UR Genomics Research Center Team

GRC Leadership

John M. Ashton, PhD., MBA. 
Associate Professor
Co-Director of the GRC
Director, Functional Genomics Resource
Director, Wilmot Cancer Institute Shared Scientific Resources
(585) 275-7276
John_Ashton@URMC.Rochester.edu

Elizabeth Pritchett, PhD.
Research Assistant Professor
Co-Director of the GRC
(585) 275-7272
Elizabeth_Pritchett@URMC.Rochester.edu

Lab Staff

Jeff Malik, PhD
GRC Technical Director
Project Implementation, Development, Troubleshooting
Jeffrey_Malik@URMC.Rochester.edu

Anthony Gaca, PhD
Lead Research Technical Advisor
Lab and Bioinformatics Expertise
Anthony_Gaca@URMC.Rochester.edu
 

Jon Muller
Research Specialist II 
Sequencing
Jonathan_Muller@urmc.rochester.edu
 

 Marlene Rueby
Lead Research Specialist
Single Cell, Sequencing
Marlene_Balys@URMC.Rochester.edu

Jason Webb
Research Specialist II
Quality Control, Library Preparation
Jason_Webb@URMC.Rochester.edu

 Shama Satinover
Research Specialist II
Extractions, Library Preparations, Sequencing

Shama_Satinover@URMC.Rochester.edu

Phil Spinelli
Lead Research Specialist
Single Cell, Spatial Omics, Library Preparations
Philip_Spinelli@URMC.Rochester.edu

Not Pictured:
Nick James (Postdoc) Email
 

Bioinformatics Staff

Hannah Aichelman, PhD
Lead of Bioinformatics
Hannah_Aichelman@URMC.Rochester.edu

Department of Medicine Support

Cameron Baker, MS
Sr. Bioinformatics Analyst
Cameron_Baker@URMC.Rochester.edu

Center for Musculoskeletal Research Support

Jennifer Becker, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst
JenniferL_Becker1@URMC.Rochester.edu

 Environmental Health Sciences Center Bioinformatics Support

Lauren Benoodt, PhD
 Bioinformatics Analyst
Lauren_Benoodt@URMC.Rochester.edu

Dalia Ghoneim, PhD
Bioinformatics Analyst
Dalia_Ghoneim@URMC.Rochester.edu

Carter Long, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst
Goldman Lab

Carter_Long@URMC.Rochester.edu

Aaron Pennington, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst
Aaron_Pennington@URMC.Rochester.edu

Rajiv Snape, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst
Rajiv_Snape@URMC.Rochester.edu

Tyler Stahl, MBA
Bioinformatics Analyst
Tyler_Stahl@URMC.Rochester.edu