Lab Members
Lab Members
Principal Investigator
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 S. Heil, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
Joseph Porter, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Students
Research Interest:
Pathomechanism of skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration in Myotonic Dystrophy
Research Interest:
Suppression of cerebral cavernous malformation nonsense mutation using anti-codon edited tRNAs
Research Interest:
Development of tools and tRNA-based therapeutics for rescue of PTC-derived disease and improved target protein expression
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, Ph.D.
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
Research Interest:
Isolating the Role of Myotonia in Myotonic Dystrophy Pathogenesis
Research Assistants
Alexandra Barcan
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Jennasea Licata
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Emily Sorensen
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Emily Sorensen
Graduate Student
Graduate Student