Professor Siu Sylvia Lee

Cornell University, New York, USA

Siu Sylvia Lee is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA. Research in the Lee lab aims to elucidate the molecular basis of aging biology. A better understanding of the basic biology of aging will provide important insights into healthy aging and will impact the prevention and treatment of many crippling age-dependent diseases. A current area of focus in the Lee lab includes understanding the interplay between chromatin dynamics, gene expression, and aging. The Lee lab uses C. elegans as a model to dissect how specific chromatin factors modulate longevity and how the global chromatin dynamics change with aging and in response to environmental stressors.