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 core spliceosome factors that are amplified or deleted in developmental syndromes and cancer
Sara Ali, MSEmail SaraAli
Graduate Student
Mathews Lab
Research Interest:
Identifying structurally conserved motifs in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Joseph Bucukovski, MSEmail JosephBucukovski
Graduate Student
Benjamin Miller Lab
Research Interest:
Developing a tendon-on-a-chip model with integrated photonic sensors to detect tendinopathic biomarkers in situ
Wesley Chiang, MSEmail WesleyChiang
Graduate Student
Krauss Lab
Research Interest:
Nano for Neuro: Developing Hybrid Quantum Dot Nano-Bio Assemblies to Probe Neuroinflammatory Activation
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
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
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
Leon HarveyEmail LeonHarvey
Graduate Student
Boutz Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating the Role of RNA Helicases in Splicing Changes caused by Cancer Associated SF3B1 Mutations
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
Omar Hedaya, MSEmail OmarHedaya
Graduate Student
Yao Lab
Research Interest:
Understanding the Role of RNA Structures in Regulating Upstream Open Reading Frames
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:
Identification and Structural Basis of a Novel Cellular Inhibitor of the Integrator Cleavage Module
Feng Jiang, MSEmail FengJiang
Graduate Student
Yao Lab
Research Interest:
The Molecular Mechanism and Biological Impact of Cis-acting Elements and Trans-acting Factors in mRNA Translation Regulation
Gabrielle Kosoy, PhDEmail GabrielleKosoy
Graduate Student
Benjamin Miller Lab
Research Interest:
Understanding vaccine antibody response: high throughput measurements of equilibrium affinity constants for influenza, cross-reactivity of SARS antibodies, and asthmatic response
Abhinav Mittal, MSEmail AbhinavMittal
Graduate Student
Mathews Lab
Research Interest:
Inferring RNA Secondary Structure Using a Multiple Homologous Sequence Alignment
Adrian Moises Molina VargasEmail Adrian MoisesMolina Vargas
Graduate Student
O'Connell Lab
Research Interest: RNA biology, CRISPR-Cas systems. Understanding gRNA design rules for efficient and specific Cas13 RNA-binding in human cells.
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
Yi Pan, MSEmail YiPan
Graduate Student
Yu Lab
Research Interest:
Targeted tRNA pseudouridylation reveals a novel base interaction that facilitates nonsense suppression
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
Nicholas RugelisEmail NicholasRugelis
Graduate Student
Hayes Lab
Research Interest:
Understanding how H1s condense chromatin and contribute to regulating gene expression through investigating the H1-nucleosome binding mode
James SeuchEmail JamesSeuch
Graduate Student
Mathews Lab
Research Interest:
Seven-Dimensional Clustering of RNA Backbone Conformations to Define RNA ‘Suites’
Zachary SmithEmail ZacharySmith
Graduate Student
Vertino Lab
Research Interest:
Regulation of transcription by histone demethylase KDM5B in breast cancer
Nicole WaildEmail NicoleWaild
Graduate Student
Munger Lab
Research Interest:
CRISPR-mediated Functional Dissection of the HCMV Interactome