People
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Ablaeva, Julia
Lab Technician, Gorbunova
jablaeva@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
Aloi, Patricia
Teaching Lab Manager
patricia.aloi@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9051
215 Hutchison
Anderson, Joe
Senior Info Tech Operator
d.j.anderson.jr@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6066
340 Hutchison
Arcoraci, Marianne
Program Manager & Curriculum Advisor to UPBM
marianne.arcoraci@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3850
488 Hutchison
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Bellomio, Philip
Lab Technician, Werren
pbellomi@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3889
309 Hutchison
Benyajati, Cheeptip
Associate Professor
Co-Director of UPBM
cheeptip.benyajati@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8040
474 Hutchison
Interests: Regulation of gene expression during development of Drosophila; Transcription, chromatin structure, and mechanisms of developmental chromatin structure remodeling
Bergstralh, Daniel
Assistant Professor
dan.bergstralh@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2631
326B Hutchison
Website
Interests: Epithelial Morphogenesis; Spindle orientation; Cell Division
Bettinger, John
PhD Student
Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
john.bettinger@rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
336 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
Bi, Xin
Professor, On Sabbatical
xin.bi@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6922
307 Hutchison
Interests: Epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic gene expression; Structural and functional domains of the genome; Chromatin boundary elements; Gene silencing; DNA damage repair and tolerance
Bickel, Ryan
Research Associate
ryan.bickel@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7226
486 Hutchison
Bissell, Mary
Facilities Manager
mary.bissell@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8059
213 Hutchison
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
Brisson, Jennifer
Assistant Professor
jennifer.brisson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8392
310 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Evolution of morphology; Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity; Evolution and development in the pea aphid; The role of epigenetics in polyphenism
Brumfield, Kenny
Data Control Clerk
kbrumfi2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3886
213 Hutchison
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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
Chen, Nancy
Assistant Professor
Coming July 2018!
nanchen@ucdavis.edu
Website
Interests: Population genetics with pedigrees; Contemporary evolution in natural populations; Evolutionary genetics; Conservation genomics; Avian genomics
Clark, Michael
Lecturer
michael.clark@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3432
444 Hutchison
Culver, Gloria
Professor
Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
gloria.culver@rochester.edu | (585) 273-5000
317 Lattimore
Interests: Macromolecular assembly; RNA-protein recognition; Dynamics of RNA folding
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Dawney, Nicole
PhD Student
Advisor: Daniel Bergstralh
nicole.dawney@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
330 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
Dolan, Amanda
Lab Technician, Werren
amanda.r.avery@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3889
309 Hutchison
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Eickbush, Danna
Research Associate, Larracuente/Eickbush
danna.eickbush@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8362
328 Hutchison
Eickbush, Thomas H
Professor
thomas.eickbush@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7247
334A Hutchison
Interests: Molecular biology and evolution ; Integration of retrotransposable elements; Origin and evolution of mobile elements; Regulation of mRNA genes
Emmrich, Stephan
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Gorbunova
stephan.emmrich@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
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Fay, Justin
Associate Professor
justin.fay@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2998
319 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Evolution of gene regulation; Comparative genomics and domestication; Disease consequences of human evolution
Fien, Kristin
Senior Accountant
kristin.fien@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5416
402E Hutchison
Finegan, Tara
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bergstralh
tfinegan@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
330 Hutchison
Firsanov, Denis
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Seluanov
dfirsano@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
Forkpah, Cordelia
Lab Technician, Werren
cordelia.forkpah@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3889
309 Hutchison
Fry, James D
Associate Professor
james.fry@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7835
318 Hutchison
Interests: Genetics of ecological adaptation in Drosophila; Evolutionary effects of deleterious mutations; Quantitative-genetic theory and methodology
Fu, Dragony
Assistant Professor
dragonyfu@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3346
333 Hutchison
Website
Interests: RNA modification and translation regulation; Genotoxic stress response pathways; Regulated cell death mechanisms
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Ghaemmaghami, Sina
Assistant Professor
sghaemma@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4829
326A Hutchison
Website
Interests: Protein folding and degradation; Neurodegenerative diseases and aging; Prion biology; Proteomics
Goldfarb, David S
Professor
david.goldfarb@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3890
436 Hutchison
Interests: Molecular cell biology of the nucleus
Gorbunova, Vera
Doris Johns Cherry Professor
Professor of Biology
Associate Professor of Oncology
vera.gorbunova@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7740
434 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Mechanisms of aging; Comparative biology of aging; Comparative biology of aging; DNA repair and genomic instability; Anticancer therapy
Gorovsky, Martin A
Rush Rhees Professor Emeritus
m.gorovsky@rochester.edu
Gu, Ningyang
PhD Student
Advisor: David Dean
ningyanggu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3577
3-11311 MRBX
Interests: TBD
Guo, Na (Anna)
Visiting Scientist, Bi
nguo5@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5917
304 Hutchison
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Hammelman, Rachel
Teaching Lab Assistant
rhammelm@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9051
215 Hutchison
Hao, Stephanie
Lab Technician, Larracuente
stephanie.hao@rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
337 Hutchison
Hattman, Stanley M
Professor Emeritus
moddna@mail.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8046
438 Hutchison
Hinkle, David C.
Professor Emeritus
david.hinkle@rochester.edu
315A Hutchison
Holz, Jonathan
Lecturer
jonathan.holz@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8973
477 Hutchison
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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Jaenike, John
Professor
john.jaenike@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4594
484 Hutchison
Interests: Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions; Sex chromosome meiotic drive; Wolbachia as male killers and causes of reproductive isolation in Drosophila; Ecology of mycophagous Drosophila
Jencik, Brian
Lab Technician, Welte
bjencik@UR.Rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
311 Hutchison
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
Jones, Shaun
Lab Technician, Culver/Ghaemmaghami/Larracuente
shaun.jones@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
301/336/337 Hutchison
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Ke, Zhonghe
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Seluanov
zhonghe.ke@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
Keister, Jennifer
Lab Technician, Brisson
jennifernkeister@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
303 Hutchison
Kelkar, Yogeshwar
Research Associate, Werren
yogeshwar.kelkar@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3889
309 Hutchison
Keltz, Roxanne
Lab Technician, Culver
rkeltz@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
301 Hutchison
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, Danielle
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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Lambert, J. David
Associate Professor
dlamber2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2482
344 Hutchison
Website
Interests: The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes
Landry, Cynthia
Graduate Coordinator
cynthia.landry@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7991
475 Hutchison
Larracuente, Amanda
Assistant Professor
alarracu@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 273-1693
343 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Evolutionary genetics and genomics; Intragenomic conflict and the evolution of selfish DNA; Evolutionary and functional genomics of satellite DNA; Sex chromosome and dot chromosome evolution in Drosophila
Lawrence, Deborah
Front Office Secretary
dlawren5@UR.Rochester.edu | (585) 273-1139
402B Hutchison
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
Li, Xueying
Visiting Graduate Student, Fay
xueying.li@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3843
313 Hutchison
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
Lyon, Hiram
Technical Associate, Culver
hiram.lyon@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
301 Hutchison
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Meyer, Anne S.
Associate Professor
Coming September 2018!
anne@annemeyerlab.org
Website
Interests: Synthetic biology; 3D printing of bacteria; Engineering of bacteria to produce biomaterials; Survival strategies of bacteria; Organization of bacterial DNA
Millen, Jonathan
Visiting Scientist, Goldfarb
jonathan.millen@rochester.edu
Minckley, Robert L.
Senior Lecturer
Adjunct Assistant Professor
rminckle@mail.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0272
446 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Ecology and evolution of host breadth in bees; Community structure of desert bees; Conservation biology of pollinators
Muirhead, Christina
Technical Associate, Presgraves
cmuirhea@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2183
480 Hutchison
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Naganathan, Anusha
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Culver
anaganat@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
301 Hutchison
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Oakes, Patrick W.
Assistant Professor
poakes@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5389
420 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: Mechanics of cellular force generation; Cell Shape; Cytoskeleton Dynamics; Mechanosensing; Cell adhesion & migration; Rho GTPase signaling
Olmsted, Joanna B.
Dean Emerita of the School of Arts and Sciences
joanna.olmsted@rochester.edu
Orr, H. Allen
University Professor
Shirley Cox Kearns Professor
allen.orr@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3838
342 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Genetics of speciation in Drosophila; Genetics and theory of adaptation; Population genetics
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Parker, Benjamin
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brisson
benjamin.parker@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
303 Hutchison
Portman, Douglas
Associate Professor
douglas.portman@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7414
2-9647 KMRB
Website
Interests: Genetics of development and behavior in C. elegans; Neural cell fate specification; Sex differences in neural circuit function; Sexual dimorphism in developmental patterning
Presgraves, Danielle
Lecturer
Associate Director for Student Affairs
danielle.presgraves@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2634
478 Hutchison
Presgraves, Daven C.
Dean's Professor
daven.presgraves@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0925
481 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Evolutionary genetics ; Speciation genetics; Molecular population genetics; Selfish gene complexes
Prevost, Christopher
Lab Technician, Fu
c.prevost@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
331 Hutchison
Putrelo, Julie
Lab Technician, Welte
jputrelo@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
311 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
Rossow, Lisa
Purchasing Agent
lisa.rossow@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4147
402F Hutchison
Rybak, Brenna
Department Administrator
brenna.rybak@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8837
402D Hutchison
Rydkina, Elena
Research Associate, Seluanov
erydkina@UR.Rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
Rzatkiewicz, Thomas
Lab Technician, Presgraves
trzatkie@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2183
480 Hutchison
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Sellix, Michelle
Staff Accountant
michelle.sellix@rochester.edu | (585) 273-2823
402F Hutchison
Seluanov, Andrei
Professor
andrei.seluanov@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6636
432 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Molecular and cell biology; Tumor suppressor mechanisms in log-lived rodents the Naked Mole-Rat and Eastern Grey Squirrel; Mammalian Sirt proteins in regulation of stress response during aging; Anti-cancer mechanisms in whales
Shannon, Regina
Data Entry Clerk
rshanno5@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3859
402F Hutchison
Shih, Ching-Hua
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fay
cshih8@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3843
313 Hutchison
Sia, Elaine
Professor
Co-Director of UPBM
elaine.sia@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9275
332 Hutchison
Interests: Molecular biology and genetics; Mutagenesis and repair of the mitochondrial genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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
Simon, Matthew
Postdoctoral Fellow, Gorbunova
msimon12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
Smith, Brian
Postdoctoral Fellow, Culver
bsmith49@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
301 Hutchison
Statt, Jeanne
Accountant / Bookkeeper
jeanne.statt@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3586
402F Hutchison
Stein, Alexis
Lecturer
alexis.stein@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3848
216B Hutchison
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
Stewart, Chad
IT Specialist
chad.stewart@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3440
216 Hutchison
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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Takasugi, Masaki
Research Associate, Gorbunova
mtakasug@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5663
425 Hutchison
Thomalla, Jonathon
Lab Technician, Welte
jthomal1@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
311 Hutchison
Tian, Xiao
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
xtian@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
Tombline, Gregory
Research Associate, Seluanov/Gorbunova
gtomblin@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison
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Welte, Michael
Professor and Chair
michael.welte@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3897
317 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Cell and developmental biology ; Intracellular trafficking of proteins, RNAs, and organelles ; Regulation of motor-driven transport ; Cell biology of lipid droplets ; Lipid droplets in protein sequestration and innate immunity
Werren, John H.
Nathaniel & Helen Wisch Professor of Biology
jack.werren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3694
306 Hutchison
Website
Interests: Evolutionary genetics; Microbial-host interactions with emphasis on Wolbachia in arthropods, genetics of speciation and evolution of development; Genetics, genomics and evolution of Parasitoids (e.g. Nasonia and relatives); The role of "selfish" or "parasitic" DNA in evolution
Wilson, Tyler
Lab Technician, Bergstralh
twils27@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
330 Hutchison
Withey, Allyson
Undergraduate Course Coordinator
allyson.withey@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5181
488 Hutchison
Wright , Lori
Technical Associate, Presgraves
lori_wright@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2183
480 Hutchison
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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Zhao, Yang
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
yzhao64@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
425 Hutchison