Sue Jinks-Robertson
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Overview
My research focuses on the regulation of genetic stability and primarily uses budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a model genetic system. The two primary research goals in the budding yeast system are (1) defining molecular structures and mechanisms of mitotic recombination intermediates and (2) understanding how and why transcription destabilizes the underlying DNA template. We also have initiated studies of mutagenesis in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. We have found that a shift to the human body temperature mobilizes transposable elements, and suggest that this promotes rapid adaptation to the harsh host environment.
Positions
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology in the School of Medicine
2021 School of Medicine
Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology in the School of Medicine
2023 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2006 School of Medicine
Education
Ph.D. 1983
1983 University of Wisconsin - Madison
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (17)
- Awards (4)
- Academics Articles (119)
- Book Sections (2)
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
American Heart Association
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science, The
American Society for Microbiology
Dna Repair (Amst)
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Curr Opin Genet Dev
Dna Repair (Amst)
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
G3 (Bethesda, Md.)
Nucleic Acids Res
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Genetics
Nucleic Acids Res
Microbial Cell (Graz, Austria)
Dna Repair (Amst)
Dna Repair (Amst)
Nucleic Acids Res
Nucleic Acids Res
G3 (Bethesda, Md.)
Nat Struct Mol Biol
Annu Rev Genet
Dna Repair (Amst)
Dna Repair (Amst)
Plos Genet
Mutation Research
Nat Rev Genet
Dna Repair (Amst)
Dna Repair (Amst)
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Molecular Cell
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Nucleic Acids Res
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Dna Repair
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Nucleic Acids Res
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Nature Genetics
Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology
Molecular Cell
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Mutation Research
Current Biology : Cb
Annual Review of Genetics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Journal of Genetics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Genetics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Mutation Research
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Methods in Enzymology
Current Genetics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 384 CARL, Box 3020
Durham, NC
27710