Dr. Sebastian Pott

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Biography

Sebastian Pott is an Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago, focusing on the fields of Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology. His research concentrates on achieving a mechanistic and quantitative understanding of gene regulation in individual cells under both normal and disease conditions. To this end, his laboratory develops and applies advanced single-cell and single-molecule genomics technologies, enabling genome-wide measurements of primary tissues and cells. His scholarly interests include Epigenetics, Genomics, Regulation of Gene Expression, and Single-Cell Analyses. Through his multiomic research, he investigates the cellular, transcriptomic, and epigenetic changes specific to intestinal pouches in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, contributing significantly to the understanding of these conditions.

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