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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Mitchell O'Connell
Research Interest: Biochemical mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene regulation; RNA-targeting CRISPR tool development

Faculty

Bogdan Polevoda
Bogdan Polevoda, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
MC
Phone: (585) 276-4107
Email Bogdan
Research Interest: The two cotranslational processes, cleavage of N-terminal methionine and N-terminal acetylation (N- acetylation).

Graduate Students

Seth Jones
Research Interest:

Antiphage Defense Protein Csx27 is Associated with RADAR and RNase T-containing Antiphage Defense Systems

Mert Koka
Research Interest:

Investigating the molecular mechanism of activation of the type VI-B2 CRISPR-Cas accessory protein Csx28

Julia Nicosia
Research Interest:

The role of the Type VI CRISPR-Cas accessory protein Csx27 in CRISPR-Cas13 mediated anti-viral immunity

Brandon Park
Research Interest:

Nucleic Acid Biology, Epigenetics, and Development. My project is focused on the role of H2A.Z in epigenetic inheritance.

James Shaul
Research Interest:

Type VI CRISPR and associated bacterial anti-phage defense systems