​Molecular Cell Biology Students
   
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  • Wesley Agee Agee

  • Winston Anthony
    I study the evolution of resistance to disinfectants and antibiotics in bacteria.

  • John Baer
    Understanding resident versus recruited macrophage function during pancreatitis

  • Brady Barron

  • Shambhavi Bhagwat
    I am studying the role of phosphorylated IDH2 in the Pptc7 KO phenotype

  • Ryan Bitter
    The structure and function of membrane proteins

  • Caitlyn Brashears (MSTP in PhD training)
    Redox homeostasis and glutamine utilization in Synovial Sarcoma

  • Lucia Capano
    Use directly converted neurons to study how aging contributes to tauopathies through the expression of tau

  • Yi-Hsuan Chang
    Genome-wide screening for the transcription factor SNAIL2 binding sites in HNSCC cell lines

  • Changfeng Chen
    Fate decision of memory B cells

  • Jiayang Chen
    Transcriptional factor dysregulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Samantha Chin (MSTP in PhD training)
    Determining the Role of Plastin-3 in Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization

  • Jason Colasanti
    Investigating the molecular mechanisms of aging, longevity, and cellular senescence. Leading a number of projects involving age-related ocular diseases, variability in gene-expression with age, and the impacts of circadian rhythm alterations on lifespan.

  • Ariella Coler-Reilly (MSTP in PhD training)
    Identifying drivers of aging among genes differentially expressed with age

  • Kelsy Cotto
    Identification of regulatory mutations in cancer using genomic and transcriptomic data

  • Sophia DeGeorgia
    Elucidating the role of putative enhancer elements in the aberrant reactivation of neural crest genes in melanoma initiation and proliferation

  • Brian Egan
    Understanding the mechanisms by which genetic and pharmacological interventions affect aging and longevity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

  • Rochelle Ellison (MSTP in PhD training)
    Roles of lysosomal lipid metabolism in the maintenance of energy homeostasis

  • Jade Enright
    Investigating regulatory functions and mechanisms of long noncoding RNAs in retinal development

  • Emily Eul
    Understanding the roles of bone derived factors on the bone marrow microenvironment, hematopoiesis, and the hematopoietic niche during tumor progression.

  • Katherine Floyd
    Studying protein export in Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, and searching for drug targets within the export pathway

  • Sofia Gasperino

  • Wentao Han

  • Rachel Johnston
    The role of DNA double stranded breaks in B cell development

  • Paul Jones
    Non-Invasive Molecular Detection and Profiling of NF1-MPNST to Guide Personalized Treatment

  • Courtney Jungers
    Translational control of gene expression through microRNAs and RNA-binding proteins.

  • Kyusik Kim
    Investigating the relationship between translation speed and mRNA decay

  • Sarah Koester
    RNA- and RBP-mediated regulation of local translation in peripheral astrocyte processes.

  • Won Kyun Koh
    Investigating the potential novel role(s) of DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) in the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function.

  • Lingzhen Kong
    Mechanistic dissection of a Ca2+-mediated genome protection pathway during DNA replication

  • Amir Kucharski (MSTP in PhD training)
    Understanding and targeting the role of Abat in the progression and treatment of osteoarthritis.

  • Joe Lagas
    Understanding the mechanism underlying sex differences in H3.1K27M mutant diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

  • Kent Lin
    Studying microglia receptor modulating pathways in the context of CNS diseases.

  • Meizi Liu Liu

  • Ruiyang Liu
    Tracing myeloma disease progression at single cell resolution

  • Tessa Lochetto
    Characterizing the role of a mitochondrial-specific phosphatase on cardiovascular malformations.

  • Hannah Lynn (MSTP in PhD training)
    Characterizing structure/activity relationships in microbiota-directed complementary foods

  • Max Lyon
    Examining the role of sperm membrane potential in male fertility using novel inhibitors

  • Heyde Makimaa
    Characterizing AstV- IFN-λ interactions in vivo, leveraging mouse models for murine AstV studies, as well as in vitro, using both human and murine enteroids along with immortalized cell lines.

  • Taylor Malachowski
    Understanding the role of ALC1 in base excision repair in the context of PARPi; while also investigating impact of loss of certain metabolic factors in response to PARPi inhibitors in BRCA mutant cancer cells.

  • DeHaven McCrary
    Investigating the role of actin binding proteins in regulating actin dynamics and the role of the cytoskeleton in regulating metabolism.

  • Sherwin Ng (MSTP in PhD training)
    Tropism and viral entry pathways of SARS-COV-2 in the cardiovascular system

  • Kaylee O'Donnell
    Investigating the mechanisms of pH-sensing by T cells and T cell exhaustion in the metastatic bone microenvironment in an effort to improve immune checkpoint therapy.

  • Sumit Patel
    Understanding the loss of Beta-cell identity in Type 2 Diabetes

  • Kimsey Platten
    Investigating the interplay between hemodynamics and hemostasis and thrombosis.

  • Jennifer Portillo
    The project aims to address the alterations in lysosomal function in mutated R406W tau.

  • Astrid Rodriguez Velez
    Investigating the role of macrophage galectins and endomembrane damage in atherosclerosis

  • Leonard Rogers
    Metabolic responses to arginine starvation in ASS1-deficient sarcomas

  • Matthew Rosene
    Dissecting the role of the endo-lysosomal network in Alzheimer disease risk

  • Sua Ryu
    ARF-dependent translational regulation of Drosha through Drosha UTRs

  • Angela Schab
    Investigating the role of the tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer

  • Christian Shema Mugisha
    Role of retroviral Integrase-RNA interactions in particle maturation

  • Juhee Son

  • Crystal Song

  • Lily Spatz
    Investigating the role of neuronal dysfunction in the development of diabetes

  • Sarah Speck (MSTP in PhD training)
    Depalmitoylation regulates hepatic glucose metabolism

  • Jasmin Sponagel
    Investigating sex differences in the PI3K/mTOR pathway and metabolism in glioblastoma

  • Meagan Sullender
    Interplay between a number of enteric viruses, the commensal microbiota, and vaccination in vivo and also study novel antiviral mechanisms in vitro using technologies such as CRISPR, BioID (BirA*), and reverse genetics systems.

  • Brittany Townley
    Regulation of RNA processing by the novel spliceosomal protein, TTDN1, in development and cancer.

  • Turan Tufan

  • Matt Ward
    Targeting bacterial nitrogen assimilation during infection of human macrophages by pathogenic Leptospira interrogans.

  • Kellan Weston
    UBE3A in the Context of Angelman and Dup15q Syndromes of Neurodevelopmental Disease

  • Chong Zuo
    Role of leukocyte NADPH oxidase in phagocytosis of resident peritoneal macrophages
   
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