The Elgin Lab

The Elgin Lab, friends and family, June 2004

	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@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@biology.wustl.edu
	Gabriella Farkas, Ph.D. Molecular Biology, Attila Jozsef University of Szeged Analysis of GAGA factor; effect of PRE on local chromatin structure; computer resources in research and teaching. farkas@biology.wustl.edu
	Elena Gracheva, Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Designing a genetic screen for enhancers and suppressors of GAGA factor activity; role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation; VIG2. gracheva@biology.wustl.edu
	Kathryn Huisinga, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University. RNAi targeting of heterochromatin formation.
	Nicole Riddle, Ph.D., Evolution and Population Biology, Washington University. Patters of expression and evolution of the Drosophila dot chromosome.
	Gena Bloth, B.S. in Cell and Structural Biology, University of Illinois, Urabana-Champaign; Ph.D. in Progress, Washington University. Role of HP2 in heterochromatin structure and gene silencing gebloth@artsci.wustl.edu
	Karmella Haynes, B.S. in Biology, Florida A&M University; Ph.D. in progress, Washington University. Structure of the fourth chromosome; heterochromatin formation. kahaynes@artsci.wustl.edu
	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. in progress, Washington University. Heterochromatin formation and its consequences for gene expression on the fourth chromosome. bbrowert@artsci.wustl.edu
	Carolyn Craig, B.S. Biology, Harding University Characterization of fourth chromosome inserts; distribution patterns of chromosomal proteins craig@biology.wustl.edu
	Jo Wuller, B.S. Economics, St. Louis University Organization of chromosome four; Drosophila stock-keeper. wuller@biology.wustl.edu
	Wilson Leung, B.A. in Biology, Washington University. Computational analysis of the dot chromosome of D. melanogaster and D. virilis.
	Elmer Kellmann, M.A. Biology, Washington University. Dot chromosome genomics; teaching genomics.
	Kelli Grim, B.A. in Biology in progress, Washington University. Role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation; VIG2
	Gladys Mensah, B.A. in Psychology in progress, Washington University. Organization of chromosome four.
	Miriam Wiegand, B.A. in progress, Washington University Organization of chromosome four.
	Michelle Itano, B.A. in Biology in progress, Washington University Dot chromosome genomics.

	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.
	Kwame Adu-Wusu, B.A. in Biology, Washington University; MD in progress, Case Western Reserve University. Analysis of HP2 mutants.
	Laila Saied, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University; MD in progress, Indiana University. Role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation.
	Amy Caudy, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. currently Lewis-Sigler Fellow at Princeton University. Role of RNAi in heterochromatin formation.
	Rachel Shevchek, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University; MD in progress, Baylor College of Medicine. Genomics of dot chromosome in D. virilis.
	Lynne Collins, M.A. in Biology, Washington University; currently a research technician at Washington University Medical School
	Boris A. Leibovitch, Ph.D. Molecular Biology, Moscow University; currently 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.
	Adrian Baudy, B.A. in Biology, Washington University, M.D. in progress, Wright State University. P element mobilization on chromosome four.
	Cory Simpson, B.A. in Biology, Washington University; MD-Ph.D. in progress, Northwestern University. Organization of chromosome four; genetics of HP2.
	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.
	Maria Kapetanaki, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine, University of Crete, Greece; currently Research Associate at University of Pittsburg. Designing a genetic screen for enhancers and suppressors of GAGA factor activity.
	Brandi Thompson, B.A. in Biology, Washington University; Ph.D. in progress, University of Michigan. Genetics of HP2.
	Fang-Lin Sun, Ph.D. Biology, University of Cambridge, UK; Group Leader at Freidrich Meischer Institute, Basel, Switzerland to 12/05; then Tsinghua University, Beijing. Structure of heterochromatin, mechanisms of gene silencing; chromatin organization and gene expression on the fourth chromosome.
	John Bernat, B.A. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Washington University; MD-PhD in progress, 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.

The Elgin Lab, friends and family, summer 1998