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University appoints new Associate Dean for Research in Science

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:25:00 GMT

Alan Thorne was appointed as Associate Dean of Research (ADR) for the Faculty of Science on 1st August 2011. He is a Reader in Biochemistry and has spent almost his entire career here at the University. After completing his first degree in 1973 he stayed on in the Biophysics group as a PhD student and then as a Postdoc, before becoming a member of academic staff in 1991.

His main research interests continue to lie in the chromatin field, with a particular focus on ‘where’ modified histones are located in the genome, ‘when’ they appear in development and ‘how’ they regulate gene expression and other events in the cell nucleus.

This new apointment brings a significant change in direction and Alan is looking forward to being involved in developing the research agenda at the University.