MRC Genome Damage and Stability Centre

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Miss Sarah Phelps

Post:Phd Student (Genome Damage and Stability)
Other posts:Associate Tutor (Life Sciences)
Location:Genome Centre G4.14 Biochem P/G P/H
Email:S.Phelps@sussex.ac.uk
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Role

I’m a second year D.Phil student working in the lab of Dr. Jessica Downs in the Genome Damage and Stability Centre (GDSC). The focus of my research is the Ino80 chromatin remodelling complex and its roles in DNA replication and repair, which help to prevent genomic instability.

 

Garcia, V, Phelps, S E, Gray, S and Neale, M J (2011) Bidirectional resection of DNA double-strand breaks by Mre11 and Exo1. Nature, 478 (7369). pp. 241-244. ISSN 0028-0836