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People

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Shirisha
Lab Manager
  • I take care of everyone's safety and happiness in the lab, including the frozen strains.
  • Joined the lab in 1991
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Nick Anisimov
Administrative
Coordinator
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Nick Anisimov

[email protected]
  • I help with grants, fellowships, admin details, etc.
  • Joined the lab in 2003
  • B.A. in Economics, UMass Boston 1981
  • M.A. in Economics, Boston University 1985
  • M.B.A., Sloan School 1987
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Varun Perla
Research Fellow
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Varun Perla

[email protected]
  • I work on Autonomous Navigation in Indian Road Setting.
  • Joined the lab in March, 2018
  • B.E. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani
  • Previous: Associate Product Manager at IMIconnect
Anna
Corrionero Saiz
Postdoc
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Anna Corrionero Saiz

[email protected]
  • I am studying the pathogenic mechanism(s) of the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia.
  • Joined the lab in 2011
  • B.Sc. in Human Biology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2005
  • Research proficiency degree (Diploma d’Estudis Avaçats), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2007
  • PhD in Biomedicine, Center for Genomic Regulation/Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2010
    • Ph.D. Advisor: Juan Valcárcel Juárez
    • Dissertation Title: Regulation of mammalian 3' splice site recognition
Calista Diehl
Grad Student
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Calista Diehl

[email protected]
  • I am currently studying the molecular interactions which control cell death.
  • Joined the lab in 2017
  • B.A. in Biology, Oberlin College 2016
Akiko Doi
Postdoc
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Akiko Doi

[email protected]
  • I am studying gene regulatory mechanisms controlling stem cell fate and larval-to-adult transition.
  • Joined the lab in 2013
  • B.S. in Biological Chemistry and Music, Bates College, 2007
  • Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2013
    • Ph.D. Advisor: Andrew P. Feinberg
    • Dissertation Title: Epigenetic Basis of Cell Identity
Rita Droste
Research Specialist
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Rita Droste

[email protected]
  • I am working with members of the lab on projects where electron microscopy may help visualize ultrastructural details of the worm. On the side, I am assisting Na and I am filling in for her when she is away.
  • Joined the lab in 2008
  • Masters of Science, Northeastern University 2003
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Vivek Dwivedi
Grad Student
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Vivek Dwivedi

[email protected]
  • I am exploring the mechanisms of cell extrusion, a form of caspase-independent programmed cell death, in C. elegans.
  • Joined the lab in 2013
  • B.Tech., M.Tech in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 2012
Dipon Ghosh
Postdoc
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Dipon Ghosh

[email protected]
  • I am studying neuronal regulation of stress responses.
  • Joined the lab in 2017
  • B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
  • Ph.D., Yale University, 2017
    • Ph.D. Advisor: Michael Nitabach
    • Dissertation Title: Multisensory integration in C. elegans behavioral ecology
Ji Na Kong
Postdoc
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Ji Na Kong

[email protected]
  • I am studying the role of lipids in physiological responses to environmental stress.
  • Joined the lab in 2017
  • B.A. in Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2011
  • Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, 2016
    • Ph.D. Advisor: Erhard Bieberich
    • Dissertation Title: Ceramide Compartments and Protein Interaction: Structure Meets Function
Dongyeop Lee
Postdoc
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Dongyeop Lee

[email protected]
  • I am studying the genetic regulation of programmed cell death.
  • Joined the lab in 2018
  • B.S., Pusan National University, South Korea, 2010
  • Ph.D., Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea, 2017
    • Ph.D. Advisor: Seung-Jae V Lee
    • Dissertation Title: Genetic factors that regulate metabolism and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans on glucose-rich diets
Eugene Lee
Grad Student
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Eugene Lee

[email protected]
  • I am working on the control of behaviors in C.elegans, as well as the learning and memory processes that occur in parallel with them.
  • Joined the lab in 2015
  • BSc, Biomedical Science, Imperial College London 2013
Steve Sando
Grad Student
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Steve Sando

[email protected]
  • I study the neural circuits of the pharynx, a neuromuscular pump that the worm uses to feed. These studies have revealed a previously unknown C. elegans behavior that occurs in response to noxious chemicals: spitting, presumably to remove the offending taste.
  • Joined the lab in 2012
  • B.A., Grinnell College, IA 2011.
Marco Suarez
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Marco Suarez

[email protected]
  • I work with postdoc Akiko Doi
Josh Saul
Grad Student
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Josh Saul

[email protected]
  • I am broadly interested in the genetic control of cell fate decisions, and I am currently working on cell-fate maintenance.
  • Joined the lab in 2015
  • B.A. in Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Berkeley 2014