Matt Fagerburg

Contact Information:
2.26g Hillman Cancer Center UPCI Research Pavilion 5117 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
Email: mvf1@pitt.edu

BS Physics, BA Philosophy; University of Pittsburgh (1998-2003)
PhD study; University of Pittsburgh (2005-present)

Awards and Honors:
Member, Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society
NSF-GRFP Honorable Mention, 2007
NSF-EAPSI Fellowship recipient, Summer 2008

Research:
My current research focuses on using fluorescently-labeled nucleosomes
as biosensors for studying estrogen receptor binding kinetics. In a
broader context, our lab employs single-molecule techniques such as
smFRET to study the dynamics of DNA-protein interactions.

PhD Advisor:
Dr. Sanford H. Leuba

Publications:
Fagerburg, M.; Leuba, S. 'Optimal Practices in Single Molecule FRET
Experiments' appearing in 'Methods in Molecular Biology,' 2009. Humana
Press. (submitted)