Gerd Pfeifer

I am a scientist working on the origins of cancer. We focus on the epigenome and on DNA damage and mutations and how these aberrations contribute to cancer.

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

JD Vance once said "We have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country.”
Stop VANCCE
Stop TRUMP
Stop MUSSK

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

STOP MUSSK !!!

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

Read our latest review on "Methods and applications of genome-wide profiling of DNA damage and rare mutations," published with @SpringerNature in @NatureRevGenet.
https://t.co/buwjdGacNE

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

Now accepted and available as PDF. The work describes a mechanism for altered DNA methylation in cancer:
https://t.co/KFv7BkDC3H

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

Two interesting papers on 5-hydroxymethylcytosine published recently in Nature Genetics:
https://t.co/BkJTiGIGmK
https://t.co/802OowwtdO

[Piroska Szabó Lab @lab_szabo]

This invitation to write a mini review allowed us to set our imagination free about remodeling Z-DNA. https://t.co/O39l5vduy2

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

She won - knocked down the king.

[ACS_Omega @ACS_Omega]

▶️ UVA Radiation, DNA Damage, and Melanoma

👥 Seung-Gi Jin, Francisco Padron, and Gerd P. Pfeifer

https://t.co/r849JV7c7X

@VAInstitute #Review #Genomics #Cancer #UV

[Van Andel Institute (VAI) @VAInstitute]

Today is #WorldCancerResearchDay. At Van Andel Institute, we're working toward a brighter future fueled by discovery and life-changing breakthroughs. Learn more at https://t.co/55t6bCk4an

[DuLuLabs @DuLuLabs]

Proud to be working at @VAInstitute, where we’re taking more steps to truly invest in our postdocs! The STARTING salary for postdocs will now be $70k, plus full benefits including retirement! Our labs are hiring, please contact us if you are interested.

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

Please join our team as a postdoctoral fellow. Salary will be decent (20% higher than advertised here).
https://t.co/7DmTAEiGmj

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

This article is written in honor of Arthur (Art) Riggs, one of the great pioneers in epigenetics and biotechnology.

https://t.co/tOHjw7wYBf

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

wow !
https://t.co/W7cIpFbTDq

[Van Andel Institute (VAI) @VAInstitute]

Take the next steps toward your future with Van Andel Institute Graduate School. Our innovative, problem-based #PhD program in molecular and cellular biology prepares students to be the biomedical research leaders of tomorrow. Apply here: https://t.co/O2DzJix5Pe #gradschool

[Piroska Szabó Lab @lab_szabo]

Two positions open to dig deeper into the story that Z-DNA structure is remodeled in the mammalian germ line.
https://t.co/QOhNsTOqm7
https://t.co/qtcXgsmpQd

[Math Lady Hazel 🇦🇷 @mathladyhazel]

According to this research, there is an interesting connection between eating more chocolate and winning the Nobel Prize. 😲 [https://t.co/B1rh8FQWsd]

[Gerd Pfeifer @gppfeifer]

Here is a diagram of our findings: