URMC / Labs / Hayes Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorJeffrey J. Hayes, Ph.D.MC 3-6710Phone: (585) 273-4887Email JeffreyResearch Interest: Regulation of transcription, nuclear processes, related to chromatin structure and function FacultyAshok Kumar, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorMCPhone: (585) 275-1706Email AshokPostdoctoral ScholarsJaveed Bhat, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowMCPhone: (585) 275-1706Graduate StudentsElizabeth LucasBMB - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ph.D. ProgramNicholas RugelisBSCB - Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Understanding how H1s condense chromatin and contribute to regulating gene expression through investigating the H1-nucleosome binding mode Ndume Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow Ndume's CV