Edward Winter

Edward Winter is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Thomas Jefferson University's College of Life Sciences and serves as Director of the Biochemistry, Structural, & Molecular Biology PhD Program.

He received his PhD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1985.

Dr. Winter's research focuses on molecular mechanisms of meiosis using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism. His laboratory investigates two primary areas: (1) the transcriptional cascade of meiosis involving early, middle, and late gene sets controlled by the Sum1/Ndt80 switch that regulates meiotic commitment and chromosome segregation; and (2) meiosis-specific signaling networks including kinases Ime2 and Smk1 that coordinate meiotic progression with spore formation. This work has critical implications for understanding infertility, birth defects, and spontaneous abortion.

The Winter laboratory employs molecular genetic approaches to dissect regulatory signals controlling meiotic development, with research keywords spanning Biological Sciences, Map Kinase, Microbial Genetics, and Yeast Sporulation.