The Gerlitz Lab
Chromatin Dynamics and Cytoskeletal Rearrangements
The lab research is focused on the interrelations between the cytoskeleton structures in the cytoplasm and the nucleus with an emphasis on chromatin organization and function. We study the importance of global chromatin organization and the nuclear lamina to tumor cell migration. We also study interrelations between chromatin and microtubules: i) How major changes in cytoplasmic microtubules alter the nuclear envelope morphology as well as the global organization of chromatin. ii) How the histone methyl transferase SETDB1 can regulate microtubule dynamics in the cytoplasm.
Dr. Gabi Gerlitz
Gabi Gerlitz jointed the department of Molecular Biology in Ariel University in 2012. Dr. Gerlitz received his B.Sc. from Tel Aviv University. His M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies on the regulation of protein synthesis were done in the department of Cell Research and Immunology at Tel Aviv University. He did postdoctoral work on cell migration and chromatin dynamics in the department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and the Laboratory of Metabolism, NCI, MD, USA.
