People

Abbondanzieri, Elio

Research Assistant Professor

Office Location

301A Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 276-2372

Email

elio.abbondanzieri@rochester.edu

Benyajati, Cheeptip

Associate Professor

Director of Student Relations for Biology

Office Location

474 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-8040

Email

cheeptip.benyajati@rochester.edu

Interests: Regulation of gene expression during development of Drosophila; Transcription, chromatin structure, and mechanisms of developmental chromatin structure remodeling

Bi, Xin

he/him/his

Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

307 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-6922

Email

xin.bi@rochester.edu

Interests: Epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic gene expression; Structural and functional domains of the genome; Chromatin boundary elements; Gene silencing; DNA damage repair and tolerance

Culver, Gloria

she/her/hers

Professor

Office Location

484 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 274-2567

Email

gloria.culver@rochester.edu

Interests: Macromolecular assembly; RNA-protein recognition; Dynamics of RNA folding

Fu, Dragony

Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor

Professor of Biology

Director, Graduate Affairs and Admissions in Biology

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

333 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 276-3346

Email

dragonyfu@rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Biological functions of RNA modifications; Human disorders linked to RNA modifications; Regulation of protein synthesis

Ghaemmaghami, Sina

George Y. and Catherine H. Wu Professor in Chemistry

Professor of Biology

Director, Undergraduate Research

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

326A Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-4829

Email

sghaemma@bio.rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Protein folding and degradation; Neurodegenerative diseases and aging; Prion biology; Proteomics

Glastad, Karl

Assistant Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

306 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-4891

Email

kglastad@ur.rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Gene regulation, hormonal signalling, molecular and cellular determinants of aging and lifespan; Mechanisms and evolution of plasticity; Arthropod genomics; Video games

Gorbunova, Vera

Doris Johns Cherry Professor

Professor of Biology

Co-director, Rochester Aging Research Center

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

434 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-7740

Email

vera.gorbunova@rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Mechanisms of aging; Comparative biology of aging; Comparative biology of aging; DNA repair and genomic instability; Anticancer therapy

Herrera-Perez, Marisol

Assistant Professor

Office Location

215 Goergen Hall

Telephone

(585) 275-2312

Email

marisol.herreraperez@rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Lambert, J. David

Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

344 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 273-2482

Email

dlamber2@ur.rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes

Meyer, Anne S.

she/her/hers

Associate Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

472 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-9290

Email

anne.meyer@rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Synthetic biology; 3D printing of bacteria; Engineering of bacteria to produce biomaterials; Survival strategies of bacteria; Organization of bacterial DNA

Murphy, Patrick J.

Assistant Professor

Office Location

2-9619 KMRB

Telephone

(585) 275-0113

Email

patrick_murphy@urmc.rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Regulation of vertebrate gene transcription in vivo; Epigenetics and chromatin; Zebrafish genetics and genomics; Developmental cell state transitions; Bioinformatics

Portman, Douglas

Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

2-9647 KMRB

Telephone

(585) 275-7414

Email

douglas.portman@rochester.edu

Web Address

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

Seluanov, Andrei

Dean’s Professor

Professor of Biology

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

432 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-6636

Email

andrei.seluanov@rochester.edu

Web Address

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

Sia, Elaine

she/her/hers

Professor

Senior Vice Provost for Academic Excellence

Not Research Active

Office Location

334A Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-9275

Email

elaine.sia@rochester.edu

Interests: Molecular biology and genetics; Mutagenesis and repair of the mitochondrial genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Sterne, Gabriella R.

Assistant Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

2-9639 KMRB

Telephone

(585) 273-1447

Email

Gabriella_Sterne@urmc.rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Wang, Ning

Assistant Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

436 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 275-3890

Email

ning.wang@rochester.edu

Web Address

Website

Interests: Cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics; Organelle biogenesis; Organelle degradation through selective autophagy; Organelle aging and neurodegeneration

Welte, Michael

he/him/his

Professor

Research Active

Now accepting:

Office Location

317 Hutchison

Telephone

(585) 276-3897

Email

michael.welte@rochester.edu

Web Address

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