Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Faculty & Students / Students Students Current BMB Student Composite ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZMohammed AliBoutz LabResearch Interest: Investigating differential intron sensitivity to PUF60, a gene that is deleted or amplified in developmental syndromes and cancersGloria Asantewaa, MSHarris LabResearch Interest: Interplay Between Glutathione and Hepatic Lipid MetabolismAlissa BeamWagner LabResearch Interest: The Effect of Integrator Subunit 11 Mutations on Integrator Function and Neuronal DevelopmentMd. Belal ChowdhuryFirst YearHannah ClaryKielkopf LabResearch Interest: Investigating the roles of the SF3B1 ULMs in recruiting protein phosphatases for pre-mRNA splicingBrandon Davis, MSO'Connell LabResearch Interest: Picking up the Pieces: The Fragmented Process of Cas13 Mediated RNA Cleavage in Human CellsWyatt FalesFirst YearJeffrey GabellLueck LabResearch Interest: Development of tools and tRNA-based therapeutics for rescue of PTC-derived disease and improved target protein expressionJustin Galardi, MSKielkopf LabResearch Interest: A UHM-ULM interface contributes to the pre-mRNA splicing functions of U2AF2 and SF3B1Ryan HardyFirst YearLeon HarveyBoutz LabResearch Interest: Investigating the Role of RNA Helicases in Splicing Changes caused by Cancer Associated SF3B1 MutationsMaryClaire HaseleyWagner LabResearch Interest: Identification and Characterization of Transcription Factors Associating with the Integrator ComplexEric Hillpot, MSGorbunova & Seluanov LaboratoryResearch Interest: Structural Characterization of a SIRT6-Nucleosome Array ComplexMolly Hulver, MSBoutz LabResearch Interest: Modeling CDK12 and CDK13 Loss-of-Function to Investigate Their Roles in Alternative Polyadenylation and Neoantigen ExpressionMadeline JensenWagner LabResearch Interest: Cytoplasmic binding partners of Integrator endonuclease INTS11 and paralog CPSF73 are required for their nuclear functionDaniil KiliushikWedekind LabResearch Interest: Structure and Function Analysis of a Type III PreQ1 Riboswitch from Escherichia coliMert KokaO'Connell LabResearch Interest: Pulling the plug on bacteriophage infection: investigating the molecular mechanism of activation of CRISPR-Csx28Rahiim LakeSecond YearMatthew LawWedekind LabResearch Interest: Structure and Function Analysis of a Spermidine-Sensing Bacterial RiboswitchElizabeth LucasHayes LabResearch Interest: The Role of the Architectural Transcription Factor HMGN1 in Modulating Inter-nucleosome InteractionsNicholas Macoretta, MSGorbunova & Seluanov LaboratoryResearch Interest: The Role of Histone Modifications and Variants in Longevity of Rodent SpeciesJulia Nicosia, MSO'Connell LabResearch Interest: The role of the Type VI CRISPR-Cas accessory protein Csx27 in CRISPR-Cas13 mediated anti-viral immunityThomas OssevoortErmolenko LabResearch Interest: Defining the roles of 5’UTR length and secondary structure in eukaryotic translation initiationYi Pan, MSYu LabResearch Interest: Targeted tRNA pseudouridylation reveals a novel base interaction that facilitates nonsense suppressionAlexander ParksFirst YearKeegan ProctorErmolenko LabResearch Interest: Developing a platform for experimental identification of genetic barriers to horizontal gene transfer in Staphylococcus aureusTiana RoheMeyer LabResearch Interest: Sustainable Degradation of Marine Plastics using Vegetative and Sporulated 3D-Bioprinted MaterialsJack SchwartzFirst YearLucas SimpsonMunger LabResearch Interest: High throughput screening identifies EGLN family prolyl hydroxylases as important determinants of HCMV infectionZachary SmithVertino LabResearch Interest: Regulation of Transcription by the Combination of a KDM5 inhibitor and Decitabine in Breast CancerJennifer Twardowski, MSMello LabResearch Interest: Inhibition of Precancerous Transformation via Drug-Induced p53 ActivationElinore Vangraafeiland, MSBenjamin Miller LabResearch Interest: Targeting programmed ribosomal frameshifting in SARS-CoV-2 with a resin-bound dynamic combinatorial libraryNicole WaildMunger LabResearch Interest: Novel CRISPR Screening Pipeline identifies JUNB as an Inflammatory Anti-viral FactorLindsey WainwrightYao LabResearch Interest: In Vitro Selection Identifies Cardiac Cell Targeting RNA Motifs/p>