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Current Lab Members

Sarah C. R. Elgin

Ph.D. Biochemistry, California Institute of Technology
Chromatin structure and gene expression in Drosophila; chromosomal proteins; heterochromatin/euchromatin; dot chromosome; RNAi in heterochromatin formation.
selgin(at)biology.wustl.edu

Christopher Shaffer

Ph.D. Genetics, Cornell University
Identification and characterization of HP2, a chromosomal protein that interacts with HP1; dot chromosome.
shaffer(at)biology.wustl.edu

Post-Docs

Tingting Gu

B.S. Biochemistry, Nanjing University. Ph.D. Botany, Nanjing University.
modENCODE Project; the role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation

Nicole Riddle

Assistant Research Professor

B.S. Biology (with honors), University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D., Evolution and Population Biology, Washington University.
a) Chromatin organization of the dot chromosome in the genus Drosophila
b) modENCODE project – Mapping genome-wide chromatin landscapes in Drosophila melanogaster using ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq
riddlenc(at)biology2.wustl.edu

Graduate Students

Monica Sentmanat

B.S. Biology, Indiana University-Bloomington; M. Res. Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland; Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Washington University.
Investigating repetitious elements for their ability to locally form and/or spread heterochromatin.

mfsentma(at)artsci.wustl.edu

Deanna Mendez

B.S. Physics and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton; M.S. Chemistry, San Francisco State University; Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Biophysics, Washington University.
The binding properties of the chromoshadow domain of HP1.

Sidney H. Wang

B.S. Life Sciences and Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan; Ph.D. in progress, Washington University.

Lab Technicians

Sarah Gadel

B.S. Biochemistry and Biotechnology (cum laude), University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Drosophila stock maintenance, population cage maintenance, and modENCODE Project.
gadel(at)wustl.edu

Jo Wuller

B.S. Economics, St. Louis University
Organization of chromosome four; Drosophila stock-keeper.
wuller(at)biology.wustl.edu

Wilson Leung

B.A. in Biology, Washington University.
Computational analysis of the dot chromosome of D. melanogaster and D. virilis.

wleung(at)artsci.wustl.edu

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The Elgin Lab, friends and family, June 2004

The Elgin Lab, friends and family, summer 1998

Former Lab Members

Post-Docs
	Gabriella Farkas Ph.D. Molecular Biology, Attila Jozsef University of Szeged, computer illustrator and data management specialist. Analysis of GAGA factor; effect of PRE on local chromatin structure; computer resources in research and teaching.
	Elena Gracheva Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Medros, St. Louis Designing a genetic screen for enhancers and suppressors of GAGA factor activity; role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation; VIG2.
	Kathryn Huisinga Ph.D., Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University. Relationship between transposable elements and heterochromatin initiation and maintenance throughout the fly life cycle.
	Maria Kapetanaki Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine, University of Crete, Greece; currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Pittsburg. Designing a genetic screen for enhancers and suppressors of GAGA factor activity.
	Boris A. Leibovitch Ph.D. Molecular Biology, Moscow University; currently Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Role of chromatin proteins (GAGA factor, TFIID) in shaping chromatin structure at the hsp26 promoter; role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation.
	Fang-Lin Sun Ph.D. Biology, University of Cambridge, UK; Group Leader at Freidrich Meischer Institute, Basel, Switzerland to 12/05; Asst Dean, School of Medicine, and Director, Inst of Epigenetics & Cancer Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing China. Structure of heterochromatin, mechanisms of gene silencing; chromatin organization and gene expression on the fourth chromosome.
Graduate Students
	Gena Bloth B.S. in Cell and Structural Biology, University of Illinois, Urabana-Champaign; Ph.D., Washington University. Role of HP2 in heterochromatin structure and gene silencing
	Brent Brower-Toland B.S. Biochemistry, University of Wyoming; M.S. Biochemistry, Colorado State; M.A. History & Philosophy of Science, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D, Washington University. Brent Brower-Toland, Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Washington University, 2008; currently a staff scientist with Monsanto. Heterochromatin formation and its consequences for gene expression on the fourth chromosome.
	Karmella Haynes B.S. in Biology, Florida A&M University; Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Washington University, 2006; Visiting Asst. Prof., Davidson College, Davidson, NC. Structure of the fourth chromosome; heterochromatin formation.
	Kiri Ulmschneider
Undergraduate Students
	Kwame Adu-Wusu B.A. in Biology, Washington University; MD in progress, Case Western Reserve University. Analysis of HP2 mutants.
	Alissa Anderson B.A. in Biology, Washington University; Ph.D. in progress, University of Chicago Genetic screen for enhancers and suppressors of GAGA factor activity.
	Adrian Baudy B.A. in Biology, Washington University, M.D. in progress, Wright State University. P element mobilization on chromosome four.
	John Bernat B.A. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Washington University; MD-PhD, University of Michigan Distribution of HP2; spatial organization of heterochromatin in the nucleus
	Matt Cuaycong B.A., M.A. in Biology, Washington University; MD, UMDNJ-The New Jersey Medical School. Characterization of chromosome four inserts
	Levi Funches B.A. in Chemistry, Washington University; MD, Johns Hopkins University Medical School. Interactions of HP1 and HP2.
	Kelli Grim B.A. in Biology in progress, Washington University. Role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation; VIG2
	Michelle Itano B.A. in Biology, Washington University; PhD. in progress, University of North Carolina Dot chromosome genomics.
	Elmer Kellmann M.A. Biology, Washington University. Dot chromosome genomics; teaching genomics.
	Gladys Mensah B.A. in Psychology, Washington University. Organization of chromosome four.
	Laila Saied B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University; MD in progress, Indiana University. Role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation.
	Rachel Shevchek B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University; MD, Baylor College of Medicine. Genomics of dot chromosome in D. virilis.
	Cory Simpson B.A. in Biology, Washington University; MD-Ph.D. in progress, Northwestern University. Organization of chromosome four; genetics of HP2.
	Brandi Thompson B.A. in Biology, Washington University; Ph.D., University of Michigan. Genetics of HP2.
	Miriam Wiegand B.A., Washington University Organization of chromosome four.
Lab Technicians
	Carolyn Craig B.S. Biology, Harding University Characterization of fourth chromosome inserts; distribution patterns of chromosomal proteins
	Lynne Collins M.A. in Biology, Washington University; currently a research technician at Washington University Medical School
	Sarah Marchetti B.S. Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis; M.S. Molecular Biology, St. Louis University. modENCODE Project
	Elizabeth (Libby) Slawson B.A. in Biology and in PNP, Washington University; Ph.D. in progress, University of California at Berkeley. Genetics of HP2, genomics of the dot chromosome.

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