URMC / Labs / Boutz Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorPaul L. Boutz, Ph.D.MC 3-8832Phone: (585) 276-8739Email PaulResearch Interest: Regulation of pre-mRNA splicing and polyadenylation in healthy and diseased states; the contribution of RNA processing to cancer biology; effects of small molecule drugs on RNA processing and gene expression.Research StaffQuinn DoubetLaboratory Technician IIIMC 3-7537Phone: (585) 275-9331Andrew PolevodaProgrammer/AnalystMC 3-7537Phone: (585) 275-9331Graduate StudentsMohammed AliBMB Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramLeon HarveyBMB Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramXueyang HeBSCB Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Modeling the Effects of Cancer-Associated Spliceosome Mutations and Identifying Driving Intronic Features Using Deep-Learning Neural Networks Molly HulverBMB Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Identification of intron-encoded neoantigens upregulated by cancer-associated CDK12/13 mutations