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About Yevgeniy (Eugene) Shakirov

My research interests focus on telomeres, the evolutionarily conserved protein-DNA complexes that cap linear eukaryotic chromosomes, promote genome maintenance and regulate cellular lifespan. Telomere length shortens with each somatic cell division and is often viewed as the most accurate cellular marker of biological age. Proper maintenance of telomere length has important implications for aging, stem cell-related diseases and cancer. Although considerable variation in mean telomere length exists in yeast, plants and humans, mechanisms underlying telomere length homeostasis are largely unknown. The main objective of current research in the lab is to elucidate the genetic and epigenetic causes of telomere length variation using the genetically facile plant Arabidopsis thaliana as a model. To achieve this goal, we use a plethora of cutting edge natural variation resources available for this organism and a collection of powerful molecular, genomic and epigenetic tools. 

Positions

September 2019 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Marshall University ‐ Department of Biomedical Sciences
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August 2019 - Present Assistant Professor, Marshall University ‐ Department of Biological Sciences
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September 2013 - August 2019 Research Scientist (*PI-level position), University of Texas at Austin ‐ Section of Integrative Biology
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January 2011 - January 2013 Adjunct Instructor, Binn College ‐ Division of Natural Sciences
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December 2010 - June 2013 Postdoctoral Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Timothy Hall, Texas A&M-San Antonio ‐ Department of Biology
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January 2010 - October 2010 Research Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Ralph S. Quatrano, Washington University in St. Louis
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May 2004 - December 2009 Postdoctoral Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Dorothy E. Shippen, Texas A&M-San Antonio ‐ Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
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Education

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1997 - 2004 PhD, Biochemistry, Texas A&M-San Antonio
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1997 - 2000 PhD, Microbiology, Kazan State University
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1992 - 1997 B.Sc, Microbiology, Kazan State University
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