The Qadeer Lab
The Qadeer Lab investigates how epigenetic mechanisms shape neural development and how their disruption drives cancer, using stem cell models, chromatin profiling, and neuro-oncology systems to uncover the molecular logic behind cell fate decisions.
Overview
Our lab studies the chromatin-level mechanisms that guide neural stem cells toward their mature fates — and how cancer cells hijack those same mechanisms to survive and proliferate. By combining stem cell biology, genome-wide chromatin profiling, and neuro-oncology models, we aim to uncover the epigenetic logic underlying both normal brain development and its malignant disruption. Our long-term goal is to translate these mechanistic insights into new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for brain tumors.
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