About the Lab
The Drewell laboratory is in the Biology Department at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. We are located in Room 325 in the Lasry Center for Bioscience on the Clark campus. Our lab applies experimental molecular genomic, epigenetic and computational approaches to investigate the regulation of gene expression during embryonic development. Much of our work is focused on using insect model species, including the fruit fly and honey bee. This website contains descriptions of our research projects, links to our publications and an introduction to the lab members.
Recent News
Read about our research on gene regulation: Decoding the language of the genome
Read about our interdisciplinary undergraduate projects: Using the power of math and chemistry to understand biology
Prof. Drewell and Dresch spending Fall 2017 as the inaugural Sabbatical Professors at the BioFrontiers Institute at the University of Colorado, Boulder: BFI Sabbatical Professors
Read about the Computational Biology program at Clark University: Supercomputers power a biology revolution at Clark
Contact info
Robert Drewell Professor of Biology
Biology Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program
Clark University
950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Email: rdrewell@clarku.edu
Phone: (508)793-7625
Recent Publications
Two coacting shadow enhancers regulate twin of eyeless expression during early Drosophila development.
J. M. Dresch, L. L. Nurie, R. D. Conrad, L. T. Carlson, E. I. Tchantouridze, B. Tesafye, E. Verhagen, M. Gupta, D. Borges-Rivera and R. A. Drewell. 2024. Genetics DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae176
Transcription factor expression landscape in Drosophila embryonic cell lines.
R. A. Drewell, D. Klonaros and J. M. Dresch. 2024. BMC Genomics 25: 307
R. A. Drewell, T. C. Cormier, J. L. Steenwyk, J. St. Denis, J. F. Tabima, J. M. Dresch and D. A. Larochelle. 2023. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics 5: lqad035
Transcriptome profile in Drosophila Kc and S2 embryonic cell lines.
D. Klonaros, J. M. Dresch and R. A. Drewell. 2023. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 13: jkad054