Justin Davis

I am a postdoctoral associate working in the Derbyshire lab in the Department of Chemistry. I graduated with my Ph. D. in Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2024. I am fascinated by parasite biology and the mechanisms these organisms use to adapt to their host. In my free time, I enjoy playing the acoustic guitar and studying languages.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Postdoctoral Associate Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications

Molecular and Evolutionary Analysis of RNA-Protein Interactions in Telomerase Regulation.

Journal Article Non-coding RNA · June 2024 Telomerase is an enzyme involved in the maintenance of telomeres. Telomere shortening due to the end-replication problem is a threat to the genome integrity of all eukaryotes. Telomerase inside cells depends on a myriad of protein-protein and RNA-protein i ... Full text Open Access Cite

Proteomic analysis defines the interactome of telomerase in the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma brucei.

Journal Article Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · January 2023 Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme responsible for maintaining the telomeric end of the chromosome. The telomerase enzyme requires two main components to function: the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and the telomerase RNA (TR), which provide ... Full text Open Access Cite

Telomerase ribonucleoprotein and genome integrity-An emerging connection in protozoan parasites.

Journal Article Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA · September 2022 Telomerase has an established role in telomere maintenance in eukaryotes. However, recent studies have begun to implicate telomerase in cellular roles beyond telomere maintenance. Specifically, evidence is emerging of cross-talks between telomerase mediate ... Full text Open Access Cite

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