Alexander Polyzos, PhD — Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology Research in Medicine — Scholars @ Weill Cornell Medicine

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Publications

58

Funding

4

Active

2 grants

Co-I
Transcriptional control by autism associated H3K9 methylation regulators during human neurogenesis
National Institute of Mental Health · 2026–2030
R01MH139528-01A1
Co-I
Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2024–2029
R01NS136475-01

Completed grants (2)

KP
Organizational principles and functional role of 3D enhancer hubs in cell fate decisions
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2020–2025
R01GM138635-05
KP
Defining the Role of Chromatin Architecture in Cell Memory
National Institute on Drug Abuse · 2016–2022
DP2DA043813-01

News mentions

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Understanding and Exploiting “Cell Identity Crisis” Provides Potential New Routes to Stem Cell Therapy, Cancer Treatment
March 22, 2021
Molecular "bookmarks," which allow cells to retain their characteristics during cell division, ensure fast reactivation of critical cell identity genes after cell division, according to investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.