Graduate Students
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Akhter, Nasima
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Justin Fay
- Office Location
- 313 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-3843
Interests: Mechanisms of species-specific thermotolerance across the Saccharomyces species
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Balakrishnan, Aiswarya
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Eric Wagner
- Office Location
- G-9852 KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 276-3425
Interests: The role of cytoplasmic CPSF73 assembly factors on mRNA 3’-end processing
Bellomio, Philip
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Sina Ghaemmaghami
- Office Location
- 336 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-1237
Interests: Incorporation of oxidized methionine within the nascent polypeptide during protein translation
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Casler, Karli
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Patrick Murphy / Karl Glastad
- Office Location
- 2-9633 Med Center
- Telephone
- (585) 527-0113
Interests: H2A.Z and ANP32E in the Regulation of Totipotency During 2C-Reprogramming
Castano, Maria Isabel
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- J. Albert C. Uy
- Office Location
- 340 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1309
Interests: Behavioral ecology and speciation of Neotropical birds
Cefaloni, Eric
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Paula Vertino
- Office Location
- 3-0852 Wilmot Cancer Center
- Telephone
- (585) 275-9983
Interests: Epigenetic mechanisms driving breast cancer and epithelial to mesenchymal transition
Chen, Minhao
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Michael Welte
- Office Location
- 311 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2440
Interests: Starvation-Induced Lipid Droplets In Drosophila Melanogaster Oogenesis
Cutting, Joseph
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: Exploration of Sirt6 Gene Variants from Long-Lived Species and their Effect on Lifespan and Genomic Stability
D
Deng, Chenghong
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Dragony Fu
- Office Location
- 328 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-0348
Interests: The role of tRNA modification in neuron development
De Silva, Naduni
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Michael Welte
- Office Location
- 311 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2440
Interests: Investigating the dual role of Importin 9 (Ipo9) in H2Av chaperoning and protection in Drosophila
Doiron, Trevor
Master's student
Interests: TBD
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Edvalson, Logan
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Amanda Larracuente
- Office Location
- 337 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-2475
Interests: Evolutionary Consequences and Mechanisms of Meiotic Drive
F
Farhi, Brendan James
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Karl Glastad
- Office Location
- 330 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-6680
Interests: TBD
Fartukh, Artur
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: TBD
Ferreira, Elijah
First Year PhD Student
Interests: TBD
Frary, Olivia
First Year PhD Student
Interests: TBD
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Gaydash, Elka (Yulia)
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: Inhibition of Lentivirus-Related Expression In Long-Lived Bat Species
Gona, Ram
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Anne S. Meyer
- Office Location
- 331 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2809
Interests: TBD
H
Hamazaki, Sakura
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- John Lueck
- Office Location
- 4-8517 Medical Center
- Telephone
- (585) 276-5489
Interests: Investigating the role of calcium mishandling in Myotonic Dystrophy Type I ( DM1) myopathy
Heinze, Eric
Master's Student
Interests: TBD
Heo, Jiwon
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Albert Uy
- Office Location
- 340 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1309
- jheo6@UR.Rochester.edu
Interests: TBD
Hillpot, Eric
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: TBD
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Irvin, Joseph
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Gail Johnson
- Office Location
- 4-6314 Medical Center
- Telephone
- (585) 276-3740
Interests: The role of mitophagy on caspase 3 contingent tau pathology in neurons
J
Jain, Anushka
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Sina Ghaemmaghami
- Office Location
- 336 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-1237
Interests: Ubiquitination of nascent proteins
K
Kim, Sei Joong
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: Characterizing the role of metabolites in wound healing of African Spiny Mouse
Kirz, Brian
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Nancy Chen
- Office Location
- 476 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-7153
Interests: Evolution in Fluctuating Environments in the North American Red Squirrel
Kuang, Xi
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Doug Portman
- Office Location
- 2-9905 KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7915
Interests: TBD
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Lee, Minseon
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: The role of SIRT6 in rejuvenating the epigenome and maintaining heterochromatin stability in aged cells
Lee, Huin
First Year PhD Student
Interests: TBD
Leo, Cailyn
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Dragony Fu
- Office Location
- 328 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-0348
Interests: Determining the spatial and temporal effects of TRMT1 on neurodevelopment of mice
Liang, Yuan
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: Investigating the physiological role of mono-ADP ribosylation activity of SIRT6
Lin, Leila
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Amanda Larracuente
- Office Location
- 337 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-2475
Interests: TBD
Liu, Xiaomi
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Jennifer Brisson
- Office Location
- 309 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8389
Interests: Wing plasticity in aphids, with a focus on a computational approach
Low, Lacie
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Archan Ganguly
- Office Location
- G-9816* KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 276-5637
Interests: TBD
M
Ma, Lisha
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Andrew Varble
- Office Location
- 2-11301 KMRB Annex
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2869
Interests: TBD
Marti, Emiliano
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Amanda Larracuente
- Daven Presgraves
- Office Location
- 337 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-2475
Interests: Evolutionary history and molecular mechanisms of meiotic drive (sensu lato). Consequences of intragenomic conflicts in genome evolution and the origin of the species
Mayeen, Naiyareen Fareeza
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Sina Ghaemmaghami
- Office Location
- 336 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-1237
Interests: TBD
Meng, Fanyu
Master's student
Interests: TBD
Misra, Kaushani
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Dragony Fu
- Office Location
- 328 Hutchison Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-0348
Interests: TBD
Morandini, Francesco
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (525) 275-6637
Interests: Investigating timing, cause and effect of L1 de-repression during human immune aging
Murias, Jake Robert Romley
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Ning Wang
- Office Location
- 331 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2809
Interests: TBD
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Orenstein, Mallory
Master's student
Interests: TBD
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Pan, Lei
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Peng Yao
- Office Location
- G.11301H KMRB Annex
- Telephone
- (585) 276-7708
Interests: TBD
Prabhu, Pranav
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Karl Glastad
- Office Location
- 330 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-6680
Interests: TBD
R
Rahmat, Jabale
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Amanda Larracuente
- Office Location
- 337 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-2475
Interests: TBD
Rechsteiner, Cheyenne
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: Investigating the role of 2’-O-methylation in ribosomal RNA as a modulator of ribosomal function and stress resistance
Reger, Noah
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Michael Welte
- Office Location
- 311 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2440
Interests: Histone buffering in zebrafish and fly embryos: mechanisms and function
Renzi, Anthony
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: TBD
Rodriguez, Mario Luis
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Stephen Dewhurst
- Office Location
- 3-9804 KMRB Annex
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2708
Interests: TBD
Romero, Faye
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Nancy Chen
- Office Location
- 476 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-7153
Interests: Evolutionary and population genomics; genetic causes and consequences of inbreeding depression in the Florida Scrub-Jay
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Sage, Kathren Piper
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Anne S. Meyer
- Office Location
- 301 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2372
Interests: TBD
Shipley, Alicia
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Michael Welte
- Office Location
- 311 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2440
Interests: The mechanism of H2Av exchange between lipid droplets in Drosophila embryogenesis and its temporal regulation at the midblastula transition
T
Tahir, Imran
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Arshad Rahman
- Office Location
- 3-11301 MRBX
- Telephone
- (585) 276-4650
Interests: Studying endothelial barrier dysfunction in the context of acute lung injury
Tang, Han
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: TBD
Tian, Jiawen
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Gabriella Sterne
- Office Location
- 2-9892 KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1446
Interests: TBD
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Vacca, Natasha
First Year PhD Student
Interests: TBD
Vanderhoff, Zack
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Vera Gorbunova
- Andrei Seluanov
- Office Location
- 425 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6637
Interests: TBD
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Walker, Azra
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Anne S. Meyer
- Office Location
- 301 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 276-2372
Interests: The protection of DNA in response to stress in bacteria
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Xu, Kai
Master's student
Interests: TBD
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Zainetdinova, An
First Year PhD Student
Interests: TBD
Zeb, Qandeel
Master's Student
Interests: TBD
Zhang, Jiarui
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Doug Portman
- Office Location
- 2-9905 KMRB
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7915
Interests: Molecular mechanism of juvenile-to-adult maturation in the C. elegans nervous system
Zhang, Rui
PhD Student
- Advisor(s)
- Yi-Tao Yu
- Office Location
- 3.7531 Medical Center
- Telephone
- (585) 275-1226
Interests: Pseudouridylation of snRNA and the mechanism of pre-mRNA splicing