Lab Alumni
Former Millersville University Research Assistants:
Alyssa Coutts, Chemistry
Research Assistant
Natalie Barco, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
Robert Fisher, Biology '20
Research Assistant
Current: Eurofins, Lancaster, PA
Maitri Patel, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
Thomas Przywara, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
Current: Graduate Student in Chemistry at Stoney Brook University
Former College of Wooster Research Assistants:
Derek Schwarz, BCMB '18
Thesis: "Help! Help! I am Being Repressed!: An In-Depth Analysis of the IclR and its In-Vitro Oligimerization
Trang Trinh, BCMB '18
Thesis: "Phenotypic Analysis of a Novel LncRNA (Na2) Expression on Arabidopsis thaliana Salinity Stress Response"
Current: MS Candidate in HR Management at New York University
Justin Warner, NEUR '18
Research Assistant in Molecular Biology
Current: Princeton Theological Seminary
Peter Arts, BCMB '17
Thesis: "Real-Time PCR Analysis of a Salt Stress Responsive LncRNA in Arabidopsis under Salt Stress Conditions"
Current: Graduate Student in Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan
Allyson Caselberry, BCMB '17
Thesis: "Determining the effects of polyadenylation on long noncoding RNA expression and stability in response to stress"
Current: College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
Mara Kingscott, BCMB '17
Thesis: "The Effect of a His Tag in Ic1R Interactions with DNA and Ligands in Escherichia coli"
Kelsey Coyne, BIOL '17
Thesis: "Circadian Rhythm Gating of Salinity Stress-Induced Transcription Factor Expression in Solanum Lycopersicum, and Implication in Sustainable Agriculture"
Current: Lab Manager, Hill Lab, Dartmouth University
Tsun Ki Jerrick To, BCMB '17
Research Assistant in plant biology and molecular genetics
Current: Graduate Research Assistant, Pharmacology, Haldar Lab, University of Pennsylvania,
Michael Andes, BCMB '16
Thesis: "Differential Expression of a Novel 1ncRNA (Na2) Aids in Arabidopsis thaliana Survival Under High Salinity Stess"
Current: Dentist (DDS '20, The College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University)
Ellyn Evans, BCMB '16
Thesis: "Characterization of Long Non-Coding RNA Expression During Low Temperature Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana: Exploring the Implications of Targeting 1ncRNA for Improved Plant Growth"
Current: Graduate Research Assistant, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Case Western Reserve University