Bayly Wheeler

Dr. Bayly Wheeler is an Associate Professor of Biology in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Rhodes University. His research focuses on heterochromatin dynamics, chromosome segregation, and epigenetic regulation using fission yeast and C. elegans models.

• B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
• Ph.D. in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University (Durham, NC)

Research interests include:

• Elucidating mechanisms of heterochromatin establishment and propagation
• Investigating variability in chromatin landscape among genetically identical cells
• Studying chromosome-wide gene regulation during sex-chromosome evolution

Key publication trends reveal expertise in:

• Epigenetic modifications (histone demethylation, dosage compensation)
• Chromatin remodeling complexes (condensin-driven topology)
• Small RNA pathways in transposon control
• Comparative genomics of heterochromatic domains