Expertise

Our current interest is the function of a single gene,  let-7-Complex, which encodes three different and highly conserved microRNAs (mir-100, let-7 and miR-125).

The Sokol lab exploits the genetically tractable fly model system to study the heterochronic pathway, which includes the LIN-28 RNA binding protein and the let-7 microRNA and controls stem cell fate and differentiation in response to environmental cues.

Projects:

  • Translational control of stem cell behavior
  • microRNAs in stem cell fate and differentiation
  • Uncovering microRNA pathways.

Research:

  • Regulatory RNA pathways in Stem cells and differentiation.

Subject Area:

  • Biology.

Research Interests:

  • regulatory RNA pathways in stem cells and differentiation.
Communities
Biological Science, Neuroscience
Degrees
PhD, Yale University, 2001
BA, Wesleyan University