URMC / Labs / Murphy Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorPatrick J. Murphy, Ph.D.Email PatrickResearch Interest: The genetics, genomics, and chromatin biochemistry of cell state transitions that occur during embryonic development and carcinogenesis.Postdoctoral ScholarsPhu DuongPostdoctoral FellowFanju Meng, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interest: Researching epigenetic regulation of zebrafish developmentResearch StaffFabian HalblanderResearch StaffKristen Murphy, Ph.D.Research StaffGarrett RuffGenomics Data AnalystGraduate StudentsKarli CaslerShan HuaDuy Nguyen, B.S.MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: The role of repetitive elements in zygotic genome activation.Brandon ParkGenetics - Biomedical Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Nucleic Acid Biology, Epigenetics, and Development. My project is focused on the role of H2A.Z in epigenetic inheritance.Research AssistantsPaige SchneiderUndergraduate Student Former Lab Members Michael C. Ayers, Postdoctoral Fellow Claire Makowski