Bai Lab PSU
@BaiLab_PSU
Pioneering transcription factors and long-distance chrromosomal interactions @penn_state @PSUScience @BMB_PSU @PhysicsAtPSU (student-run account)
Check out our latest paper in @NatureComms where we develop a methylation-based sequencing assay to capture chromosomal interactions with a viewpoint nature.com/articles/s4146…
Preprint now available: we investigated the binding specificity of pioneer factor FoxA1 by developing a high throughput synthetic approach ChIP-ISO. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
.@KellerCaponePhD's Genomics Research Incubator is an amazing and unique resource in the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation at @huckinstitutes @penn_state. Want to perform regulatory genomics assays? Or are you developing a new sequencing assay? Cheryl is ready to assist.
Established under the leadership of Cheryl Keller, research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, the Genomics Research Incubator is available to aid and enhance research and training at #PennState. buff.ly/47fE9e8 @KellerCaponePhD @huckinstitutes
The entire Bai lab attended @ASBMB Transcriptional Regulation. We were so excited to present posters and to hear Lucy give a talk!

Our meeting on transcriptional regulation is underway! Next up: a session on #chromatin, genome architecture and remodelers. asbmb.org/meetings-event… #RNA #ASBMB
Exciting news! 🎉 @lab_poirier and @rcollepardo have curated an amazing @MGO_BPS program for the 2025 BPS Meeting! Featuring top speakers like @seresanu, @BaiLab_PSU, @McGintyLab, @AnnaPanchenko13, Shoji Takada, and Marcus Woodworth from @Melike_Lak. Don’t miss it! 🚀✨ #BPS2025
We are hiring! The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State @BMB_PSU invites applicants for multiple tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the broad areas of genetics, cell and developmental biology! Check us out! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Acad…
Very proud of this highly collaborative paper with the @mahonylab @RemoRohs and Gordân labs in which we explore how ApiAP2 transcription factors with similar DNA binding specificities define their target genes, a ubiquitous challenge in all cells! academic.oup.com/nar/advance-ar…?
Check out our new Pioneer Factor review! We present both sides of the debate about whether pioneer factors have unique properties among TFs tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Congratulations to the Bai lab's newest PhD Yi Li of @BMB_PSU! Yi's main thesis project was published today!

Bai lab PhD students James (@BMB_PSU) and Cheng (@huckinstitutes MCIBS) graduated yesterday! James has started as a biologist at @theNCI and Cheng is starting as a postdoc with @JefBoeke!


Check out our latest work in @eLife! This work, led by graduate student James (graduating Sunday) uses a range of techniques, including a new methylation-based method to dissect gene cluster in haploid yeast. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…
Excited to share my postdoctoral work is now online @CellCellPress thanks to all the coauthors that contributed to this work!
Now online! Direct observation of a condensate effect on super-enhancer controlled gene bursting dlvr.it/T177rp
Congrats to the Bai lab's newest PhD! James passed his defense on Friday and is off to the NIH as a biologist!


Katsuhiko Murakami, Ph.D., and Gene-Wei Li, Ph.D., are delving into the intricate genetics of cyanobacteria, a diverse group of microorganisms that play a crucial role in supporting healthy ecosystems—from ocean depths to desert landscapes.
Microbiology teaching faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor level is now open in the BMB Department at Penn State: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/j…