Sharon E. Bickel
Professor of Biological Sciences
Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program
Chromosome segregation errors in human oocytes are the leading cause of miscarriages and birth defects and their frequency increases dramatically as women age. Work in my laboratory is focused on defining the pathway of events necessary for chromosomes to ""do the right thing"" during meiosis and understanding the molecular events that cause reduced fidelity of meiotic chromosome segregation as oocytes age.
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Department(s)
Biological Sciences
Education
- B.A. Austin College
- Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine
Selected Publications
Haseeb MA, Weng KA, Bickel SE. 2024. Chromatin-associated cohesin turns over extensively and forms new cohesive linkages in Drosophila oocytes during meiotic prophase. Curr Biol. Jul 8;34(13):2868-2879.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.034. Epub 2024 Jun 12. PMID: 38870933
Haseeb MA, Bernys AC, Dickert EE, Bickel SE. 2024. An RNAi screen to identify proteins required for cohesion rejuvenation during meiotic prophase in Drosophila oocytes.G3 (Bethesda). 2024 Aug 7;14(8):jkae123. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae123. PMID: 38849129
Haseeb MA, Weng KA, Bickel SE. 2023. Chromatin-associated cohesin turns over extensively and forms new cohesive linkages during meiotic prophase. bioRxiv . 2023 Aug 18:2023.08.17.553729. doi: 10.1101/2023.08.17.553729.
Perkins AT, Greig MM, Sontakke AA, Peloquin AS, McPeek MA, Bickel SE. 2019. Increased levels of superoxide dismutase suppress meiotic segregation errors in aging oocytes. Chromosoma. 2019 Sep;128(3):215-222. doi: 10.1007/s00412-019-00702-y. Epub 2019 Apr 29. PMID: 31037468
Perkins, A.T. and Bickel, S.E.. (2017) Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) to Monitor the State of Arm Cohesion in Prometaphase and Metaphase I Drosophila Oocytes .J Vis Exp. Dec 6;(130). doi:10.3791/56802. PMID:29286418 Link to Video
Perkins, A.T., Das, T.M., Panzera, L.C. and Bickel, S.E. (2016) Oxidative stress in oocytes during midprophase induces premature loss of cohesion and chromosome segregation errors. PNAS: doi: 10.1073/pnas.1612047113.
Giauque, C.C. and Bickel, SE. (2016) Heterochromatin-Associated Proteins HP1a and Piwi Collaborate to Maintain the Association of Achiasmate Homologs in Drosophila Oocytes. Genetics.: May;203(1):173-89. doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.186460.
Weng, K.A., Jeffreys, C.A. and Bickel, S.E. (2014). Rejuvenation of meiotic cohesion in oocytes during prophase I is required for chiasma maintenance and accurate chromosome segregation. PLoS Genet.: Sep 11;10(9):