Lab Members

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We are a welcoming and active group, always open to more enthusiastic researchers. If you are interested in joining us, find out about opportunities here.

Max Fitz-James

Group leader

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Max is a Wellcome Career Development Fellow interested in how epigenetic phenomena shape the course of evolution. As well as overseeing the lab and its different projects, he personally carries out research into the inheritance of the histone modification H3K27me3 in Drosophila

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Caitlin Mitchell

Lab Technician

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 Caitlin contributes to projects across the lab, looking after the insects and performing wet lab experiments. She also works as part of the Animal Vibration Lab, caring for several species of spider

Marieke Wensveen

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Marieke investigates the process of epimutation - how heritable epigenetic information arises - using Drosophila as a model system.

Scott Yim

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Scott is interested in how epigenetic information contributes to phenotypic differences, with a particular focus on polyphenism in aphids.