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Renato Paro

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Renato Paro is an epigenetics researcher and professor emeritus at ETH Zurich. His work investigates how cells preserve their identity through regulatory mechanisms beyond changes in DNA sequence.

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About Renato Paro

Renato Paro is an epigenetics researcher and professor emeritus at ETH Zurich. His work investigates how cells preserve their identity through regulatory mechanisms beyond changes in DNA sequence.

Academic and professional background

He completed his doctorate at the University of Basel and undertook postdoctoral research in Edinburgh and at Stanford. After leading research at Heidelberg, he helped establish ETH’s Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel. His research on chromatin and cellular memory helped develop experimental approaches for studying protein–DNA interactions. He retired in 2019 and coauthored Introduction to Epigenetics.

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Professor Emeritus of Biosystems. ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

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Introduction to Epigenetics

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