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 RNA-binding proteins and translational control in cardiac system and cardiovascular diseasePostdoctoral ScholarsDebojyoti Das, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateResearch Interest: Translational control and metabolismMadhuparna Pandit, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateResearch Interest: RNA structure and translational controlResearch StaffMatthew AugusteLaboratory TechnicianResearch Interest: Animal genetics and mitochondrial disease in cardiovascular systemJared HollingerLab TechnicianGraduate StudentsOmar Hedaya, MSBMB - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Understanding the Role of RNA Structures in Regulating Upstream Open Reading FramesFeng Jiang, MSBMB - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Potential mRNA Translation-Related Function of RNA-Binding Protein PRRC2BLindsey WainwrightBMB - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Stress-responsive regulation of translation initiationResearch AssistantsEmily BonannoUndergraduate ResearcherResearch Interest: Biochemical characterizations of RNA and RNA-binding properties of translation factors