Current Members

 

 

Principal investigator
Brian Crane
Brian Crane
Degree: B.Sc., University of Manitoba; Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
Email: bc69@cornell.edu
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Timothée Chauviré
Timothée Chauviré
Degree: M.Sc., Université de Nantes, 2011; Ph.D., Université Grenoble Alpes, 2014
Project: Aerotaxis, cw-EPR and pulse EPR on proteins
Email: tsc84@cornell.edu
Rob Dunleavy
Robert Dunleavy
Degree: B.Sc., Lehigh University, 2016; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2023
Project: Drosophila melanogaster Period
Email: rd497@cornell.edu
Mike Lynch
Michael Lynch
Degree: B.Sc., Emmanuel College, 2013; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2019
Project: Flagellar rotor
Email: mjl354@cornell.edu
Nicole Maurici
Nicole Maurici
Degree: B.A., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, 2016; Ph.D., Upstate Medical University, 2023
Project: Neurospora crassa circadian clock
Email: nm675@cornell.edu
Alise Muok
Alise Muok
Degree: B.Sc., UC Davis, 2012; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018
Project: Chemotaxis in E. coli and Thermotoga
Email: arm325@cornell.edu
Daniyal Tariq
Daniyal Tariq
Degree: B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, 2016; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2022
Project: Neurospora crassa circadian clock
Email: dt473@cornell.edu
Graduate Research Associates
Herbert Castillo
Herbert Castillo
Degree: M.Sc., Biochemistry, Cal State University Los Angeles, 2021
Project: Melanopsin, E. coli Aer
Email: hsc43@cornell.edu
James Clark
Degree: B.A., Biochemistry, Colgate University, 2023
Project: CcP:Cyt C Electron Transport
Email: jcc449@cornell.edu
Chenke Deng
Degree: B.Sc., Biological Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2024
Project: Chemotaxis, NO receptor
Email: cd677@cornell.edu
Jessica Holechek
Degree: B.Sc., St. Edward’s University, 2021
Project: Melanopsin
Email: jnh86@cornell.edu
Michael Kim
Degree: B.Sc., Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 2023
Project: Drosophila melanogaster circadian clock
Email: mhk232@cornell.edu
Aaron Li
Degree: B.Sc., Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC Santa Barbara, 2024
Project: Cryptochrome and encapsulin
Email: cl2798@cornell.edu
Dhruva Nair
Degree: B.Sc., UW-Madison, 2018
Project: syNOS and bacterial switch complex
Email: da497@cornell.edu
Gideon Smith
Degree: B.Sc., Chemistry, SUNY Potsdam, 2022
Project: Cryptochrome-Hyperkinetic interactions
Email: gls248@cornell.edu
Jess Whittemore
Degree: B.Sc., Chemistry, Millersville University, 2021
Project: ESR method development, metal ion spin labeling
Email: jlw386@cornell.edu
Yajie Xu
Degree: B.Sc., Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2021
Project: Aerotaxis
Email: yx235@cornell.edu
Rebecca Zawistowski
Degree: B.Sc., Chemistry, Creighton University, 2018
Project: CcP:Cyt c electron transport
Email: rkz8@cornell.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Ethan Amoh
Degree: Cornell University, 2026
Project: Chemotaxis
Email: eaa79@cornell.edu
Ethan Cartagena
Degree: Cornell University, 2026
Project: Oxygen sensors, ODP protein
Email: egc62@cornell.edu
Rachael Hsieh
Degree: Cornell University, 2028
Project: Bacterial chemotaxis
Email: rh759@cornell.edu

Former Members