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Jason Tanny

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Associate Member & Assistant Professor (Research),聽Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

Jason Tanny
Contact Information
Address: 

McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
3655 Prom. Sir-William-Osler
Room 132
Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6

Email address: 
jason.tanny [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-3608
Department: 
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Area(s): 
Cell and Molecular Biology
Degree(s): 

I received my PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology from Harvard Medical School in 2003, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller University (2003-2007) and at Universit茅 de Montr茅al (2007-2008).

Current research: 

My lab studies gene regulation by covalent histone modifications and the impact of these mechanisms on human disease.聽 We focus on two general questions:聽 (1) How are histone modifications established at active genes?聽 (2) What are their functions in gene expression?聽 We use classical and chemical genetics, genomics, biochemistry, and proteomics approaches in yeast and mammalian model systems to elucidate the molecular functions of histone modifications. Our recent work has uncovered a novel link between ubiquitylation of histone H2B and the conserved transcription elongation factor P-TEFb. Ultimately, we aim to target histone modifications and relevant modifying enzymes to develop novel therapeutic avenues for a variety of diseases.

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