Peter D. Adams PhD

Peter Adams is a Director and Professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys. Dr. Adams’ lab investigates the impact of chromatin and epigenetics on cellular senescence, aging, and cancer. In particular, the lab hypothesizes that age-associated changes in chromatin and epigenetic programming contribute to the dramatic age-associated increase in the incidence of cancer. While age is the biggest single risk factor for most cancers, the reason for this is currently poorly understood. Dr. Adams' research focus is driving epigenetics as a cross-cutting scientific theme and promoting access to single-cell technologies at the Institute.