URMC / Labs / Ermolenko Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorDmitri N. Ermolenko, Ph.D.Email DmitriResearch Interest: 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.FacultyHironao Wakabayashi, M.D., Ph.DResearch Assistant ProfessorMC 3-8830Phone: (585) 273-3321Email HironaoResearch Interest: Structural and functional analyses of factor VIIIPostdoctoral ScholarsMargarita Belinite, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowMCPhone: (585) 273-3321Ananya Das, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateGraduate StudentsChen BaoBMB - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: How do mRNA Stem-Loops Induce Ribosome Pausing?