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Humaira Gowher

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 2000
Epigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer-related gene regulationRNA modifications and cancerGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsCancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Publications

71

Citations

3,905

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
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Humaira Gowher studies epigenetics, which is how chemical modifications and proteins that package DNA control gene activity without changing the DNA sequence itself. Her lab investigates DNA methylation enzymes (like DNMT3A and DNMT3B), chromatin-organizing proteins such as CTCF and VEZF1, and how these mechanisms guide stem cell differentiation into heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), as well as their disruption in cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. The work combines molecular biology, genomics, and stem cell models to understand gene regulation in development and disease.

DNA methylation and methyltransferase enzymesChromatin structure and insulator proteins (CTCF, VEZF1)Stem cell differentiation into cardiomyocytesEpigenetic dysregulation in cancerGene transcription and alternative splicing regulation

Publication output has been relatively steady over the last decade, fluctuating between about 2 and 7 papers per year with a recent average of roughly 4 per year, without a strong upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 6 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×4
  • Nucleic Acids Research×3
  • Cell Reports×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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