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Molecular Genetics and Genomics Students

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Ladan Abbasi

Studying the regulation of long neuronal genes in the context of Rett syndrome
Favour Akinjiyan (MSTP in PhD training)

Improving response to immunotherapy in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Aparna Anand

The Effect of HPV Infection on Transposable Element Expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Noah Basri (MSTP in PhD training)

Transposable Elements Modify the Gene Expression Landscape of Cancer
Jad Belle (MSTP in PhD training)

Stromal senescence in pancreatic cancer
Brent Biddy

Development of Lineage Tracing Techniques with Single-cell Resolution
Kyle Burbach

Investigating signalling regulation in populations of reprogrammed cells
Kendall Burks (MSTP in PhD training)

Cardioprotective mechanisms of human genetic variants in lipid loci
Claudia Cabrera
Kitra Cates

Identifying epigenomic factors that promote neuronal cell fate
Monique Chavez (MSTP in PhD training)

Investigating Lenalidomide Treatment-Based Secondary B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Yujie Chen

Exploring epigenetic dynamics during Zebrafish fin regeneration at single cell resolution
Kolin Clark

Determining and overcoming barriers in translating HIV-1 protease mediated activation of the CARD8 inflammasome for an HIV cure.
Evelyn Craigen

Cis-regulatory element activity in temporal gene expression and retinal cell fate specification
Alissa Cullen

Modeling clinical missense mutations in the DNA-binding factor CTCF to unravel the CTCF code in neural development.
Caitlin Dingwall (MSTP in PhD training)

Uncovering novel roles of NAD pathway dysfunction in chronic neurodegenerative disease
Hannah Dorando (MSTP in PhD training)

Dysregulation of LAIR1&2 in Lymphoma Pathogenesis
Austin Drury
Alan Du

Understanding cis-regulatory activity of transposable elements
Alyssa Erickson
Rafael Feliciano
Colin Florian
Chika Fujii

Identification of novel C. elegans host factors involved in Orsay virus infection
Anna Grobelny

Genetic origin and clinical significance of p14ARF tumor suppression in lung cancer
Nicole Hamagami-Samson (MSTP in PhD training)

Regulatory role of MeCP2 and non-CG methylation on the neuronal epigenome
Jessica Harrison
Jennie Hazen

Genetic determinants of intracellular bacterial community formation, maturation, and maintenance by uropathogenic E. coli during acute stages of urinary tract infection
Arielle Homayouni

Defining a Role for Indole-3-butyric Acid Metabolism and Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana
Clarice Hong

Integration of cis-regulatory elements in the genome
Yiran Hou

Understand the dynamics of cell-type composition changes during regenerative process
Sarah Hurt

Adenoviral gene therapy for MPS I
Gejae Jeffers
Kunal Jindal
Kimberly Johansson (MSTP in PhD training)

The Role of Ribosomal Stress in the Pathogenesis of T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dymonn Johnson
Clara Kao (MSTP in PhD training)

Characterization of the role of the small intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of environmental enteric dysfunction
Emilee Kotnik

Genomics of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
Joseph Krambs

The understanding of molecular cues governing hematopoiesis – hematopoietic niches, hematopoietic stem cells, and hematopoietic output
Nicolas Ledru (MSTP in PhD training)

Gene regulation in proximal tubule sub-types in chronic kidney disease
Jeongmin Lee
Paul Lee (MSTP in PhD training)

Epigenetic and transcriptional profiles of stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes
Cecilia Hanyue Lei

Exploring age-associated changes in stress response by applying a social isolation paradigm in mice
Scott Lewis
Haikuo Li

Multi-omics research on tissue fibrosis
yang Li

Evaluating the function of DNmT3A mutations associated with AML and Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome
Yonghao Liang

Focusing on 3D chromatin structure of cancer cell line
Wen-Wei Liao

Characterizing hidden structural variation using pangenome graphs
Billy Liu
Lorida Llaci
Kaci Martin
Fernanda Martins Rodrigues

Identification and characterization of variants and genes underlying genetic predisposition to cancer and other diseases
Daniel Mendez
Marina Nogueira (MSTP in PhD training)

Transcriptional regulation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Erik Nolan

Investigating genetic mechanisms relevant to host-microbe relationships and microbiome-influenced behaviors
Kayla Nygaard

Thesis work: Evaluating a Williams Syndrome mouse model for its validity in studying relevant social and anxiety behaviors. Rotation experience: RNAi screening for seizure resistance/sensitivity in Drosophila melanogaster.
Benjamin Olson

Elucidating the mechanisms of the gut-bladder axis in recurrent urinary tract infection.
Alyssa Oplt

Role of tyrosine kinase receptor DDR2 in chemoresistant ovarian cancer
Evin Padhi
Rachel Paolini
Zachary Payne
Gervette Penny

Investigating Digenic Inheritance in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia using Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Daniel Potter

Deciphering the cellular and molecular mechanisms of gut epithelial barrier maintenance
Geralle Powell

Characterizing the biological significance of polyA track-containing genes
Natasha Ramakrishnan
Pamela Recio
Megan Richters

Investigating novel neoantigen sources for personalized cancer vaccines
Debanjan Saha (MSTP in PhD training)

Characterizing the tumor-microenvironment in prostate cancer
Reilly Sample
Kartik Singhal
Sofia Smith
Austin Southard-Smith
Christian Suarez
Keigo Takahashi

Cell-type-specific contribution to the pathogenesis of CLN2 disease or classic late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Sierra Wallace
Ciyang Wang
Geng Wang
Xinxin Wang
Helen Wang (MSTP in PhD training)

Transcriptional Regulation of Hematopoietic Fetal to Adult Transition
Jason Wever
Michael Wilkinson

Genetic screen of epigenetic and transcription factors that mediate the observed sex-disparity in GBM
Ellie Wilson

Characterizing the effects of DNA methylation on 3-D genome architecture in acute myeloid leukemia
Yawei Wu

Understanding determinants of long-range enhancer-promoter interactions
Yan Xiong
Naoto Yamaguchi
Christopher Yoon (MSTP in PhD training)

Genomic differences between monozygotic twins identified with whole-genome sequencing.
Shujuan Zhao
Yiqiao Zheng

Investigating the molecular mechanisms that regulate photoreceptor development and degeneration.
Cyrus Zhou (MSTP in PhD training)

Understanding how food and microbes promote growth in malnourished children