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Masako Suzuki is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at Texas A&M University, affiliated with the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. She is a member of Texas A&M AgriLife Research and leads the Suzuki Lab (website: suzukilab.org). Her work focuses on epigenetic mechanisms in developmental biology, nutrition, and disease, with a strong emphasis on DNA methylation dynamics, gene regulation, and cellular differentiation.
Research interests include:
- Epigenetic impacts of vitamins (A/D) on developmental pathways
- Cancer epigenetics and tumor progression
- Kidney development and fibrosis
- Sex-specific neuroepigenetic responses to stress
- Genetic/epigenetic interactions in health disparities
Recent work highlights novel findings in:
- Long-term epigenetic effects of prenatal vitamin deficiency
- Smoking-induced methylome changes in lung progenitor cells
- Role of MLL3 tumor suppressor in breast cancer
- Liver cell composition alterations from vitamin A deficiency
Her research employs integrative approaches combining:
- Epigenomic profiling (DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility)
- Single-cell sequencing technologies
- Animal models for developmental studies
- Clinical samples from patient cohorts
Current projects investigate:
- Mechanisms of epigenetic reprogramming in stem cells
- Epigenetic biomarkers for kidney diseases
- Intergenerational effects of maternal nutrition
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