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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Lynne Maquat
Research Interest:

RNA metabolism in human cells (nonsense-mediated mRNA decay/mRNA surveillance); influence of pre-mRNA splicing on mRNA translation; Staufen-mediated mRNA decay and Staufen-regulated RNA metabolism; post-transcriptional gene control via lncRNAs and SINEs; miRNA metabolism; Fragile X Mental Retardation Syndrome/Autism; therapeutics of nonsense diseases.

Faculty

Hana Cho
Hana Cho, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
MC
Phone: (585) 275-2755
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Tatsuaki Kurosaki
Tatsuaki Kurosaki, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
MC
Phone: (585) 273-3357
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Research Interest:

mRNA quality control (or mRNA surveillance) in human cells, fragile X syndrome

Rina Nagao
Rina Nagao, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
MC
Phone: (585) 275-2755
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Xavier Rambout
Xavier Rambout, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
MC
Phone: (585) 275-2755
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Postdoctoral Scholars

Elizabeth Abshire
Elizabeth Abshire, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
MC
Phone: (585) 275-2755

Research Staff

Aru Akabayashi
Aru Akabayashi
Lab Technician III
MC 3-8507
Phone: (585) 275-2755
Elizabeth (Liz) Raymonda
Elizabeth (Liz) Raymonda
Assistant to Lynne Maquat
MC
Phone: (585) 275-3743
Sam Reisinger
Sam Reisinger
Laboratory Technician III
MC
Phone: (585) 275-2755
Claire Tuttle
Claire Tuttle
Lab Technician III
MC 3-8507
Phone: (585) 275-2755

Research Assistants

Victor Gu
Victor Gu
Undergraduate Lab Aide
Jason Lin
Jason Lin
Undergraduate Lab Aide

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