Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Dmitri N. Ermolenko, Ph.D.
dmitri_ermolenko@urmc.rochester.edu

Structural dynamics of the ribosome and ribosomal ligands during proteins synthesis, regulation of protein synthesis by mRNA structure in normal and diseased cells, and mechanisms of antibiotic action.

Faculty

Hironao Wakabayashi, M.D., Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor
MC 3-8830
Phone: (585) 273-3321
hironao_wakabayashi@urmc.rochester.edu

Structural and functional analyses of factor VIII

Research Staff

Gregory Ballard
Laboratory Technician III
MC 3-8560
Phone: (585) 273-3321
gregory_ballard@urmc.rochester.edu

Inna Nykonchuk
Laboratory Technician III
MC 3-8560
Phone: (585) 273-3321
Inna_Nykonchuk@urmc.rochester.edu

Graduate Students

Chen Bao
BMB Ph.D. Graduate Student
Chen_Bao@URMC.Rochester.edu

Elucidating the Mechanism of Ribosome Pausing Mediated by mRNA Secondary Structures

Wan-Jung Lai, M.S.
BMB Ph.D. Graduate Student
wanjung_lai@urmc.rochester.edu

The Role of the Intrinsic Closeness of mRNA Ends in Translation