Michael Meers, PhD

Medical School Department Genetics
Research Program Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program
Michael Meers

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Genetics, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2017 - 2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA

Education

  • 2017: MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Using advanced epigenomics techniques to study how Transcription Factors (TFs) interact with the chromatin landscapes they encounter, and how these interactions influence development and go awry in disease.

Research Publications

BACH2 regulates T cell lineage state to enhance CAR T cell function.
Authors:

Chang TC, Heard A, Lattin J, one or more additional authors omitted Meers MP, one or more additional authors omitted Singh N

Journal & Year:

Nat Immunol • 2026

Transgenerational adaptation to hypoxia.
Authors:

Kim K, Telger A, Sarkar G, one or more additional authors omitted Meers MP, one or more additional authors omitted Greer EL

Journal & Year:

Sci Adv • 2025