Research increasingly makes it clear that the genetic information encoded in DNA is only part of what makes an organism.

Epigenetic information is responsible for incredible variation both between cells within an individual, and between individuals in a population. This information also has the possibility of being transmitted from parent to offspring, providing an epigenetic memory across generations.

Our lab explores how epigenetics contribute to heritable phenotypes, adaptation and evolution. We use different insect models to study this in the lab from the level of microscopic molecules all the way to whole organisms and populations.

Our work is generously supported by Wellcome.

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