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Sarah McGovern

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2017Rising activity
Epigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA modifications and cancerGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA Research and Splicing

Publications

13

Citations

41

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Sarah McGovern's research focuses on how aging affects gene regulation and light-sensing cells in the eye, using the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) as a model organism. Recent work examines how chromatin (the packaging of DNA with proteins) and epigenetic marks (chemical modifications that influence gene activity without changing the DNA sequence itself) change with age and circadian rhythm in photoreceptor cells, potentially contributing to retinal degeneration. Earlier work in the same period touched on protein biophysics unrelated to this current focus.

Aging and epigeneticsDrosophila photoreceptor biologyChromatin and histone modificationCircadian rhythm and retinal degenerationRedox signaling in protein interactions

Publication output was minimal or absent for several years in the middle of the decade but has increased notably since 2022, with the highest activity in 2023 and 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication171819202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications523242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cell Reports×2
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×2
  • NAR Cancer×1
  • Scientific Reports×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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