Dr. Greg Wang

Biography

Greg Wang is a Full Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, and completed postdoctoral training under C. David Allis at Rockefeller University. He has been a full-time faculty member at Duke since 2011. Wang's research interests are centered on the mechanistic understandings of chemical modifications to chromatin, including DNA methylation and histone modifications, and how these factors regulate gene expression and cell fate during development. His laboratory has identified novel proteins that specifically bind to histone lysine methylation, highlighting the crucial role of histone modification regulators in gene regulation, immunity, and cancerous transformation. Wang has received multiple grants and recognitions for his research, including awards from the NIH, American Cancer Society, and the American Society of Hematology.

Research Interests