John T. Lis

Professor
Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS

John T. Lis serves as Professor in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University.

276 publications
36,344 citations
104 h-index
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Recent Papers (9)
2026-07-13 · Nature Biotechnology · Molecular Biology
High-resolution reconstruction of cell-type-specific transcriptional regulatory processes from bulk sequencing samples
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
2026-07-01 · Cell · Molecular Biology
Robust regulatory interplay of enhancers, facilitators, and promoters in a native chromatin context
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
2026-02-18 · Molecular Biology
Cooperative and competitive interactions among transcription regulatory elements modulate transcription output
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
2026-01-30 · Nature Communications · Molecular Biology
Dual promoter–enhancer activities reflect a unified regulatory logic
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
2025-12-15 · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Evolution of promoter-proximal pausing enabled a new layer of transcription control
Ilana BritoProf Assoc, Biomedical Engineering DEPT · EN
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
Charles G. DankoProf Assoc, Baker Institute for Animal Health DEPT · CVM
2025-11-03 · Genome biology · Molecular Biology
Comprehensive evaluation of diverse massively parallel reporter assays to functionally characterize human enhancers genome-wide
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
2025-10-21 · Developmental Cell · Molecular Biology
Cell-type-specific RNA polymerase II activity maps in intact tissues provide a gateway to mammalian gene regulatory mechanisms in vivo
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
Tudorita TumbarProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CAS
2025-10-08 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Molecular Biology
Identification of human RNA Polymerase II interactors at early stages of transcription
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS
2025-09-26 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Molecular Biology
The nascent transcriptome delineates the regulatory landscape in human health and disease
Andrew G. ClarkProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CAS
John T. LisProfessor, Molecular Biology and Genetics · CALS