Marcus Mahar, PhD

Marcus Mahar, PhD

Scientist - Oncology Assay Development, Invitae

Faculty advisor: Valeria Cavalli, PhD

Dissertation (2019): Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of axon regeneration

Related publications

  • Mahar M, Cavalli V. Intrinsic mechanisms of neuronal axon regeneration. Nat Rev Neurosci. Jun 2018; 19(6):323-337. doi: 10.1038/s41583-018-0001-8.
  • Young MO, Mahar M, Ewan EE, Leahy KM, Zhao G, Cavalli V. Epigenetic regulator UHRF1 inactivates REST and growth suppressor gene expression via DNA methylation to promote axon regeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Dec 26, 2018; 115(52):E12417-E12426. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812518115. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
  • Pita-Thomas W, Mahar M, Joshi A, Gan D, Cavalli V. HDAC5 promotes optic nerve regeneration by activating the mTOR pathway. Exp Neurol. Jul 2019; 317:271-283. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.03.011. Epub 2019 Mar 22.