Current Lab Members
 |
Oliver Rando, MD, PhDPrincipal Investigator; Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology; Endowed Chair in Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology ILRB 906 Dr. Rando was an undergraduate in Tom Maniatis’ lab at Harvard, where he worked on the role of the proteasome in activation of NF-kB. He then carried out an M.D./Ph.D. at Stanford in Jerry Crabtree’s lab, working on chromatin remodeling and T cell activation. He launched his independent career as a Bauer Fellow at Harvard, working on chromatin structure and function in budding yeast, and on paternal dietary effects in mouse. He joined UMass Chan in 2007, where over the years his lab has worked on a variety of topics in the fields of gene regulation, chromatin architecture, epigenetic inheritance, and reproductive biology. |
 |
Fengyun Sun, PhDSr. Research AssociateLRB 940C |
 |
Pablo Bora, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateLRB 940B |
 |
Ebru Kaymak, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateLRB 970Y |
 |
Olga Strelkova, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateLRB 970Y |
 |
Tobias GustafssonGraduate StudentLRB 940C |
 |
Qiangzong YinGraduate StudentLRB 940A |
 |
ChihHsiang Yang, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateLRB 970Y |
 |
Kathleen DesevinGraduate StudentLRB 940B |
 |
Heya Zhao, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateLRB 940B |
 |
Ivano Mocavini, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateLRB 970Y |
Alumni
Marina Krykbaeva (2017–2023)
Maternal dietary effects in mammals
Postdoctoral fellow, Pai Lab, UMass Chan Medical School
Shweta Kukreja (2016–2021)
Paternal effects of nicotine
Senior Scientist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Carolina Galan (2016–2021)
Cytosine methylation dynamics during post-testicular sperm maturation
Principal Scientific Researcher, Genentech
Vera Rinaldi (2018–2021)
Environmental regulation of epididymis function
Scientist, Vertex
Nils Krietenstein (2016–2021)
Chromosome folding in yeast
Group Leader, University of Copenhagen
Ana Boskovic (2014–2020)
Mechanistic basis for tRNA fragment function in early embryos
Group Leader, EMBL Rome
Colin Conine (2014–2019)
Small RNA effects on preimplantation development
Assistant Professor, UPenn
Xinyang Bing (2014–2019)
Mechanisms linking tRFs to gene regulation
Scientist, BlueRock Therapeutics
Io Long Chan (2015–2019)
Effects of paternal starvation on offspring in C. elegans
Postdoctoral fellow, Watts lab, UMass Chan Medical School
Upasna Sharma (2012–2018)
Soma-germline communication in murine spermatogenesis
Assistant Professor, UCSC
Hsin-Jung Chou (2014–2017)
Effects of tRNA modifications on translation in yeast
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist & Research Project Scientific Lead, Astellas Gene Therapies
Tsung-Han Hsieh (2012–2017)
Nucleosome interaction mapping in yeast
Lead of Platform Tech Development, Stealth Biotech
Morten Rasmussen (2015–2016)
Paternal effects on metabolism
Senior Scientist, Serum Institutet, Copenhagen
Caitlin Connelly (2014–2016)
Asymmetric nucleosomes in yeast
Associate Director, Data Science, Calico Labs
Markus Vallaster (2012–2017)
Transgenerational effects of paternal nicotine
Vice President, Clinical Development, Affini-T Therapeutics
Ryan Serra (2014–2016)
Cytosine methylation dynamics in sperm
Senior Director, Quest Diagnostics
Hsiuyi Chen (2010–2015)
Network motifs and histone modification dynamics
Research Scientist, A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Singapore
Jeremy Shea (2008–2015)
Cytosine methylation dynamics in sperm
Postdoctoral fellow, Villeda Lab, UCSF
Amanda Hughes (2008–2014)
Microevolution of chromatin proteins
Postdoctoral fellow, Steinmetz Lab, EMBL Heidelberg
Benjamin Carone (2008–2014)
Transgenerational reprogramming of metabolic state by paternal diet
Assistant Professor, Rowan University
Marta Radman-Livaja (2006–2012)
Nucleosome dynamics upon genome replication
Group Leader, Institute de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, France
Lucas Fauquier (2008–2012)
Small RNAs in mammalian paternal effects
Postdoctoral fellow, Vandel Lab, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Ozlem Yildirim (2007–2012)
Histone variant dynamics in embryonic stem cells
Senior Development Scientist, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals
Alex Tsankov
Nucleosome positioning and gene regulation
Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chih Long Liu
Nucleosome PTM dynamics in yeast
Lab Manager, Alizadeh Lab, Stanford University
Guocheng Yuan (2004–2006)
Nucleosome positioning in yeast
Associate Professor, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics
June Oshiro (2003–2005)
Nucleosome positioning in yeast chromatin remodelling mutants
Medical Editor, Mayo Clinic
Galit Lahav (2003–2004)
Persistent memory of stationary phase in budding yeast
Professor and Chair, Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology