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Dr. Fung received his Ph.D. from the University of York, UK, supported by a Wellcome Trust fellowship, where he studied bacteriophage DNA packaging using a combination of X-ray crystallography and single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. He subsequently held a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Germany, studying eukaryotic gene transcription through cryo-electron tomography. Dr. Fung is focused on developing technologies in structural cell biology, specifically around understanding the 3-D structure of human chromatin and its impact on gene expression during development. His research encompasses chromatin epigenetic mechanisms and the molecular principles underlying human chromatin organization, including gene activation and repression using structural biological methods. He aims to elucidate the architecture of stem cells, utilizing his background in structural biology to advance therapeutic potentials in developmental biology.
Life Sciences Institute • Ann Arbor
Focused on structural cell biology and understanding molecular mechanisms of gene expression.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) • Germany
Studied eukaryotic gene transcription using cryo-electron tomography.
University of York • UK
Focused on bacteriophage DNA packaging and structural biology.
Admission for Biological Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Human Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Cancer Biology, and Neuroscience is primary handled through the PIBS (Program in Biomedical Sciences) gateway.