People
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Abbondanzieri, Elio
- Research Associate, Meyer
- elio.abbondanzieri@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2809
- 331 Hutchison
Ablaeva, Julia
- Technical Associate, Gorbunova/Seluanov
- jablaeva@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
Arcoraci, Marianne
- Undergraduate Program Manager & Curriculum Advisor to UPBM
- marianne.arcoraci@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3850
- 488 Hutchison
Athar, Fathima
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
- ffathima@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
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Beadry, Felix
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chen
- fbeaudry@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7153
- 476 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
Interests: Epithelial Morphogenesis; Spindle orientation; Cell Division
Bettinger, John
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
- john.bettinger@rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
- 336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The biological roles of methionine oxidation
Bi, Xin
- Professor
- 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
- Associate Professor of Instruction
- ryan.bickel@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7226
- 486 Hutchison
Brady, Morgan
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Meyer
- mbrady16@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2809
- 331 Hutchison
Brisson, Jennifer
- Associate Professor
- jennifer.brisson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8392
- 310 Hutchison
Interests: Evolution of morphology; Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity; Evolution and development in the pea aphid; The role of epigenetics in polyphenism
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Cammarota, Christian
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Daniel Bergstralh
- ccammaro@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
- 330 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Biological physics and the role of mechanics in tissue development and cell processes
Cefaloni, Eric
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Paula Vertino
- ecefalon@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9983
- 3-0852 Wilmot Cancer Center
Interests: Epigenetic mechanisms driving breast cancer and epithelial to mesenchymal transition
Chen, Nancy
- Assistant Professor
- nancy.chen@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7149
- 477 Hutchison
Interests: Population genetics with pedigrees; Contemporary evolution in natural populations; Evolutionary genetics; Conservation genomics; Avian genomics
Clark, Michael
- Associate Professor of Instruction
- michael.clark@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3432
- 444 Hutchison
Courret, Cécile
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Larracuente
- ccourret@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
- 337 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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Dao, Thao Kim
- PhD Student
- Advisor: David Lambert
- thaokimdao@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7521
- 338 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The roles of retinoic acid in shell and embryonic development in the mollusc Ilyanassa
Dawney, Nicole
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Daniel Bergstralh
- nicole.dawney@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
- 330 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
DeBoard, Allyson
- Undergraduate Course Coordinator
- allyson.withey@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5181
- 488 Hutchison
Driscoll, Rose
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Jennifer Brisson
- rdrisco2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
- 303 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Evolutionary genetics of phenotypic plasticity in aphids
Dutta, Asmita
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Welte
- asmita.dutta@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
- 311 Hutchison
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Eickbush, Danna
- Research Associate, Larracuente/Eickbush
- danna.eickbush@rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
- 337 Hutchison
Eickbush, Thomas H
- Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus
- thomas.eickbush@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7247
- 334A Hutchison
Emmrich, Stephan
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
- stephan.emmrich@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
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Fay, Justin
- Professor
- justin.fay@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2998
- 319 Hutchison
Interests: Evolution of gene regulation; Comparative genomics and domestication; Disease consequences of human evolution
Firsanov, Denis
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Seluanov
- dfirsano@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 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
- Associate Professor
- dragonyfu@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3346
- 333 Hutchison
Interests: RNA modification and translation regulation; Neurodevelopmental disorders linked to RNA function; Biochemistry and molecular biology
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Ghaemmaghami, Sina
- Associate Professor
- Director of Undergraduate Research in the College
- sghaemma@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4829
- 326A Hutchison
Interests: Protein folding and degradation; Neurodegenerative diseases and aging; Prion biology; Proteomics
Gigas, Jonathan
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova
- jonathan_gigas@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
Interests: Biochemistry and function of human Sirtuin-6 in cancer and aging
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
- Co-director Rochester Aging Research Center
- vera.gorbunova@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7740
- 434 Hutchison
Interests: Mechanisms of aging; Comparative biology of aging; Comparative biology of aging; DNA repair and genomic instability; Anticancer therapy
Gregory, Lauren
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Jennifer Brisson
- lgregory@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
- 303 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Investigation of the proximate basis of the aphid wing polyphenism
Gu, Ningyang
- Leave of Absence
- Advisor: David Dean
- ningyanggu@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3577
- 3-11311 MRBX
Interests: Using microinjection, FISH, and single-particle tracking to understand the intranuclear movement of plasmids
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Hemmer, Lucas
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Larracuente
- lhemmer@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
- 337 Hutchison
Holz, Jonathan
- Associate Professor of Instruction
- jonathan.holz@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8973
- 483 Hutchison
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Jones, Shaun
- Lab Technician, Culver/Ghaemmaghami/Larracuente
- shaun.jones@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
- 301/336/337 Hutchison
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Keister, Jennifer
- Lab Technician, Brisson
- jennifernkeister@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
- 303 Hutchison
Kilwein, Marcus
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Michael Welte
- m.kilwein@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
- 311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Embryonic lipid utilization in Drosophila
Korotkov, Anatoly
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
- akorotko@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
Kovelakuntla, Vamsi
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Anne S. Meyer
- vkovelak@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2809
- 331 Hutchison
Interests: Bacterially-mediated fabrication of artificial nacre
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Lambert, J. David
- Professor
- dlamber2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2482
- 344 Hutchison
Interests: The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes
Larracuente, Amanda
- Associate Professor
- alarracu@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 273-1693
- 343 Hutchison
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
Lee, Songeun
- PhD Student
- Advisor: David Lambert
- songeun.lee@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7521
- 338 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Lentini, Jenna
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Dragony Fu
- jenna.lentini@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
- 328 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Identification of the damaged RNA transcriptome and surveillance pathways
Li, Xin
- Associate Professor
- xin_li@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6576
- 3-8553 Medical Center
Interests: Epigenetic inheritance; Small silencing non-coding RNAs; Translational control; Lead toxicity; Comparative genomics
Lindley, Sean
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Douglas Anderson
- sean.lindley@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7726
- G.11201G MRBX
Interests: TBD
Liu, Fangzhou
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brisson
- fliu20@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
- 303 Hutchison
Longan, Emery
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Justin Fay
- elongan@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3843
- 313 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Genetic constraints on adaptation and their role in the evolution of domestication associated traits in the Saccharomyces yeasts
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Macoretta, Nicholas
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova
- nicholas_macoretta@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Meyer, Anne S.
- Associate Professor
- anne.meyer@rochester.edu | (585) 275-9290
- 472 Hutchison
Interests: Synthetic biology; 3D printing of bacteria; Engineering of bacteria to produce biomaterials; Survival strategies of bacteria; Organization of bacterial DNA
Minckley, Robert L.
- Professor of Instruction
- rminckle@mail.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0272
- 446 Hutchison
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
Murphy, Patrick J.
- Assistant Professor
- patrick_murphy@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0113
- 2-9619 KMRB
Interests: Regulation of vertebrate gene transcription in vivo; Epigenetics and chromatin; Zebrafish genetics and genomics; Developmental cell state transitions; Bioinformatics
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Naganathan, Anusha
- Research Associate, Culver
- anusha.naganathan@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
- 301 Hutchison
Navarro, Beatriz
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Larracuente/Presgraves
- bnavarr2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
- 337/480 Hutchison
Neville, Kathryn
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Dan Bergstralh
- knevill3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6668
- 330 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
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Orr, H. Allen
- University Professor
- Shirley Cox Kearns Professor
- allen.orr@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3838
- 342 Hutchison
Interests: Genetics of speciation in Drosophila; Genetics and theory of adaptation; Population genetics
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Perrin, Lindsey
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Nancy Chen
- lindsey.perrin@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7153
- 476 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Phromsiri, Pakinee
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Michael Welte
- pphromsi@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
- 311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Mechanisms and consequences of histone buffering in the early Drosophila embryo
Portman, Douglas
- Associate Professor
- douglas.portman@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7414
- 2-9647 KMRB
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
- Assistant Professor of Instruction
- 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
Interests: Evolutionary genetics ; Speciation genetics; Molecular population genetics; Selfish gene complexes
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Rathbun, Lindsay
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bergstralh
- lrathbu2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
- 330 Hutchison
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Saleh Ziabari, Omid
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Jennifer Brisson
- osalehzi@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
- 303 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The parallel evolution of wings in aphids
Seluanov, Andrei
- Professor
- andrei.seluanov@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6636
- 432 Hutchison
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
Shogren, Elsie
- Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Uy
- elsie.shogren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6066
- 340 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
Sidor, Lynn
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Anne Meyer
- lsidor@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2809
- 331 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Sproul, John
- Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Larracuente
- john.sproul@rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
- 337 Hutchison
Stein, Alexis
- Assistant Professor of Instruction
- alexis.stein@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3848
- 216B Hutchison
Summers, Jeremy
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Nancy Chen
- jsummer7@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7153
- 476 Hutchison Hall
Interests: The demographic and genetic effects of habitat fragmentation and degradation on the Florida Scrub-Jay
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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Tahir, Imran
- First Year
- Advisor: Arshad Rahman
- itahir@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9494
- 3-11301 MRBX
Interests: TBD
Tam, Lok Ming
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
- ltam3@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
Tan, Ruiyue
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
- rtan12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
- 336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Analyze protein synthesis and translation pausing base on mass spectrometry
Tolibzoda, Fara
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova; Andrei Seluanov
- farangis_tolibzoda@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Investigation of biochemical contributors of health in long-living animals and their role in aging associated neurodegeneration
Tombline, Gregory
- Research Associate, Seluanov/Gorbunova
- gtomblin@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
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Uy, J. Albert C.
- Associate Professor
- al.uy@rochester.edu | (585) 273-1309
- 450 Hutchison
Interests: Evolutionary Ecology; Behavioral Ecology; Evolutionary Genetics; Speciation; Conservation
Uy, Floria
- Assistant Professor of Instruction
Research Assistant Professor
- floria.uy@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4891
- 460 Hutchison
Interests: Evolution of cooperation; Neuroethology; Host-parasite interactions; Behavioral Ecology; Conservation
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Walker, Ethan
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
- ethan_walker@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
- 336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Interrogation of protein folding and homeostasis using high-throughput methodology
Walunjkar, Nilima
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Justin Fay
- nwalunjk@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3843
- 313 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Causes and consequences of thermal divergence in Saccharomyces species
Wei, Xiaolu
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Amanda Larracuente
- xiaolu_wei@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2475
- 337 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Molecular mechanism of Segregation Distorter in Drosophila melanogaster using a combination of genomic, cytological, and molecular approaches
Welte, Michael
- Professor and Chair
- michael.welte@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3897
- 317 Hutchison
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
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
White, Roger
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Michael Welte
- rwhite32@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
- 311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Wnuk, Hayley
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Doug Portman
- hwnuk@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7915
- 2-9905 KMRB
Interests: Integration of metabolic and sexual state of the nervous system regulates behavior of C. elegans
Wright , Lori
- Technical Associate, Presgraves
- lori_wright@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2183
- 480 Hutchison
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Yang, Sifan
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Andrew Samuelson
- syang43@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2544
- 2-9915 KMRB
Interests: TBD
Ye, Xinhai
- Visiting Graduate Student
- Advisor: Jack Werren
- xye7@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3889
- 309 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
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Zacher, Maxwell
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova
- mzacher@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Genetic mechanisms underlying longevity and cancer resistance in the bowhead whale
Zhang, Kejia
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Dragony Fu
- kzhang27@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
- 328 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Molecular functions of tRNA methyltransferase in neuronal development
Zhang, Zhihui
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova; Andrei Seluanov
- zhihuizhang@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Anti-aging and anti-cancer effects of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid
Zhang, Rui
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Yi-Tao Yu
- rzhang44@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1226
- 3.7531 Medical Center
Interests: TBD
Zheng, Zhizhong
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gorbunova
- zzheng24@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
Zhu, Mingyi
- PhD Student
- Advisor: Dave Mathews
- mzhu21@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1734
- 3-8816 Medical Center
Interests: RNA secondary structure prediction