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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

John Lueck
John D. Lueck, Ph.D.
MC
Phone: (585) 276-5489
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Research Interest: Determining the therapeutic promise of engineered tRNAs for treatment of nonsense associated diseases and investigating the pathomechanisms of skeletal muscle weakness and wasting in myotonic dystrophy

Postdoctoral Scholars

Christina Heil
Christina S. Heil, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Joseph Porter
Joseph Porter, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow

Graduate Students

Lily Cisco
Research Interest:

Pathomechanism of skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration in Myotonic Dystrophy

Rhodalyn Essien
Research Interest:

Suppression of cerebral cavernous malformation nonsense mutation using anti-codon edited tRNAs 

Jeffrey Gabell
Research Interest:

Development of tools and tRNA-based therapeutics for rescue of PTC-derived disease and improved target protein expression

Wooree Ko
Research Interest:

Exploring the use of suppressor tRNAs for suppression of nonsense mutations in the CFTR gene as a potential treatment for cystic fibrosis

Matthew Sipple
Research Interest:

Isolating the Role of Myotonia in Myotonic Dystrophy Pathogenesis

Research Assistants

Alexandra Barcan
Alexandra Barcan
Undergraduate Student
Jennasea Licata
Jennasea Licata
Undergraduate Student
Emily Sorensen
Emily Sorensen
Undergraduate Student
Emily Sorensen
Emily Sorensen
Graduate Student