Gregory P. Copenhaver

Gregory P. Copenhaver is the Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Convergent Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he serves as Director of the Institute for Convergent Science and Associate Provost for CoC and EPAP. His research focuses on genome function, particularly meiotic recombination and centromere biology in Arabidopsis thaliana, with implications for genetics, evolution, and biotechnology.

• Affiliation: Department of Biology
• Additional Affiliations: Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, Curriculum in Molecular Biology & Genetics

Research Interests: The lab investigates:

• Genomic regulation of meiotic recombination in higher eukaryotes
• Role of centromere DNA in chromosome segregation
• Applications of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system
• Impact of genome complexity, gene duplication, and heterochromatin organization

Key Contributions: His work bridges fundamental biological principles with practical applications in human disease genetics and agricultural bioengineering, leveraging the small, sequenced genome of Arabidopsis for genetic and biochemical studies.

Contact: Office located at 4161 Genome Sciences Building.