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Our laboratory is proud to be part of the Genetics & Genome Biology program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. We are located in the state-of-the-art Peter Gilgan Centre for Research & Learning in downtown Toronto.<\/h2>\n

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Our research focuses on histones, histone chaperone proteins, how they regulate\u00a0chromatin and how that goes awry in disease. This is primarily done through a combination of biochemical, biophysical, cell and molecular biology approaches. Our basic biology research is further complemented with close collaborations with clinical groups here at SickKids and internationally.<\/h2>\n

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NEWS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

25-09-23<\/strong> Congrats to Dr. Shahir Morcos for successfully defending his thesis today!<\/h2>\n

25-09-10<\/strong> Check out our latest work on H3.3 genetic variants posted on BioRxiv (paper led by Shahir Morcos): https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2025.09.09.674984v1<\/h2>\n

25-09-02<\/strong> A warm welcome to Vivian and Thomas joining us this year as part of their 4th year undergrad program. Congrats to Ayala for landing another University of Toronto Open Fellowship!<\/h2>\n

25-07-17<\/strong> Congrats to Omar for being awarded a Restracomp Scholarship! \u00a0Very well deserved!<\/h2>\n

24-08-26<\/strong> Congrats to Ayala for landing a Peterborough K.M. Hunter Graduate Award and a University of Toronto Open Fellowship! \u00a0(also very well deserved!)<\/h2>\n

24-01-02<\/strong> The lab extends a warm welcome to our newest students, Ayala and Omar<\/h2>\n

23-03-16<\/strong>\u00a0A very nice story on H3.3 G34 mutations and neurodegeneration (collaboration with Drs. Carol Chen and Nada Jabado) is now available in Cell!<\/h2>\n

22-09-05<\/strong>\u00a0We have two nice papers on histone H3 interactions published in collaboration with Dr. Cynthia Hawkins! (see the Publications tab)<\/h2>\n

22-06-14<\/strong>\u00a0A huge thanks to the Cancer Research Society for funding our work on the ATRX protein and its binding partners!<\/h2>\n

22-03-23<\/strong>\u00a0Our paper on pathogenic GINS3 variants is now available at JCI Insight. \u00a0Congrats to Steph, Ema, Prerna and our collaborators for their work! \u00a0More papers are in the publication pipeline \ud83d\ude42<\/h2>\n

22-03-24<\/strong>\u00a0Our very first doctoral student successfully defended his thesis. Congrats Dr. Scott!<\/h2>\n

21-10-21<\/strong>\u00a0Papers, paper, papers! \u00a0Congrats to Will, Erum and Jonny for their work on ATRX now published in PLOS Genetics! \u00a0A second research article has been submitted and should soon follow!<\/h2>\n

21-09-20<\/strong>\u00a0Congrats to Haley for completing her M.Sc. \u00a0Well done!<\/h2>\n

21-09-16<\/strong>\u00a0Congrats Shahir for landing a University of Toronto Open Fellowship!<\/h2>\n

21-04-07<\/strong>\u00a0Congrats to Erum for successfully defending her thesis! \u00a0We wish you the best in your new position!<\/h2>\n

20-12-10<\/strong> Congrats to Will for landing a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship!<\/h2>\n

20-06-01<\/strong>\u00a0The pandemic slowed things down, but we have not been inactive! \u00a0Congrats to Haley for landing a Canada Graduate Scholarship from CIHR. \u00a0We also want to congratulate Shahir for acing his reclassification and transferring to the doctoral program.<\/h2>\n

19-10-10<\/strong>\u00a0The lab participated at the 1st EMBO Workshop of Histone Chaperones. \u00a0Congrats to Will for winning a poster award and giving a short talk!<\/h2>\n

19-09-01<\/strong>\u00a0Bakhtiyar is leaving us to pursue graduate studies at York University. \u00a0We wish Bakhtiyar the best!<\/h2>\n

19-05-24<\/strong>\u00a0Haley Yun rejoins our team but as a grad student! \u00a0Having worked with us as an undergraduate co-op student, Haley will now be co-supervised by Dr. Cynthia Hawkins and us.<\/h2>\n

19-01-02<\/strong>\u00a0Congrats to Steph for defending her M.Sc. and now pursuying her Ph.D. with us! \u00a0Also, a warm welcome to the lab’s newest team members: Erum Dhanji and Shahir Morcos.<\/h2>\n

18-09-12<\/strong> Congrats to Haley for landing an NSERC<\/strong> undergraduate research award! \u00a0Well done Haley!<\/h2>\n

18-08-28<\/strong>\u00a0We would like to extend a warm welcome to Haley Yun, an incoming coop student!<\/h2>\n

18-07-10 <\/strong>The Campos lab is now receiving funds from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research<\/strong>, for exciting collaborative work with Drs Peter Kannu, Philippe Campeau, and Hugo Wurtele. \u00a0Congrats to all!<\/h2>\n

18-07-10 <\/strong>Congrats to Will for successfully getting an Ontario Graduate Scholarship<\/strong>! \u00a0Good job!<\/h2>\n

18-06-22<\/strong>\u00a0The lab is now receiving funds from the Garron Family Cancer Centre<\/strong>. \u00a0A huge thanks to the GFCC!<\/h2>\n

18<\/strong>-05-23<\/strong> Congrats to William Scott who successfully reclassified to the Ph.D. program; the lab’s first Ph.D. candidate!<\/h2>\n

18<\/strong>-01-12<\/strong> Congratulations to Stephanie Tran for her Research Training Competition (Restracomp) Fellowship<\/strong>! \u00a0Good job Steph!<\/h2>\n

17-12-01<\/strong>\u00a0Nearly the entire lab presented at the 4th Canadian Conference on Epigenetics in Whistler. Congrats to Steph and Will for their U of T Travel Awards.<\/h2>\n

17-09-01<\/strong> Jonathon Asa is the lab’s first graduate! Congrats Jonny! A manuscript on his work is soon to follow!<\/h2>\n

17-08-16<\/strong>\u00a0The lab is now receiving funds from the Cancer Research Society<\/strong>. \u00a0A huge thanks to the CRS!<\/h2>\n

17-04-05 <\/strong>Congrats to William for landing a CIHR graduate fellowship<\/strong>. \u00a0Well done!<\/h2>\n

17-01-03<\/strong> The lab is growing. We welcome our newest members: William Scott & Stephanie Tran<\/h2>\n

16-07-11 <\/strong>Jonny has been awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship<\/strong>. \u00a0Congrats Jonny!<\/h2>\n

16-04-07<\/strong>\u00a0The lab is now receiving NSERC support. \u00a0A big ‘thanks’ to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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