Trainees

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Investigating differential intron sensitivity to core spliceosome factors that are amplified or deleted in developmental syndromes and cancer

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Identifying structurally conserved motifs in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Research Interest: Understanding the role of lncRNA Neat1 in maintaining cell identity.

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Optimization of an HIV TAR-RNA-binding cyclic-peptide library for enhanced interactions and antiviral function

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Pathomechanism of skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration in Myotonic Dystrophy

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 Picking up the Pieces: The Fragmented Process of Cas13 Mediated RNA Cleavage in Human Cells

Research Interest: Understanding the roles of lncRNA Neat1 in regulating gene expression and early oncogenesis.

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A UHM-ULM interface contributes to the pre-mRNA splicing functions of U2AF2 and SF3B1

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mRNA degradosomes, tRNA processing and penicillin binding proteins-4 as targets to develop novel classes of  antibacterial drugs.

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Investigating the Role of RNA Helicases in Splicing Changes caused by Cancer Associated SF3B1 Mutations

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Modeling the effects of cancer-associated spliceosome mutations and identifying driving intronic features using deep-learning neural networks

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Understanding the Role of RNA Structures in Regulating Upstream Open Reading Frames

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Modeling CDK12 and CDK13 loss-of-function (LOF) in prostate cancer cells to investigate their roles in alternative polyadenylation and neo-antigen expression

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Identification and Structural Basis of a Novel Cellular Inhibitor of the Integrator Cleavage Module

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Potential mRNA Translation-Related Function of RNA-Binding Protein PRRC2B

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Exploring the use of suppressor tRNAs for suppression of nonsense mutations in the CFTR gene as a potential treatment for cystic fibrosis

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Inferring RNA Secondary Structure Using a Multiple Homologous Sequence Alignment

Research Interest: RNA biology, CRISPR-Cas systems. Understanding gRNA design rules for efficient and specific Cas13 RNA-binding in human cells.

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The role of the Type VI CRISPR-Cas accessory protein Csx27 in the regulation of CRISPR-Cas13 mediated anti-viral immunity

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Exploring the potential role of U2 m6Am modification in branch site recognition during pre-mRNA splicing

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Nucleic Acid Biology, Epigenetics, and Development. My project is focused on the role of H2A.Z in epigenetic inheritance.

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The function of lncRNAs in heart development; optimizing techniques to identify direct protein interactions with lncRNAs.

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A small RNA that cooperatively senses two stacked metabolites in one pocket for gene control

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Seven-Dimensional Clustering of RNA Backbone Conformations to Define RNA ‘Suites’

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Characterizing the molecular underpinnings of muscle excitability in Myotonic Dystrophy and the development of potential therapeutics

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Optimization of an HIV TAR-RNA-binding cyclic-peptide library for enhanced interactions and antiviral function

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Inhibition of Precancerous Transformation via Drug-Induced p53 Activation

Research Interest: How satellite DNA is regulated in the germline in Drosophila using functional genomics and cytogenetics.

Research Interest: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms that Control Tissue Homeostasis and Somatic Stem Cells.