Lab Alumni
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Former Millersville University Research Assistants:
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Natalie Barco, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
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George Bershstein, Chemistry '23
Research Assistant
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Melisa Cejudo Montes de Oca, Chemistry '21
Research Assistant
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Alyssa Coutts, Chemistry
Research Assistant
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Betel Erkalo, Chemistry '23
Research Assistant
Thesis: Monitoring Transcription Factor IclR-Effector Binding by Intrinsic Fluorescence
Current: Graduate Student in Chemistry at Yale University
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Madelyn Guinane, Chemistry '21
Research Assistant
Current: Eurofins, Lancaster, PA
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Robert Fisher, Biology '20
Research Assistant
Current: Engineering Coordinator, Insight Global
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Jesus Gonzalez-Torres, Chemistry '23
Research Assistant
Current: MRG Labs, York, PA
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Connor Healey, Biology '21
Research Assistant
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Taylor Hoefner, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
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Maitri Patel, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
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Thomas Przywara, Chemistry '20
Research Assistant
Current: Graduate Student in Chemistry at Stoney Brook University
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Former College of Wooster Research Assistants:
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Derek Schwarz, BCMB '18
Thesis: "Help! Help! I am Being Repressed!: An In-Depth Analysis of the IclR and its In-Vitro Oligimerization
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Trang Trinh, BCMB '18
Thesis: "Phenotypic Analysis of a Novel LncRNA (Na2) Expression on Arabidopsis thaliana Salinity Stress Response"
Current: HR Coordinator at Hakluyt & Co (MS HR Management '22, New York University)
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Justin Warner, NEUR '18
Research Assistant in Molecular Biology
Current: Interim Senior Pastor and Head of Staff, First Presbyterian Church, Rutherford, NJ (MDiv & MA '22 Princeton Theological Seminary)
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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
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Allyson Caselberry, BCMB '17
Thesis: "Determining the effects of polyadenylation on long noncoding RNA expression and stability in response to stress"
Current: Dentist (DMD '21, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago)
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Mara Kingscott, BCMB '17
Thesis: "The Effect of a His Tag in Ic1R Interactions with DNA and Ligands in Escherichia coli"
Current: Volunteer Coordinator, Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding
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Kelsey (Coyne) Winkeler, BIOL '17
Thesis: ​"Circadian Rhythm Gating of Salinity Stress-Induced Transcription Factor Expression in Solanum Lycopersicum, and Implication in Sustainable Agriculture"
Current: PhD student, Clinical Psychology, Chiu & King-Casas lab, Virginia Tech
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Tsun Ki Jerrick To, PhD, BCMB '17
Research Assistant in plant biology and molecular genetics
Current: Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (PhD Pharmacology '22, University of Pennsylvania)
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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)
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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: Visiting Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Wooster (PhD Molecular Biology and Genetics '22, Case Western University)
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