Epigenetic regulation of agronomic traits

In our lab, we work with the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and related Brassica crops species such as Brassica rapa (turnip, Chinese cabbage) and Brassica napus (oilseed rape). We are studying the impact of epigenetic mechanisms on plant development, genome organization and fundamental cell processes like transcription using molecular genetics, biochemical analyses and state-of-the-art epigenomics approaches.