People
Graduate Students
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Bettinger, John
PhD Student
Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
john.bettinger@rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
336 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
Brand, Cara
PhD Student
Advisor: Daven Presgraves
cara.brand@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2183
480 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The evolution and genetics of two meiotic processes: recombination and segregation distortion
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Chang, Ching-Ho
PhD Student
Advisor: Amanda Larracuente
ching-ho.chang@rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
337 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Population dynamics and molecular mechanism of the Segregation Distortion system in Drosophila melanogaster
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Dawney, Nicole
PhD Student
Advisor: Daniel Bergstralh
nicole.dawney@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
330 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
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Grantham, Mary
PhD Student
Advisor: Jennifer Brisson
mary.chaffee@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
303 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The role of chromatin remodeling and DNA methylation in developmental plasticity
Gu, Ningyang
PhD Student
Advisor: Steven Goldman
ningyanggu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9693
1-11311 KMRB Annex
Interests: TBD
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Hutti, Chuck
PhD Student
Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
charles.hutti@rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Using genome wide CRISPR screens to identify genes involved in prion tolerance and its mechanisms
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Johnson, Adam
PhD Student
Advisor: David Lambert
adamjohnson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7521
338 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Posterior growth and shell formation in Ilyanassa obsoleta
Johnson, Matthew
PhD Student
Advisor: Michael Welte
matthewjohnson@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Intracellular dynamics of histones during oogenesis and early development
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Ke, Zhonghe
PhD Student
Advisor: Andrei Seluanov
zhonghe.ke@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Stem cell biology of the naked mole rat and reversing age associated degeneration of stem cells
Khan, Adil
PhD Student
Advisor: Lei Xu
adilkhan@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4365
2-9858 KMRB
Interests: Signal transduction by GPR56 and its functions in melanoma progression
Khost, Emerson
PhD Student
Advisor: Amanda Larracuente
d.e.khost@rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
337 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The organization and evolution of satellite DNA in Drosophila
Kilwein, Marcus
PhD Student
Advisor: Michael Welte
m.kilwein@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
311 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
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Lentini, Jenna
PhD Student
Advisor: Dragony Fu
jenna.lentini@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
331 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Identification of the damaged RNA transcriptome and surveillance pathways
Li, Binshuang
PhD Student
Advisor: Jennifer Brisson
binshuang.li@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
303 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Characterization of wing development locus aphicarus in pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum
Liu, Zhengshan
PhD Student
Advisor: Steven Goldman
zhengshanliu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9693
1-11311 MRBX
Interests: The pathogenesis of glial cells for schizophrenia
Luo, Jie
PhD Student
Advisor: Chawnshang Chang
jie.luo@rochester.edu | (585) 273-4500
1-6513 Medical Center
Interests: The role of neuroendocrine cells in the development of prostate cancer castration resistance and chemotherapy resistance
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Marin Aguilar, Fabiola
Visiting Graduate Student, Gorbunova
fmarinag@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
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Ramos, Jillian
PhD Student
Advisor: Dragony Fu
jillian.ramos@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
331 Hutchison
Interests: Determining the cellular targets and function of human KIAA1456, a putative tRNA methyltransferase enzyme
Ren, Yue
PhD Student
Advisor: Thomas Mariani
yren12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-4602
1-11301 KMRB Annex
Interests: The role of PCNA in silent chromatin
Rezazadeh, Sarallah
PhD Student
Advisor: Andrei Seluanov
s.rezazadeh@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: DNA repair in cancer and aging
Rojas Villa, Sebastian
PhD Student
Advisor: Benoit Biteau
sebastian.rojasvilla@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5827
2-9905 KMRB
Interests: Study of novel transcription factors and their role in Drosophila melanogaster intestinal stem cell tissue homeostasis
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Siler, Jasmine
PhD Student
Advisor: Xin Bi
jasminesiler@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5917
304 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The role of Fun30 in cellular response to DNA repair
Steinert, Hannah
PhD Student
Advisor: Douglas Portman
hannah.steinert@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7915
2-9905 KMRB
Interests: Developmental timing of sex-specific maturation of the C. elegans nervous system
Stephenson, Roxan
PhD Student
Advisor: Michael Welte
roxan.stephenson@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The structure and function of the protein Jabba in Drosophila melanogaster embryos
Sun, Hongying
PhD Student
Advisor: David Mathews
hongying.sun@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1748
3-8807 Medical Center
Interests: Nearest neighbor parameter derivation and RNA structure prediction
Sun, Yu
PhD Student
Advisor: Xin Li
yu.sun@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7450
3-8552 Medical Center
Interests: Define RNA regulation for next generation using both dry and wet approaches
Swovick, Kyle
PhD Student
Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
kswovick@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Protein turnover and aging
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Wu, Longjun
PhD Student
Advisor: David Lambert
longjunwu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7521
338 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Exploring the genetic basis of Lophotrochozoan development
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Zhang, Jingyuan
PhD Student
Advisor: Patricia White
jingyuan.zhang@rochester.edu | (585) 273-4112
6-7535 Medical Center
Interests: Role of ErbB2 pathway in mouse cochlear supporting cell proliferation and hair cell regeneration