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Cedric Feschotte is the Barbara McClintock Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University, where he leads a research group focused on mobile genetic elements and transposons in vertebrates, including humans. With over 20 years of experience in the field, his lab employs an integrative approach that combines functional and computational genomics, biochemistry, and genetics with model systems like zebrafish and cell cultures. The overarching goal of his research is to characterize the impact of these elements on the evolution and physiology of host species, particularly in relation to disease states. His work encompasses the study of both protein-coding and noncoding regulatory sequences which have been repurposed to facilitate fundamental biological processes such as innate immunity and development. Feschotte has a long-standing interest in deciphering the forces and mechanisms that drive the propagation of mobile elements across species and their long-term consequences on genome architecture and complexity.
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