People
Graduate Students
B
Bettinger, John
- Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
- john.bettinger@rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
- 336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
C
Cammarota, Christian
- Advisor: Daniel Bergstralh
- ccammaro@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
- 330 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Chang, Ching-Ho
- 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
D
Dao, Thao Kim
- Advisor: David Lambert
- thaokimdao@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7521
- 338 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Dawney, Nicole
- Advisor: Daniel Bergstralh
- nicole.dawney@rochester.edu | (585) 276-6680
- 330 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
G
Gigas, Jonathan
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova
- jonathan_gigas@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
H
Hutti, Chuck
- 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
J
Johnson, Adam
- Advisor: David Lambert
- adamjohnson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7521
- 338 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Posterior growth and shell formation in Ilyanassa obsoleta
K
Khost, Danielle
- 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
- Advisor: Michael Welte
- m.kilwein@rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
- 311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Kovelakuntla, Vamsi
- Advisor: Anne S. Meyer
- vkovelak@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2372
- 301 Hutchison
Interests: TBD
L
Lawson, Hannah
- 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
Lentini, Jenna
- Advisor: Dragony Fu
- jenna.lentini@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
- 328 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Identification of the damaged RNA transcriptome and surveillance pathways
Longan, Emery
- Advisor: Justin Fay
- elongan@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3843
- 313 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Luo, Jie
- 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
P
Phromsiri, Pakinee
- Advisor: Michael Welte
- pphromsi@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-2440
- 311 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
R
Ramos, Jillian
- Advisor: Dragony Fu
- jillian.ramos@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
- 328 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Determining the cellular targets and function of human KIAA1456, a putative tRNA methyltransferase enzyme
Ren, Yue
- Advisor: Thomas Mariani
- yren12@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-4602
- 1-11301 KMRB Annex
Interests: The role of PCNA in silent chromatin
Rezazadeh, Sarallah
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova; Andrei Seluanov
- s.rezazadeh@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: DNA repair in cancer and aging
Rojas Villa, Sebastian
- 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
S
Saleh Ziabari, Omid
- Advisor: Jennifer Brisson
- osalehzi@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8388
- 303 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Stephenson, Roxan
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Advisor: Sina Ghaemmaghami
- kswovick@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-1237
- 336 Hutchison Hall
Interests: Protein turnover and aging
T
Tolibzoda, Fara
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova; Andrei Seluanov
- farangis_tolibzoda@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
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Walunjkar, Nilima
- Advisor: Justin Fay
- nwalunjk@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3843
- 313 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Z
Zhang, Kejia
- Advisor: Dragony Fu
- kzhang27@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0348
- 328 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD
Zhang, Zhihui
- Advisor: Vera Gorbunova; Andrei Seluanov
- zhihuizhang@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6637
- 425 Hutchison Hall
Interests: TBD