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Cole Ferguson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at UC San Diego. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Yale University in 2003. Following this, he obtained his MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan in 2013. He trained in Anatomic Neuropathology at Washington University in St. Louis, completing his program in 2017, and went on to specialize in Molecular Neuroscience, finishing in 2020. His research interests focus on the regulation of phase separation and neuronal heterochromatin, having received funding from the NIH for various projects, including a principal investigator role for the period from August 1, 2024, to August 31, 2029. Through his work, he has contributed to the understanding of ubiquitination, neurodevelopmental chromatin regulators, and epigenetic regulation in neuronal development. Ferguson has authored select publications on topics such as heterochromatin and the Polycomb Repressive Complexes. He is active in research discussions and collaborations in his field, indicating a commitment to advancing knowledge in neuroscience and related domains.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).