Becker Group
Peter B. Becker retired at the end of 2025 and his working group has been dissolved.
Research in the Becker lab focused on two aspects of chromatin dynamics. First we seek to understand the regulation of chromatin 'fluidity’ by ATP-consuming nucleosome ‘remodelling’ machines, during development and cellular differentiation. Further, we are fascinated by the potential of chromatin to fine-tune gene expression in the two-fold range, which appears to be vital for the functioning of complex genomes.