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Marc Fabian

Marc Fabian, PhD

Cancer

Cancer, Gene expression, Gene regulation, mRNA decay, mRNA translation, Protein-protein interaction, Protein-RNA interaction, RNA binding proteins
  • Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
  • Associate Professor, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry, McGill University

Contact details

(514) 340-8222 ext. 28575
marc.fabian@mcgill.ca

Snapshot

Marc Fabian obtained his PhD from York University, Toronto, Canada. He completed post-doctoral training with Dr. Nahum Sonenberg (McGill University) where he investigated how microRNAs post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression. Specifically, he focused on investigating how microRNAs inhibit the translation and subsequently promote the degradation of target mRNAs. In 2013, he joined the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research as an independent investigator and obtained an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Oncology, McGill University.

Major Research Activities

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern mRNA translation and stability in different biological contexts and how these mechanisms can become dysregulated in diseases is of critical importance. This is true now more than ever as mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics enter the clinic. The central theme of my research program is the role of RNA-binding proteins in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in mammalian cells. With my expertise in mRNA translation and turnover, RNA granules, miRNA biogenesis and miRNA-mediated gene silencing, I am leading a research program focusing on how protein-RNA and protein-protein interaction networks coordinate mRNA translation and decay in human cells.

 

My laboratory uses a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses cellular and molecular biology, animal models and genome-wide approaches to study how RNA binding proteins post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression in mammalian cells. The overall goal of my research program is to ultimately use the knowledge we have acquired to develop novel molecular tools and identify and target aberrant gene regulatory networks in human disease.

Recent Publications and References

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