Beverly S. Chilton

Beverly S. Chilton is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. With a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, her research focuses on the role of helicase-like transcription factors (HLTF/Hltf) in reproduction and colon cancer.

• Education: Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Her work explores:

• Mechanistic roles of Hltf in extracellular matrix regulation and tumor suppression
• Transcriptional networks in placental development and fetal pancreas function
• Jak/RUSH signaling pathways as alternatives to canonical Jak/STAT mechanisms

Recent publications highlight Hltf's functions in:

• Collagen biogenesis and cardiac development
• G2/M cell cycle transition regulation
• Progesterone-prolactin synergistic effects on gene expression

Her laboratory employs techniques including:

• Cyclic amplification and selection of targets (CASTing)
• Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
• Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA)