معرفی
Serena Sanulli is an Assistant Professor of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine, a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator (2021–2026), and a member of Bio-X, Sarafan ChEM-H, and Stanford Cancer Institute. She obtained her PhD from Pierre and Marie Curie University in 2013 and completed postdoctoral training at UCSF in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
- Education:
- PhD, Life Science Complexity, Curie Institute (2013)
- MS, Biotechnology, University of Bologna (2008)
- BS, Biotechnology, University of Bologna (2006)
Her research focuses on the principles of genome organization, combining Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Cell Biology to study how chromatin dynamics regulate cell identity and developmental processes. She investigates phase separation in chromatin, nucleosome conformational changes, and their implications for genome function in health and disease.
The 2023 Journal of Molecular Biology article synthesizes her expertise in phase separation and biomolecular condensates, while her 2019–2021 work on HP1-mediated heterochromatin reveals mechanisms linking nucleosome plasticity to chromatin compaction. Earlier studies (2013–2015) explored pathogen-induced chromatin modifications and PRC2 complex regulation.
- Awards:
- Searle Scholar (2022)
- McCormick Gabilan Faculty Award (2021)
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator (2021–2026)
- Independent Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award (2015)
At Stanford, she teaches graduate courses in Genetics and Cancer Biology and mentors PhD students in Biophysics, Cancer Biology, and Genetics programs. Her lab includes postdoctoral fellows and graduate students exploring chromatin dynamics, epigenetics, and phase separation mechanisms.
