معرفی
Kathrin Plath, Ph.D., is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her research focuses on epigenetic regulation of cell fate transitions, particularly in stem cell biology, reprogramming, and X-chromosome dynamics.
Education:
- Ph.D., Biochemistry, Humboldt University, Germany (1999)
- Post-doctoral Fellowships: Stem Cell Biology (Whitehead Institute, 2006), Chromatin Biology (UC San Francisco, 2003), Cell Biology (Harvard Medical School, 2000)
Research Interests: Plath investigates mechanisms governing pluripotency, X-chromosome inactivation, and nutrient regulation of stem cell differentiation. Her lab develops single-cell omics technologies like SEC-seq to study transcriptomes and secretomes simultaneously, and explores 3D genome organization's role in gene regulation.
Scientific Awards:
- HHMI Faculty Scholar (2016)
- ISSCR Board of Directors (2011-2017)
- NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (2007)
- Kimmel Foundation Scholar (2007)
- V Foundation Scholar (2007)
Advising & Collaborations: Mentors students like Clara Cano and Sasha Barinsky. Collaborates with Jason Ernst (UCLA), Dino Di Carlo (UCLA), and international researchers on projects involving iPSC reprogramming, X-chromosome dosage compensation, and lung disease modeling.
