Gene regulation of tissue regeneration
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We develop and deploy cutting-edge functional genomics and genome engineering tools
​to understand the transcriptional regulatory circuits in tissue regeneration and tumorigenesis.
Welcome to the Diao lab at Duke University
We are part of the Department of Cell Biology and the Regenerative Next Initiative at Duke. As a functional genomics lab, we are interested in the gene regulatory mechanism controlling muscle regeneration in physiological and pathological conditions, including aging, ischemia, muscular dystrophy, and cancer. Using muscle stem cell and rhabdomyosarcoma as our model systems, we work at the intersection of genomics, cell biology, mouse genetics, and computational biology, and employ integrative approaches to further our understanding of the fundamental gene regulation mechanism in biology and diseases.
Contacts
307 Research Drive, 
373 Nanaline Duke Building, Box 3709
​Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC 27710
Email: diaolab@duke.edu
Telephone: 919-684-7090
Fax: 919-684-8090
If you are a Duke CMB, DSCB, and UPGG graduate student and you are interested in gene regulation, chromatin, single-cell genomics, stem cell, regeneration, aging, cancer research, genomic methods development, bioinformatics and computational biology, please contact us to set up a rotation!