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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Charles Thornton
Research Interest: Myotonic dystrophy, repeat expansion diseases, and therapeutic development for neuromuscular disorders.

Faculty

Zhenzhi Tang
Research Interest: Uses traditional transgenic and novel genetic engineering techniques to generate mouse models of DM. These models aid in our understanding of expanded repeat toxicity and serve as valuable tools for testing potential therapeutics.

Research Staff

Sarah Leistman
Sarah Leistman
Lab Technician
Linda Richardson
Linda Richardson
Laboratory Manager
Ryan Wise
Ryan Wise
Physician Support Specialist
Phone: (585) 275-2542

Research Assistants

Byron Arevalo
Byron Arevalo
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Currently an undergraduate majoring in Neuroscience working in the lab. Byron’s lab duties consist of running electrophoresis gels, doing PCRs and assisting Dr. Tang with his projects.
Julianna Savitz
Julianna Savitz
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Currently an undergraduate majoring in Environmental Health working in the lab. Julianna works closely with technicians in the lab with DNA extraction and genotyping.