Daniel Kraushaar, Ph.D.

Core Director

Email

kraushaa@bcm.edu

Positions

Core Director: Genomic & RNA Profiling Core
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Professor: Molecular and Cellular Biology; Education, Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Office (Office): Main Baylor
Room: BCMA-333E
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-7787
kraushaa@bcm.edu

Education

BS from University of Aberdeen: 07/2004 - Aberdeen, United Kingdom

PhD from University of Georgia: 06/2010 - Athens, Georgia, United States

Postdoctoral Fellowship at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH): 10/2015 - Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Professional Statement

As Director of the Genomic and RNA Profiling core I strive to provide the most cutting edge solutions to the genomics research community. With work experience in both industry and academic settings, I have gained expertise in technology development of next-generation sequencing applications that are relevant to disease diagnostics and studies of gene expression and chromatin state.

Websites

Genomic and RNA Profiling Core

Selected Publications

Ha M, Kraushaar DC, Zhao K.. " Genome-wide analysis of H3.3 dissociation reveals high nucleosome turnover at distal regulatory regions of embryonic stem cells. " Epigenetics & Chromatin. 2014 Dec 20; 7 (1) : 38.
Pubmed PMID: 25598842.
Kraushaar DC, Jin W, Maunakea A, Abraham B, Ha M, Zhao K.. " Genome-wide incorporation dynamics reveal distinct categories of turnover for the histone variant H3.3. " Genome Biol.. 2013 ; 14 (10) : 121.
Pubmed PMID: 24176123.
Kraushaar DC, Rai S, Condac E, Nairn A, Zhang S, Yamaguchi Y, Moremen K, Dalton S, Wang L.. " Heparan sulfate facilitates FGF and BMP signaling to drive mesoderm differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells " J. Biol .Chem.. 2012 Jun 29; 287 (27) : 22691-700.
Pubmed PMID: 22556407.
Kraushaar DC, Yamaguchi Y, Wang L.. " Heparan sulfate is required for embryonic stem cells to exit from self-renewal. " J. Biol .Chem.. 2010 Feb 19; 285 (8) : 5907-16.
Pubmed PMID: 26386045.
Kraushaar DC, Chen Z, Tang Q, Cui K, Zhang J, Zhao K.. " The gene repressor complex NuRD interacts with the histone variant H3.3 at promoters of active genes " Genome Res.. 2018 Sep 25;
Pubmed PMID: 30254051.
Kraushaar DC, Zhao K.. " The epigenomics of embryonic stem cell differentiation " Int J Biol Sci.. 2013 Dec 9;
Pubmed PMID: 24339734.
Kraushaar DC, Dalton S, Wang L.. " Heparan sulfate: a key regulator of embryonic stem cell fate " Biol Chem.. 2013 Jun ;
Pubmed PMID: 23370908.
Emily Ricco, Stacy Nguyen, Victoria Rodriguez, Kieu Pham, Esmanur Tokcan, Sherita Love, Alana Newell, and Daniel C. Kraushaar. " Elevating the Educational Mission of “Full-Service” Core Facilities through Formal Biotechnology Workshops. " 2024 Dec 23; 34 (4)