Trainees
The following lists represents graduate students and post-doctoral fellows within departmental laboratories. For students in our graduate programs please see:
Students in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program
Students in the Biophysics, Structural and Computational Biology Ph.D. Program
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Post-Doctoral Associates/Fellows and Graduate Students
Mohammed AliEmail MohammedAli
Graduate Student
Boutz Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating differential intron sensitivity to PUF60, a gene that is deleted or amplified in developmental syndromes and cancers
Alissa BeamEmail AlissaBeam
Graduate Student
Wagner Lab
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The Effect of Integrator Subunit 11 Mutations on Integrator Function and Neuronal Development
Jessica Ciesla, PhDEmail JessicaCiesla
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Munger Lab
Research Interest:
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFα) Induces Metabolic Reprogramming to Promote an Anti-viral Cell State
Hannah ClaryEmail HannahClary
Graduate Student
Kielkopf Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating the roles of the SF3B1 ULMs in recruiting protein phosphatases for pre-mRNA splicing
Brandon Davis, MSEmail BrandonDavis
Graduate Student
O'Connell Lab
Research Interest:
Picking up the Pieces: The Fragmented Process of Cas13 Mediated RNA Cleavage in Human Cells
Jeffrey GabellEmail JeffreyGabell
Graduate Student
Lueck Lab
Research Interest:
Development of tools and tRNA-based therapeutics for rescue of PTC-derived disease and improved target protein expression
Justin Galardi, MSEmail JustinGalardi
Graduate Student
Kielkopf Lab
Research Interest:
A UHM-ULM interface contributes to the pre-mRNA splicing functions of U2AF2 and SF3B1
Coleman GoennerEmail ColemanGoenner
Graduate Student
Wedekind Lab
Research Interest:
Evidence for a non-canonical mode of translation regulation by preQ1 riboswitches
Leon HarveyEmail LeonHarvey
Graduate Student
Boutz Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating the Role of RNA Helicases in Splicing Changes caused by Cancer Associated SF3B1 Mutations
MaryClaire HaseleyEmail MaryClaireHaseley
Graduate Student
Wagner Lab
Research Interest:
Identification and Characterization of Transcription Factors Associating with the Integrator Complex
Xueyang He, MSEmail XueyangHe
Graduate Student
Boutz Lab
Research Interest:
Modeling the effects of cancer-associated spliceosome mutations and identifying driving intronic features using deep-learning neural networks
Molly Hulver, MSEmail MollyHulver
Graduate Student
Boutz Lab
Research Interest:
Modeling CDK12 and CDK13 Loss-of-Function to Investigate Their Roles in Alternative Polyadenylation and Neoantigen Expression
Madeline JensenEmail MadelineJensen
Graduate Student
Wagner Lab
Research Interest:
Cytoplasmic binding partners of Integrator endonuclease INTS11 and paralog CPSF73 are required for their nuclear function
Daniil KiliushikEmail DaniilKiliushik
Graduate Student
Wedekind Lab
Research Interest:
Structure and Function Analysis of a Type III PreQ1 Riboswitch from Escherichia coli
Mert KokaEmail MertKoka
Graduate Student
O'Connell Lab
Research Interest:
Pulling the plug on bacteriophage infection: investigating the molecular mechanism of activation of CRISPR-Csx28
Matthew LawEmail MatthewLaw
Graduate Student
Wedekind Lab
Research Interest:
Structure and Function Analysis of a Spermidine-Sensing Bacterial Riboswitch
Elizabeth LucasEmail ElizabethLucas
Graduate Student
Hayes Lab
Research Interest:
The Role of the Architectural Transcription Factor HMGN1 in Modulating Inter-nucleosome Interactions
Megan MiaroEmail MeganMiaro
Graduate Student
Mathews Lab
Research Interest:
Predicting conserved non-canonical RNA interactions using sequence comparison
Abhinav Mittal, MSEmail AbhinavMittal
Graduate Student
Mathews Lab
Research Interest:
Inferring RNA Secondary Structure Using a Multiple Homologous Sequence Alignment
Julia Nicosia, MSEmail JuliaNicosia
Graduate Student
O'Connell Lab
Research Interest:
The role of the Type VI CRISPR-Cas accessory protein Csx27 in CRISPR-Cas13 mediated anti-viral immunity
Thomas OssevoortEmail ThomasOssevoort
Graduate Student
Ermolenko Lab
Research Interest:
Defining the roles of 5’UTR length and secondary structure in eukaryotic translation initiation
Yi Pan, MSEmail YiPan
Graduate Student
Yu Lab
Research Interest:
Targeted tRNA pseudouridylation reveals a novel base interaction that facilitates nonsense suppression
Keegan ProctorEmail KeeganProctor
Graduate Student
Ermolenko Lab
Research Interest:
Developing a platform for experimental identification of genetic barriers to horizontal gene transfer in Staphylococcus aureus
Emily Robinson, MSEmail EmilyRobinson
Graduate Student
Grossfield Lab
Research Interest:
Application of Molecular Dynamics to Elucidate Key Binding Interactions for the Development of Therapeutics Against Opioid Overdose
Tiana RoheEmail TianaRohe
Graduate Student
Meyer Lab
Research Interest:
Sustainable Degradation of Marine Plastics using Vegetative and Sporulated 3D-Bioprinted Materials
James SeuchEmail JamesSeuch
Graduate Student
Mathews Lab
Research Interest:
Clustering of RNA backbone conformations to define RNA ‘Suite’ conformers
Akshara SharmaEmail AksharaSharma
Graduate Student
Grossfield Lab
Research Interest:
Designing Physically Intuitive Collective Variables That Drive Phase Separation in Lipid Bilayers
Lucas SimpsonEmail LucasSimpson
Graduate Student
Munger Lab
Research Interest:
High throughput screening identifies EGLN family prolyl hydroxylases as important determinants of HCMV infection
Zachary SmithEmail ZacharySmith
Graduate Student
Vertino Lab
Research Interest:
Regulation of Transcription by the Combination of a KDM5 inhibitor and Decitabine in Breast Cancer
Yoshita Srivastava, PhDEmail YoshitaSrivastava
Graduate Student
Wedekind Lab
Research Interest:
Structure and Function Analysis of Bacterial Riboswitches that Control Translation
Nicole WaildEmail NicoleWaild
Graduate Student
Munger Lab
Research Interest:
Novel CRISPR Screening Pipeline identifies JUNB as an Inflammatory Anti-viral Factor