Erin Schwartz

Erin Schwartz is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biology at Santa Clara University. Her research investigates genome integrity mechanisms, with emphases on:

• Epigenetic regulation of carcinogen susceptibility
• DNA repair pathway coordination in cancer development
• Chromatin remodeling impacts on metabolic stability

Publications utilize yeast and human models to map genomic vulnerability landscapes, particularly addressing UV-induced mutagenesis in melanoma and retinoblastoma protein functions. Laboratory instruction emphasizes molecular genetics techniques and bioinformatics applications.