▁Trust ▁senior ▁research ▁fellow ship . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁M ons anto ▁senior ▁research ▁fellow , ▁a ▁post ▁associated ▁with ▁Ex eter ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁cell ▁and ▁mole cular ▁bi ology . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Professor ▁of ▁Gen et ics , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁a ▁chair ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁bio chem istry ▁and ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁Ke ble ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁K lose ' s ▁work ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁has ▁sought ▁to ▁explain ▁how , ▁during ▁development , ▁cell ▁types ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁DNA ▁use ▁chrom atin - based ▁and ▁ep igen etic ▁mechan isms ▁to ▁restrict ▁gene ▁expression ▁to ▁the ▁correct ▁complement ▁of ▁gen es ▁in ▁a ▁stable ▁and ▁her itable ▁way . ▁In ▁particular , ▁he ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁understanding ▁how ▁DNA ▁encoded ▁regul atory ▁elements ▁in ▁verte br ates , ▁called ▁C p G ▁islands , ▁help ▁to ▁achieve ▁appropri ately ▁controlled ▁gene ▁usage . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁K lose ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology ▁Organ ization ▁( EM BO ) ▁young ▁investig ator ▁programme ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁L ister ▁Institute ▁of ▁Pre vent ive ▁Medicine ▁Research ▁prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁achiev ements ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁career ▁stage ▁scient ist , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded