Molecular Biology Program

The Iestyn Whitehouse Lab

Research

Iestyn Whitehouse, PhD

Director of the Center for Epigenetics Research (CER)

The Whitehouse lab is broadly interested in understanding how chromatin functions in the regulation of cellular processes such as DNA replication, gene transcription and epigenetics. We focus on understanding basic mechanisms and use a combination of biochemical, molecular biological and genomics approaches. We like to develop new technology and are particularly interested in the development and application of single molecule technologies such as Nanopore sequencing and single molecule indexing strategies.

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At Work: Molecular Biologist Iestyn Whitehouse

Iestyn Whitehouse translated an early interest in woodworking into a career as a molecular biologist focused on the human genome's building blocks.

Recipients of the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Young Investigators Fund, pictured with Mr. Gerstner. (From left) Iestyn Whitehouse, Hans-Guido Wendel, Mr. Gerstner, Stephen Long, and Timothy Chan.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Names First Gerstner Fund Recipients

Memorial Sloan Kettering has announced the creation of the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Young Investigators Fund and has named the fund's first four recipients.

Publications Highlights

Balancing act of a leading strand DNA polymerase-specific domain and its exonuclease domain promotes genome-wide sister replication fork symmetry. Meng X, Claussin C, Regan-Mochrie G, Whitehouse I, Zhao X.Genes Dev. 2023 Jan 26. doi: 10.1101/gad.350054.122.PMID: 36702483

Single-molecule mapping of replisome progression. Claussin C, Vazquez J, Whitehouse I.Mol Cell. 2022 Apr 7;82(7):1372-1382.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.02.010. Epub 2022 Mar 2.PMID: 35240057

DNA replication through a chromatin environment. Bellush JM, Whitehouse I.Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017 Oct 5;372(1731):20160287. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0287.PMID: 28847824

DNA-mediated association of two histone-bound complexes of yeast Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 (CAF-1) drives tetrasome assembly in the wake of DNAreplication. Mattiroli F, Gu Y, Yadav T, Balsbaugh JL, Harris MR, Findlay ES, Liu Y, Radebaugh CA, Stargell LA, Ahn NG, Whitehouse I, Luger K.Elife. 2017 Mar 18;6:e22799. doi: 10.7554/eLife.22799.PMID: 28315523

Spatiotemporal coupling and decoupling of gene transcription with DNAreplication origins during embryogenesis in C. elegans. Pourkarimi E, Bellush JM, Whitehouse I.Elife. 2016 Dec 23;5:e21728. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21728.PMID: 28009254

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People

Iestyn Whitehouse, PhD

Director of the Center for Epigenetics Research (CER)

Molecular biologist Iestyn Whitehouse investigates chromatin structure and the function of ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling enzymes.
PhD, The University of Dundee

whitehoi@mskcc.org: Email Address
212-639-8398: Office Phone

Members

Jennifer A Yavid

Graduate Student

Axel Delamarre

Sr. Research Scientist

Rebecca MacLean

SKI Administrative Assistant II

Raphaël Mangione

Research Scholar

Maurane Reveil

Research Scholar

Lisbelle Adorno

Administrative Assistant

Clémence Claussin

Sr. Research Scientist

Jieqing (Jenny) Jiang

Graduate Student

Nickolas Almodovar

Graduate Student

Sean McGuffee

Postdoctoral Fellow

Nicolas Nocetti

Graduate Student

Duncan Smith

Postdoctoral Fellow

Tejas Yadav

Graduate Student

James Bellush

Graduate Student

Benton Bailey

Research Technician

Jessica Fyodorova

Research Technician

Ehsan Pourkarimi

Postdoctoral Fellow

Tiffany Willis

Research Technician

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whitehoi@mskcc.org

Lab Head Email
212-639-8398

Office Phone

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