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Byrd, S.E.*, Hoyt, B.*, Ozersky, S.A., Crocker, A.W.*, Habenicht, D.*, Nester, M.R.*, Prowse, H.*, Turkal, C.E.*, Joseph, L.*, and A.A. Duina. 2024. Assessing contributions of DNA sequences at the 3’ end of a yeast gene on yFACT, RNA Polymerase II, and nucleosome occupancy. BMC Research Notes, 17, 219. DOI 10.1186/s13104-024-06872-y. Article available at: New Link
Johnson, P.*, Mitchell V.*, McClure K.*, Kellems M.*, Marshall S., Allison M.K.*, Lindley H.*, Nguyen H.-T.T.*, Tackett J.E.*, and A.A. Duina. 2015 . A systematic mutational analysis of a histone H3 residue in budding yeast provides insights into chromatin dynamics. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 5, 741-749. Article available at: New Link
Duina A.A., Miller M.E. and J.B. Keeney. 2014 . Budding yeast for budding geneticists: a Primer on the Saccharomyces cerevisiae model system. Genetics 197, 33-48. This article was highlighted in "Genetics Spotlight: A showcase of research and scholarship in selected articles from 2014" published by the Genetics Society of America. Article available at: New Link
A.A. Duina. 2011 . Histone Chaperones Spt6 and FACT: similarities and differences in modes of action at transcribed genes. Genet. Res. Int ., Article ID 625210. This article is part of a Special Issue: Gene Control During Transcription Elongation. Article available at: New Link
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Joey Beard (Laboratory Technician)
Andrea Duina (Principal Investigator)
Reece Forrest (Undergraduate Student)
Lilly Francis (Undergraduate Student)
Will Griffin (Undergraduate Student)
Agustin Kalinowski (Undergraduate Student)
Undergraduate Students
Laboratory Technicians
Organizer: NSF Conference: Broadening Access to Research Opportunities in South Central EPSCoR States, Hendrix College, Conway, AR. November 3-4, 2023.
Co-organizer : 22nd Annual Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting. Heifer International Headquarters, Little Rock, AR. March 13-15, 2015.
Platform Session Chair: 18th Annual Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. March 11-13, 2011.
Co-organizer: 17th Annual Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting. William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR. March 12-14, 2010.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, April 19, 2024. Insights into yFACT-gene interactions and the mechanisms underlying a human developmental disorder through analyses of histone mutants in yeast.
Central Baptist College (AR) - Department of Math and Science. April 25, 2014. Breaking chromatin to understand it: a genetic approach provides new insights into the transcription elongation process.
Study in yeast investigates roles of DNA sequences in fundamental cellular processes
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NSF-funded research gives students opportunities to learn while advancing scientific knowledge
McKenzie Tucker and Grace Turner ’22 among the presenters honored at the 2022 Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting
Savannah Wiegel ’21 spoke on genetic research at Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting
Three-year grant will increase undergraduates’ involvement in genetic research