URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / Research / Yao Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorPeng Yao, Ph.D.Email PengResearch Interest: Pathophysiological function and molecular mechanism of new non-coding RNAs (and RBPs) and new modes of gene regulation in cardiac system and cardiovascular disease. FacultyJiangbin Wu, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant ProfessorEmail JiangbinPostdoctoral ScholarsEng Soon Khor, Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateResearch StaffVirginia AswadLab TechnicianGraduate StudentsOmar HedayaBMB Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Understanding the role of the RNA secondary structure context in regulating upstream open reading framesFeng JiangBMB Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Cracking the Function of PRRC2B in Translation InitiationResearch AssistantsMatthew AugusteIntern Undergraduate Student