TEAM
Assistant Professor (Jun 2021- present)
Curious about all things stress and ribosome, trying to figure out selective mRNA translation, love a good signaling pathway, easily distracted by data, known cat lady.
K99/R00 Postdoctoral Fellow (Sep 2021- present)
Following the mysteries of Inter-organ reproductive regulation, maintenance of sexual identity and dimorphism, and how cellular stress impacts reproduction. Sucker for fly genetic tricks + new craft projects, invested in empowering the next generation of scientists.
Manuel Michaca
IGBP Graduate student (Nov 2022-present)
Trying to figure out the relationship between stress:steroid hormone signaling in the context of lipid metabolism. Adore foxes and long walks.
Katherine Querry
Lab manager/technician (Jan 2024-present)
Focused on the role of translation regulators in the retina during stress conditions. Always down for a cool cell culture experiment, a good book, and a new recipe to try out!
Aditya Arkalgud
Undergraduate Trainee (Sophomore) (Sep 2023- present)
Image analysis enthusiast trying to figure out why stress response signaling is required in fat tissue homeostasis. Tennis player, polyglot, Felix Auger-Aliasimme fan, always up for a volunteer opportunity.
Dharrnhi Purushothaman
Undergraduate Trainee (Junior) (Sep 2024- present)
Delving into Drosophila genetics to understand how adipocytes communicate with one another in larvae during stress and homeostasis. Always in for baking a banana bread (yummmm)!
PAST MEMBERS
Nina Gralewski-Goel
Undergraduate research trainee (Aug 2023-May 2024)
Kenza Lahbabi
Undergraduate research trainee (Aug 2022-May 2024)
Narayanan Nampoothiri
Research technician (Aug 2022-Nov 2023)
Melissa Mychalczuk
Undergraduate research trainee (Sep 2021-May 2023)
Chris Garbark
Research technician (Jul 2021-Nov 2022)
Vanessa Hong
Summer research intern (Summer 2021)
Rotation students
Emily Lackner (Fall 2021)
Abigail Jurgensmeier Carney (Spring 2023)
Rajay Lindsay (Spring 2023)
Josette Quezada (Spring 2024)