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Meet Genetics Graduate Students

Students currently enrolled in the Penn State Genetics program, listed in alphabetical order of last name.

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Name Email/phone Interests include
Alibhoy, Abbas aaa26@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Role of miRNAs in regulating PTEN in melanoma. [Advisor: Gavin Robertson]

Awani Awani
Awani, Awani
axa984@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Currently rotating.

Balch, Rebecca rbb152@psu.edu
   (Hershey)
Liron Bendor
Bendor, Liron
lxb968@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Currently rotating.

Rebeca Campos Sanchez
Campos Sanchez, Rebeca
rxc327@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Currently rotating.

Correll, Sarah sjc267@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Structure-functional relationship in chromatin. [Advisor: Sergei Grigoryev]

Dluzen, Douglas dfd126@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

[Advisor: Bronson]

Venkata Sashi Kanth Gollapudi
Gollapudi, Venkata Sashi Kanth
vug116@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Advisor:  Pamela Hankey

Xinwei Han
Han, Xinwei
xuh108@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Genome recombination and gene conversion analysis [Advisor: Hong Ma]

Yang Han
Han, Yang
yxh158@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Dawn Luthe]

Horvath, Lindsay lmh327@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

[Advisor: Bronson]

Wenli Hu
Hu, Wenli
wxh181@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor:  Douglas Cavener]

Janani Iyer
Iyer, Janani
jsi114@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Richard Ordway]

Jacob, Kimberly kdj125@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis in human cells as related to cancer. [Advisor: Kristen Eckert]

Jaishankar, Amritha auj128@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Human embryonic stem cell differentiation and proteomic profiling. [Advisor: Kent Vrana]

Justice-Bitner, Stephanie slj191@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

[Advisor: Levenson]

Abby Kalkstein
Kalkstein, Abby
alk206@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor:  Diana Cox-Foster]

Kardos, Gregory grk5005@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

[Advisor: Gavin Robertson]

Swathi Kumar
Kumar, Swathi
sak980@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Ross Hardison]

Kuzu, Omer ofk100@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

[Advisor: Gavin Robertson]

Brandon Letts
Letts, Brandon
bcl147@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Beth Shapiro]

Lewis, Candice cll196@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

DNA repair protein O6-Alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase (AGT). [Advisor: Anthony Pegg]

Pingxin Li
Li, Pingxin
pzl111@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Epigenetic Histone Modifications in Cell Differentiation and Cancer. [Advisor: Yanming Wang]

Lochmann, Timothy tll197@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

[Advisor: Parent]

Lokhandwala, Parvez pml143@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Elucidation of the capsid structure and assembly in RSV (Rous Sarcoma Virus). [Advisor: Rebecca Craven]

Marsh, Jacob jam522@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Rous sarcoma virus gag protein intracellular trafficking herpes simplex virus 1 tegument and trafficking. [Advisor: John Wills]

Mathers (Biddle), Jessica jlb507@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Investigation of stem cells in mammary gland and their role in normal breast development and breast carcinogenesis. [Advisor: Edward Gunther]

Heather Merk
Merk, Heather
hlm192@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Tomato Genetics and Breeding. [Advisor: Majid Foolad]

Mikse, Oliver orm101@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Cancer genetics. [Advisor: Christopher Herzog]

Nestico, Joseph jdn5032@psu.edu
   (Hershey)
Nowotarski, Shannon snl167@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms of ornithine decarboxylase regulation in normal and neoplastic cells. [Advisor: Lisa Shantz]

Laurel Pearson
Pearson, Laurel
lnp123@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Applications of Population Genetics to Questions of Human Origins and Human Evolution. [Advisor: Mark Shriver]

Megan Rogers
Rogers, Megan
mar450@psu.edu
   (University Park)

"The genetic architecture of facial features." [Advisor: Mark Shriver]

Erin Scully
Scully, Erin
eds14@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor:  Kelli Hoover]

Shah, Sandeep sns130@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis in human cells as related to cancer. [Advisor: Kristen Eckert]

Stahl, Jill jmh214@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

x Chromasome inactivation. [Advisor: Laura Carrel]

Michelle Stone
Stone, Michelle
mcs165@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Melissa Rolls]

Yazhou Sun
Sun, Yazhou
yus123@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Hong Ma]

Tan, Joy En Tuze jut147@psu.edu
   (Hershey)
Devashree Vakil
Vakil, Devashree
dsv119@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Kouacou Konan]

Wang, Ning nuw107@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Noninvasive imaging methods to monitor the in vivo TERT Expression, the rate-limiting strep of elomerase activation. [Advisor: Jiyue Zhu]

Rong Wang
Wang, Rong
rzw120@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor:  Douglas Cavener]

Luyi Wo
Wo, Luyi
lzw135@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Currently rotating.

Xin Ye
Ye, Xin
xuy102@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Zhi-Chun Lai]

Yeh, Peh-Chun pxy119@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

HSV-1 Assembly [Advisor: John Wills]

Wenhua Yu
Yu, Wenhua
wzy103@psu.edu
   (University Park)

Cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission in drosophila. [Advisor: Richard Ordway]

Xuqing Zhang
Zhang, Xuqing
xzz102@psu.edu
   (University Park)

The interactions between bacterial pathogens and the host immune system. [Advisor: Eric Harvill]

Yeting Zhang
Zhang, Yeting
yzz119@psu.edu
   (University Park)

[Advisor: Claude dePamphilis]