Chan:Han Tan

Chan Lab

Department of Plant Biology at UC Davis

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Currently, Han is interested in chromosome shattering during genomic catastrophes and is investigating complex chromosomal rearrangements caused by chromosome segregation errors. He is also developing tools to engineer and rapidly shuffle artificial linear minichromosome platforms via haploid induction. (2005-2011) Washington University in St Louis, Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics & Genomics Graduate work was focused on variant non-catalytic RNA polymerase subunits and their surprising role for the functional specification of RNA silencing RNA Polymerases IV and V in the small RNA directed DNA methylation pathway, as well as the role of DNA demethylation in multi-megabase epigenetic silencing in Craig Pikaard's lab. (2001-2005) Duke University, B.S., Biology & Visual Arts Double Major, Chemistry Minor Undergraduate research project included map-based cloning and characterization of mutants from a forward genetics screen for genes regulating Innate Immunity in Xinnian Dong's lab. Email Han: ekhtan@ucdavis.edu List of publications: Tan, E.H., Ream, T.S., Blevins, T. and Pikaard, C.S. (2012) Functional consequences of subunit diversity in RNA Polymerase II and V. Cell Reports. In press. Mosher, A. R., Tan, E.H., Shin, J., Fischer, R.L., Pikaard, C.S., Baulcombe, D.C. (2011) An atypical epigenetic mechanism affects uniparental expression of Pol IV-dependent siRNAs. PloS ONE 6(10): e25756. Song, J., Durrant, W.E., Wang, S., Yan, S., Tan, E.H., Dong, X. (2011) DNA repair proteins are directly involved in regulation of gene expression during plant Immune Response. Cell Host & Microbe, 9(2): 115-124.