student
Amy Spens
amyspens@uw.eduFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
Human Biology
Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions
Developmental Biology, Stem Cells & Aging
Gene Expression, Cell Cycle & Chromosome Biology (Area Director)
Entry Quarter: Autumn 2017
Research Summary
My work in the Tapscott Lab focuses on the role of the transcription factor DUX4 in modulating the innate immune response in myoblasts (muscle precursor cells). Previously I worked in the Henikoff Lab as a research technician studying Polycomb-group proteins.