Dr Kerstin Gari
Dr Kerstin Gari
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Fachgruppe Biochemie
Einsiedlerstrasse 31
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Head Biochemistry Group
Focus
Cancer research; Isothermal DNA amplification methods
Teaching
Lecturer in Biochemistry
Experience
- SNSF Assistant Professor
University of Zurich
09 / 2013 - 03 / 2020 - Post-doctoral Fellow
London Research Institute, UK
01 / 2009 - 06 / 2013 - Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Lausanne
01 / 2008 - 12 / 2008
Education and Continuing education
Education
- PhD in Life Sciences / Biochemistry
University of Lausanne
06 / 2003 - 12 / 2007 - Diploma / Biology
University of Heidelberg, Germany
09 / 1997 - 12 / 2002 - Maîtrise / Cell Biology and Physiology
University of Montpellier, France
09 / 2000 - 06 / 2001
Continuing Education
CAS in Higher Education
PH Zurich
06 / 2022
Network
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Projects
Publications
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Lee, Wei Ting C.; Yin, Yandong; Morten, Michael J.; Tonzi, Peter; Gwo, Pam Pam; Odermatt, Diana C.; Modesti, Mauro; Cantor, Sharon B.; Gari, Kerstin; Huang, Tony T.; Rothenberg, Eli,
2021.
Nature Communications.
12(1), pp. 2525.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22830-9
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Mariotti, L., Wild, S., Brunoldi, G., Piceni, A., Ceppi, I., Kummer, S., Lutz, R.E., Cejka, P. & Gari, K. (2020) The iron-sulphur cluster in human DNA2 is required for all biochemical activities of DNA2. Commun Biol, 3, 322.
- Odermatt, D.C., Lee, W.T.C, Wild, S., Jozwiakowski S.K., Rothenberg, E. & Gari, K. (2020) Cancer-associated mutations in the iron-sulfur domain of FANCJ affect G-quadruplex metabolism. PLOS Genetics, 16(6): e1008740.
- Simon, A.K., Kummer, S., Wild, S., Lezaja, A., Teloni, F., Jozwiakowski S.K., Altmeyer, M. & Gari, K. (2020) The iron-sulfur helicase DDX11 promotes the generation of single-stranded DNA for CHK1 activation. Life Sci Alliance, 3(3): e201900547.
- Porebski, B., Wild, S., Kummer, S., Scaglione, S., Gaillard, P.H.L. & Gari, K. (2019) WRNIP1 protects reversed DNA replication forks from SLX4-dependent nucleolytic cleavage. iScience 21, 31-41.
- Jozwiakowski, S.K., Kummer, S. & Gari, K. (2019) Human DNA polymerase delta requires an iron–sulfur cluster for high-fidelity DNA synthesis. Life Sci Alliance, 2: e201900321.
- Odermatt, D.C. & Gari, K. (2017) The CIA targeting complex is highly regulated and provides two distinct binding sites for client iron-sulfur proteins. Cell Reports, 18, 1434-1443.
- Lossaint, G., Larroque, M., Ribeyre, C., Bec, N., Larroque, C., Décaillet, C., Gari, K. & Constantinou, A. (2013) FANCD2 binds MCM proteins and controls replisome function upon activation of S phase checkpoint signaling. Mol Cell, 51, 678-90.
- Gari, K., León Ortiz, A.M., Borel, V., Flynn, H., Skehel, J.M. & Boulton, S.J. (2012) MMS19 links cytoplasmic iron-sulfur cluster assembly to DNA metabolism. Science 337, 243-5.
- Gari, K. & Constantinou, A. (2009) The role of the Fanconi anemia network in the response to DNA replication stress. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol, 44(5), 292-325.
- Gari, K., Décaillet, C., Delannoy, M., Wu, L. & Constantinou, A. (2008) Remodeling of DNA replication structures by the branchpoint translocase FANCM. PNAS, 105, 16107-12.
- Gari, K., Décaillet, C., Stasiak, A.Z., Stasiak, A. & Constantinou, A. (2008) The Fanconi anemia protein FANCM can promote branch migration of Holliday junctions and replication forks. Mol Cell, 29, 141-8.
- Rehwinkel, J., Herold, A., Gari, K., Kocher, T., Rode, M., Ciccarelli, F.L., Wilm, M. & Izaurralde, E. (2004) Genome-wide analysis of mRNAs regulated by the THO complex in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Struct Mol Biol, 11, 558-66.