Predoctoral researchers at GSSIMR arrive to the Stowers Institute as talented young scientists. The exceptional, high-impact research environment and close-knit, supportive community creates an ideal environment for scientific growth. Predoctoral reseachers in the program are tasked with identifying significant biological problems and are primarily devoted to conducting laboratory research and publishing of their work in well recognized journals.
2019 | 2018-2016 | 2015-2012 | Alumni
2019
2018-2016
José (Fibo) López Hernández ’16
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) National Autonomous University of MexicoZanders Lab
2015-2012
Elisabeth Bauerly ’13
University of Kansas, LawrenceGibson Lab
Thesis: The role of dyneins in Drosophila imaginal disc development
María Bravo Núñez ’15
National Autonomous University of MexicoZanders Lab
Thesis: Characterization of diverged meiotic drivers in fission yeast
Cheng-Yi Chen ’14
National Taiwan University in TaipeiGibson Lab
Thesis: Germline development and adult gonad niche of Cnidarian sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis
Gerald Dayebga Doh ’14
University of Yaoundé IWashburn Lab
Thesis: Biochemical and proteomic analysis of novel histone-interacting proteins
Viraj Doddihal ’15
Indian Institute of Science Education and ResearchSánchez Alvarado Lab
Thesis: Protein dynamics in planarian regeneration
Darrick Hansen ’14
University of GlasgowLi Lab
Thesis: Characterization of the stem cells dedicated to regenerating the intestinal epithelium
Shuonan He ’14
Peking University in BeijingGibson Lab
Thesis: Functional analysis of Hox genes in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis
Yanfeng He ’14
China Agricultural UniversityConaway Lab
Thesis: Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation by enhancers
Ahmet Can Karabulut ’14
University of CincinnatiGibson Lab
Thesis: Genetic and chemical-genetic dissection of embryonic cell division in the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis
Cassandra Kempf ’15
University of MissouriWashburn Lab
Thesis: Characterization of protein-protein interaction networks in the Sin3/histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex
Zachary Lee ’13
Rockhurst UniversityGibson Lab
Thesis: Phosphorylation dynamics during epithelial cell division
Xingyu Liu ’14
University of Science and Technology of China in HefeiWashburn Lab / Workman Lab
Thesis: Chromatin Binding and DNA damage repair
Nicole Nuckolls ’15
Rockhurst UniversityZanders Lab
Thesis: Evolution and mechanisms of meiotic drive in fission yeast
Soon Keat Ooi ’12
National University of Malaysia, BangiConaway Lab
Thesis: Structure-function analysis of the human INO80 chromatin remodeling complex
Kyle Patton ’15
Wheaton CollegeSi Lab
Thesis: The role of protein chaperones in persistence or decay of memory
Irina Pushel ’15
Michigan State UniversityKrumlauf Lab
Thesis: Characterizing the roles Hox genes play in the gene regulatory network (GRN) controlling mouse cranial neural crest cell formation, migration, and differentiation
Jelly Soffers ’15
Maastricht UniversityWorkman Lab
Thesis: The sum of its parts is greater than the whole: distinct roles for enzymatic submodules of SAGA chromatin-modifying complex in Drosophila tRNA gene expression
Karla Terrazas-Falcon ’14
University of Texas at San AntonioTrainor Lab
Thesis: Investigating the tissue-specific roles of Tcof1, Polr1c and Polr1d during ribosome biogenesis
