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Michelle  Holland

Dr Michelle Holland

Senior Lecturer

Research interests

  • Biomedical and life sciences

Biography

Michelle completed a B.Med.Sc (Hons) majoring in molecular biology at The University of Sydney, Australia (2002). After working in the laboratory of Professor Doug Higgs at the MRC Haematology Unit, Oxford, UK, she returned to The University of Sydney to complete her PhD studies (2004-2008), for which she was awarded a Cancer Institute of NSW Research Scholar Award. Michelle then joined the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute as a post-doctoral researcher to study epigenetic control of gene regulation in the laboratory of Professor Catherine Suter before taking up an RCUK Academic Fellowship in Professor Vardhman Rakyan’s laboratory, Blizard Institute, London, UK. As a post-doctoral researcher, she expanded her interest in the role of epigenetic mechanisms as mediators of gene-environment interactions. From 2017, she joined King’s College London as a Lecturer and principal investigator of the Epigenetics and Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation group.

    Research

    DNA transcription & regulation 780x450
    Epigenetics and post-transcriptional gene regulation

    We are interested in gene-environment interactions, with a particular focus on the molecular mechanisms linking extracellular signalling to changes in gene expression and cell behaviour.

    synthetic-biology
    RNA Biology

    RNA is at the forefront of biomedical research for its central role in how information is transferred from DNA to protein. This Research Interest Group is open to all interested parties from across the University.

    News

    Ribosomal DNA copy number found to affect weight gain

    New research has found that ribosomal DNA, a previously overlooked repetitive region of the genome could impact the ability to gain weight, highlighting the...

    genetics nucleotide bases

    Events

    04OctDNA molecule helix 780x450

    Ribosomal DNA genetic variation and phenotypes

    Seminar with Michelle Holland

    Please note: this event has passed.

    05JunCorrect DNA (3)780x450

    The Ageing Epigenome & Insights into Human Ageing-Related Diseases

    Speaker: Chris Bell, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      DNA transcription & regulation 780x450
      Epigenetics and post-transcriptional gene regulation

      We are interested in gene-environment interactions, with a particular focus on the molecular mechanisms linking extracellular signalling to changes in gene expression and cell behaviour.

      synthetic-biology
      RNA Biology

      RNA is at the forefront of biomedical research for its central role in how information is transferred from DNA to protein. This Research Interest Group is open to all interested parties from across the University.

      News

      Ribosomal DNA copy number found to affect weight gain

      New research has found that ribosomal DNA, a previously overlooked repetitive region of the genome could impact the ability to gain weight, highlighting the...

      genetics nucleotide bases

      Events

      04OctDNA molecule helix 780x450

      Ribosomal DNA genetic variation and phenotypes

      Seminar with Michelle Holland

      Please note: this event has passed.

      05JunCorrect DNA (3)780x450

      The Ageing Epigenome & Insights into Human Ageing-Related Diseases

      Speaker: Chris Bell, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London

      Please note: this event has passed.