Lei Gu, PhD

MPI-HLR and Cardiopulmonary Institute (CPI)

Independent Research Group Leader

My group combines biochemistry, mass spectrum and bioinformatics to

(1) investigate new mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance using fly as a model organism; 

(2) identify novel epigenetic modifications and enzymes, and their functions in different biological settings including organ regeneration processes and diseases in heart and lung development.