Tyler Jensen

Tyler is a sixth year MD/PhD student in the Genetics Department co-mentored by Dr. Siyuan Wang and Dr. Andrew Xiao. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Northeastern University in 2017. During his undergraduate studies, Tyler interned at Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals working on tetracycline antibiotic development, and Epizyme Inc., working on developing small molecule epigenetic inhibitors for molecularly defined cancers. In addition to his internships, Tyler worked in a lab at Northeastern studying axolotls, working to understand the nervous system’s role in tissue regeneration. Tyler is studying chromatin biology during human embryonic development, gaining understanding to help propel him into a career studying mammalian regeneration and repair. Building an understanding how the earliest stem cells safeguard their genome during development, we can uncover new proteins that enhance human genome stability.