{"id":9060,"date":"2024-01-18T10:28:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=9060"},"modified":"2024-08-13T18:37:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T22:37:28","slug":"daniel-mckay","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/people\/daniel-mckay\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel McKay, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"faculty-training\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.1; font-size: small; color: #333;\">Mentorship Training Completions:<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ogefacultymentoring.web.unc.edu\/culturally-aware-mentoring\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/03\/NRMN-badge.svg\" alt=\"Culturally Aware Mentoring Badge\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9187\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ogefacultymentoring.web.unc.edu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/03\/Faculty-OGE-Trained-mentor-badge.svg\" alt=\"OGE Mentoring Workshop Badge\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9189\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtq.unc.edu\/programs\/programs-education\/safe-zone\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1391\/2024\/03\/unc-safe-zone-training-badge.svg\" alt=\"Safe Zone Training Badge\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9188\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"department-affiliations\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.1; font-size: small; color: #333;\">Department Affiliations:<\/li>\n<li style=\"\">Department of Biology; Department of Genetics; Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n\n<p>Research in the lab focuses on how a single genome gives rise to a variety of cell types and body parts during development. We use Drosophila as a model organism to investigate (1) how transcription factors access DNA to regulate complex patterns of gene expression, and (2) how post-translational modification of histones contributes to maintenance of gene expression programs over time. We combine genomic approaches (e.g. chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing) with Drosophila genetics and transgenesis to address both of these questions. 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