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Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith is the Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics at the University of Cambridge, where she leads a research group that consists of both experimental and computational scientists. Her research focuses on epigenetic control of genome function, particularly the mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance and their implications for health and disease. Ferguson-Smith is particularly recognized for her work on genomic imprinting, investigating how genes are expressed depending on their parental origin. Furthermore, her group studies the effects of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors on cellular and developmental processes. In 2017, Anne was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 2021, she received the Buchanan Medal for her pioneering contributions to the field of epigenetics. In 2023, she was honored as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for her research contributions. Ferguson-Smith is committed to the training and professional development of new talent in genomics, and her team’s current work extends to genetics and epigenetic variation, as well as the roles that non-coding RNAs play in neural development.
Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge • Cambridge, ENG, United Kingdom
Leading a research group focused on epigenetic control of genome function.
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