"Harvard Geneticist Jason Buenrostro Receives Prestigious MacArthur Grant"
Jason Buenrostro, a 35-year-old associate professor at Harvard University, has been named a MacArthur "genius" fellow for his research on gene regulation. Buenrostro pioneered a technique called ATAC-seq, which is used to study how cells regulate gene expression. The method has become a standard tool in research on chromatin accessibility and has applications in understanding cellular processes, biomedicine, drug discovery, and cancer research. Buenrostro is also working on developing DNA sequencing methods to better understand how spatial context impacts cellular function. He is excited about the future of the field and believes that studying epigenomics can provide unique opportunities for developing therapies and saving lives.