.be/BqhpxuoQevw

#microscopy #biology #AI #northwestern #biophotonics #cpge

Xi (Dawn) Chen - Computational Enhanced Multicontrast Imaging of Organoids and In Vivo Mouse Brain

YouTube video by Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jun 27

CPGE's research has been featured by the National Science Foundation's "Science Matters" series - give it a read!

#genomics #cpge #dna #biophysics #chromatin #microscopy

www.nsf.gov/science-matt...

From structure to function: Unpacking how genome organization shapes cell behavior

www.nsf.gov

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jun 27

Today at 12 noon CT, Dawn Chen, PhD presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: Computational Enhanced Multicontrast Imaging of Organoids and In Vivo Mouse Brain

Live on Zoom, register at tinyurl.com/mr2smffd

#imaging #northwestern #biology #AI #microscopy

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jun 26

Tomorrow! June 27 @ 12pm CT, Xi (Dawn) Chen presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: Computational Enhanced Multicontrast Imaging of Organoids and In Vivo Mouse Brain

Live on Zoom, register at tinyurl.com/mr2smffd

#imaging #northwestern #biology #AI #microscopy #biophotonics #research

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jun 23

This Friday June 27 @ 12pm CT, Xi (Dawn) Chen presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: Computational Enhanced Multicontrast Imaging of Organoids and In Vivo Mouse Brain

Live on Zoom, register at tinyurl.com/mr2smffd

#photonics #imaging #cpge #northwestern #biology #AI #microscopy

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · Jun 17

Friday June 27 @ 12pm CT, Xi (Dawn) Chen presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: Computational Enhanced Multicontrast Imaging of Organoids and In Vivo Mouse Brain

Live on Zoom, register at tinyurl.com/mr2smffd

#photonics #imaging #cpge #northwestern #biology #research #AI #microscopy

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · May 30

Prof. Kristy Stengel's talk for the May Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics, "Rapid Transcription Factor Degradation Reveals Mechanisms of Gene Regulation", can now be viewed on the CPGE YouTube channel.

#chromatin #transcription #genomics #biophysics #biology #northwestern

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Kristy Stengel - Rapid Transcription Factor Degradation Reveals Mechanisms of Gene Regulation

YouTube video by Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering

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Luay Almassalha @almassalha.bsky.social · May 30

Excited to share our latest preprint on #chromatin #epigenetics. We present a hypothesis that the nanoscale packing of the human genome has positional encoding. This needs some context on the implications.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Geometrically encoded positioning of introns, intergenic segments, and exons in the human genome

Human tissues require a mechanism to generate durable, yet modifiable, transcriptional memories to sustain cell function across a lifetime. Previously, we demonstrated that nanoscale packing domains c...

www.biorxiv.org

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · May 30

Today @ 12pm CT, Prof. Kristy Stengel of Albert Einstein College of Medicine presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Rapid Transcription Factor Degradation Reveals Mechanisms of Gene Regulation", live on Zoom. Join us!

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/2m9jayet

@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · May 29

Tomorrow! Join us on Zoom @ 12pm CT for the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics, featuring Prof. Kristy Stengel of Albert Einstein College of Medicine: "Rapid Transcription Factor Degradation Reveals Mechanisms of Gene Regulation"

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/2m9jayet

#chromatin #cpge

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · May 13

Join us on Zoom Friday May 30 @ 12pm CT for the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics, featuring Prof. Kristy Stengel of Albert Einstein College of Medicine: "Rapid Transcription Factor Degradation Reveals Mechanisms of Gene Regulation"

Registration is free at tinyurl.com/2m9jayet

#chromatin #dna

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