Recent Graduates
2012
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Paul Black, Ph.D.
Distribution and Evolution of Free Radicals in DNA and Protein Powders: Multiple-Track Radiation Chemistry
Advisors:
- William A. Bernhard, Ph.D.
- Thomas E. Gunter, Ph.D.
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Anita Roselyn Peoples, Ph.D.
Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of Damage Formation in Single-Stranded and Duplex DNA due to the Direct Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Advisor:
- William A. Bernhard, Ph.D.
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Prahnesh Akshayalingam Venkataraman, Ph.D.
Biophysical Characterization of the Oxalate Transporter OxlT
Advisor:
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Zhenjiang Xu, Ph.D.
Non-Coding RNA: From Structure Prediction to Discovery in Genomes
Advisor:
2011
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Ankit Gupta, Ph.D.
Currently: Postoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Shohei Koide, University of Chicago
Role of a Novel Domain in SF1/U2AF65 Complex Formation and 3' Splice Site Recognition
Advisor:
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Daniel Letzring, Ph.D.
Currently: Monroe County Crime Lab, Rochester, NY
A systematic analysis of codon effects on translation efficiency: Identification and mechanistic examination of the inhibitory effects of the arginine codon CGA
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Krystle McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Currently: SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina
Structural and Thermodynamic Analysis of Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions Involved in Gene Regulation
Advisor:
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Min Sun Park, Ph.D.
Currently: Senior Research Fellow, University of Washington
Computational Studies of Protein Dynamics and Their Interactions with Small Molecules
Advisor:
- Harry A. Stern, Ph.D.
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Matthew Seetin, Ph.D.
RNA Structure Prediction: Advancing both Secondary and Tertiary Structure Prediction
Advisor:
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Jessica Snyder, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Robert Clark's Lab, University of Rochester
Porous Nanocrystalline Silicon Membranes as Sieves and Pumps
Advisor:
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Keith Van Nostrand, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, US Naval Academy
Computational Investigation of RNA Conformational Change
Advisor:
2009
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Prakash Palde, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Exploring Small Molecules as Receptors in Carbohydrate Recognition and as Ligands Targeting RNA Sequences Relevant to HIV-1
Advisor:
2008
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Peter Gareiss, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University
Small Molecule Evolution: Dynamic Combinatorial Selection Applied to the Discovery of Novel RNA-Binding Small Molecules
Advisor:
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Zhi Lu, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University
Secondary Structure Prediction of Non-coding RNA
Advisor:
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Charles Mace, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Development of Arrayed Imaging Reflectometry as a Tool to Monitor Human Immunological Responses to Pathogens
Advisor:
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Andrew Torrelli, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
Structural Studies of Transition-State Stabilization by a Small Catalytic RNA, Metabolite-Binding by a Regulatory RNA Sequence and the Mechanism of Action of Activation Induced Deaminase
Advisor:
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Rahul Tyagi, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences
Predicting RNA Structure and Discovering Functional RNA Sequences in Genomes Using Folding Thermodynamics
Advisor:
2007
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Nathan Ross, Ph.D.
Currently: Group Leader, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Understanding Protein-Protein Interactions as a Prerequisite to Small Molecule Inhibitor Design
Advisor:
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Neelaabh Shankar, Ph.D.
Currently: Professional Specialist, Nixon Peabody
NMR studies of two conserved RNA internal loops found in ribosomes
Advisor:
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Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D.
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Harvard University
The Effect of Acetylation on Interactions of the Histone N-terminal Tail Domain with DNA in Nucleosome Core Particles and Nucleosome Arrays
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