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Leadership Committee
Leadership Committee
Ilakkiya Venkatachalam
Ilakkiya Venkatachalam
Ph.D. Student, GIP Leadership Committee
Email: ilakkiya@umich.edu
Research Interests: I study a protein that controls whether genes are turned on or off, to identify how exactly it controls their expression.
Kirsten Warcup
Kirsten Warcup
Ph.D. Student, GIP Leadership Committee
Email: kwarcup@umich.edu
Research Interests:
Jason Sheingold
Jason Sheingold
Ph.D. Student, GIP Leadership Committee
Email: jasonshe@umich.edu
Research Interests:
Karina Hernandez-Quijada
Karina Hernandez-Quijada
Ph.D. Student, GIP Leadership Committee
Email: kquijada@umich.edu
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Mentors
Mentors
Allison Cale
Allison Cale
Ph.D. Student, GIP Mentor
Email: acale@umich.edu
Research Interests: I study a group of genes called aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, which code for enzymes that are necessary for making all the proteins in our bodies. I study how mutations in some of these genes lead to a disease characterized by neurological and motility issues; because these genes are well-conserved, I can do this using model organisms like yeast and worm!
Dominic Bazzano
Dominic Bazzano
Ph.D. Student, GIP Mentor
Email: dbazzano@umich.edu
Research Interests: I study a protein that is important for the production of male and female gametes (sperm and egg), yet absence of this protein affects male fertility more severely than in females. My experiments are geared towards understanding the differential requirement of this protein in gametogenesis using genetic and biochemical approaches.
Emily Koch
Emily Koch
Ph.D. Student, GIP Mentor
Email: emckoch@umich.edu
Research Interests: I study the structure and function of tRNA-derived Short Interspersed Elements (SINEs) to better understand key structural factors that facilitate retrotransposition. As a result, I hope to gain insight into evolutionarily conserved relationships between tRNA-derived SINEs by analyzing both closely-related and diverged mammals.
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