Former Members

 

Research Associates
Alex Crane
Alexandrine Bilwes-Crane
Degree: Ph.D.
Email: ac292@cornell.edu
TK Chua
TK Chua
B.Sc. and Ph.D., National University of Singapore
Project: Nitric oxide synthase
Email: tc343@cornell.edu
Magali Moreau
Magali Moreau
Degree: Ph.D., Université of Paris V René Descartes
Project: Nitric oxide synthase
Email: mjm288@cornell.edu
Joanne Widom
Joanne Widom
Degree: B.A., Cornell University; M.Sc., Duke University
Email: jw42@cornell.edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Siddarth Chandrasekaran
Degree: B.Sc., Loyola College Chennai, 2008; M.Sc., Universtat Leipzig & Université des Sciences et technologie de Lille, 2010; M.Sc. and Ph.D., Cornell University, 2017
Project: Aerotaxis
Email: sc974@cornell.edu
Sarah Chobot
Sarah Chobot
Degree: B.A., Boston University, 2005; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Project: Nitric oxide synthase
Email: sch95@cornell.edu
Karen Conrad
Karen Conrad
Degree: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2010
Project: LOV Proteins
Email: ksc64@cornell.edu
Kevin Hoke
Kevin Hoke
Degree: B.A., Rice University; Ph.D., Caltech, 2000
Project: Electron transfer
Email: khoke@berry.edu
Graduate Students
Michael Airola
Michael Airola
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2010
Project: Hamp domains
Email: michael.airola@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Jaya Bhatnagar
Jaya Bhatnagar
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2009
Project: EPR, Bacterial chemotaxis
Meagan O'Brien
Meagan O’Brien
Degree: M.Sc., Cornell University, 2012
Project:
Madhavan Buddha
Madhavan Buddha
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004
Project: D. radiodurans Trp t-RNA synthetase
Jane Chao
XingJuan Jane Chao
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2006
Project: Bacterial chemotaxis- CheD, CheX
Cristina DeOliveira
Degree: B.Sc., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2019; Ph.D. Cornell University, 2024
Project: Drosophila melanogaster Hyperkinetic protein network
Email: ccd77@cornell.edu
Kritika Dusad
Kritika Dusad
Degree: B.Sc., University of Chicago, 2014; M.Sc. Cornell University, 2017
Project: Neurospora crassa and Drosophila circadian clock
Email: kd382@cornell.edu
Shi Feng (凤石)
Degree: B.Eng., Southeast University, 2018; Ph.D. Cornell University, 2024
Project: Melanopsin
Email: sf553@cornell.edu
Ken Gee
Ken Gee
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2013
Gabi Gonzalez
Gabriela Gonzalez-Bonet
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2010
Project: Bacterial chemotaxis- switch complex
Anna Greenswag
Anna Greenswag
Degree: B.A., Willamette University, 2009; M.Sc., Cornell University, 2012; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2014
Project: Autophosphorylation of histidine kinase CheA
Email: arg235@cornell.edu
Seong Kang
Seong Kang
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2005
Project: Electron transfer
Xiaoxiao Li
XiaoXiao Li
Degree: B.Sc., Peking U, 2005; M.S., Duke, 2007; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2012
Project: Bacterial chemotaxis
Email: xl97@cornell.edu
Changfan Lin
Changfan Lin
Degree: B.Sc., Tsinghua University, 2014; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2021
Project: Drosophila melanogaster circadian clock
Email: cl2275@cornell.edu
Craig Manahan
Craig Manahan
Degree: B.Sc., University of Colorado: Boulder, 2010; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2015
Project: Drosophila melanogaster circadian clock
Email: ccm92@cornell.edu
Gregory Merz
Greg Merz
Degree: B.Sc., Allegheny College, 2010; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2015
Project: In vivo ESR, Drosophila Period
Email: gem75@cornell.edu
Kartikeya Pant
Kartikeya Pant
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2005
Project: Bacterial nitric oxide synthase
Sang Park
Sang-Youn Park
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2005
Project: EPR, Chemotaxis
Email: Soongsil University, Korea: psy@ssu.ac.kr
Bhumit Patel
Bhumit Patel
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2009
Project: Deinococcus NOS
Tom Payne
Tom Payne
Degree: B.Sc., Physics, UT Austin, 2007; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2013
Project: Inter-protein electron transfer
Email: tmp45@cornell.edu
AngelaPicciano
Angela Picciano
Degree: B.Sc., Rowan University, 2013; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2019
Project: Nitric oxide synthase
Email: ap775@cornell.edu
Abiola Pollard
Abiola Pollard
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2010
Project: Bacterial chemotaxis
Email: a.pollard@zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de
Dipanjan Samanta
Dipanjan Samanta
Degree: B.Sc., U. Of Calcutta, 2008; M.Sc., IIT Kanpur, 2010; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2016
Project: Dynamics in HAMP Domain
Email: ds733@cornell.edu
Connor Schneps
Connor Schneps
Degree: B.Sc., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 2017; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2022
Project: D. melanogaster Cryptochrome
Email: cms525@cornell.edu
Hallie Sussman
Degree: M.Sc., University of Chicago, 2018; M.Sc., Cornell University, 2023
Project: Neurospora crassa white collar complex
Email: hrs86@cornell.edu
Ria Sircar
Ria Sircar
Degree: B.Sc., University of Calcutta, 2006; M.Sc., IIT Kanpur, 2008; M.Sc., Cornell University, 2011; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2013
Project: Flagellar rotor, switching mechanism
Email: rs693@cornell.edu
Sudhamsu
Jawahar Sudhamsu
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2008
Project: Bacterial nitric oxide synthase
Bee Sukomon
Bee Sukomon
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2016
Project: HAMP and PAS domains
Email: ns528@cornell.edu
AnandVaidya
Anand Teertha Vaidya
Degree: B.Sc., Osmania U., Hyderabad, 2005; M.Sc.:IIT, Roorkee, 2007; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2012
Project: Circadian clock
Email: atv22@cornell.edu
Estella Yee
Estella Yee
Degree: B.A., Willamette University, 2012; Ph.D, Cornell University, 2018
Project: Electron transport; LOV domains
Email: ey223@cornell.edu
Brian Zoltowski
Brian Zoltowski
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University, 2009
Project: Neurospora crassa and Drosophila melanogaster circadian clock
Email: bzoltowski@smu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Camille Bayas
Camille Bayas
Degree: B.Sc., Cornell University, 2013
Project:
Email: cb469@cornell.edu
Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne
Degree: Cornell University, 2016
Project: Inteins
Email: mmb295@cornell.edu
Joy Chen
Degree: Cornell University, 2024
Project: Drosophila melanogaster circadian clock
Email: jc3463@cornell.edu
Jenna Chong
Jenna Chong
Degree: Cornell University, 2017; M.Eng., Cornell University, 2018
Project: Chemotaxis in E. coli and Thermotoga
Email: jec438@cornell.edu
Alex Dasque
Degree: Cornell University, 2022
Project: Aerotaxis
Email: abd96@cornell.edu
Jenn DeRosa
Jennifer DeRosa
Degree: Cornell University, 2021
Project: Chemotaxis
Email: jd938@cornell.edu
Theo Esantsi
Degree: Cornell University, 2021
Project: Electron transfer
Email: te66@cornell.edu
Vasia Giannakakou
Vasia Giannakakou
Degree: Cornell University, 2015
Project: Inteins
 Meg Gordon
Meg Gordon
Degree: Cornell University, 2021
Project: Aerotaxis
Email: meg353@cornell.edu
Cristi Gradinaru
Cristian Gradinaru
Degree: Cornell University, 2004
Project: Electron transfer, Bacterial chemotaxis
Doowan Huh
Doowan Huh
Degree: Cornell University, 2009
HectorIbanez
Hector Ibanez
Degree: Cornell University, 2020
Project: Aerotaxis, chemotaxis
Email: hei4@cornell.edu
Shuah Jang
Degree: Cornell University, 2022
Project: Aerotaxis, chemotaxis
Email: sj536@cornell.edu
Paul Jay Kim
Paul Jay Kim
Degree: Cornell University, 2014
Erik Kirakosyan
Degree: Cornell University, 2023; M.Sc., Cornell University, 2024
Project: Aerotaxis
Email: ek665@cornell.edu
Nancy Li
Nancy Li
Degree: Cornell University, 2013
Project: Electron transfer
Erika Olson
Erika Olson
Degree: Cornell University, 2012
Email: ejo32@cornell.edu
Sophie Ruff
Sophie Ruff
Degree: Cornell University, 2015
Project: White Collar proteins
Email: ser247@cornell.edu
Peter Thill
Peter Thill
Degree: Cornell University, 2011
Brian Vaccaro
Brian Vaccaro
Degree: Cornell University, 2008
Jovia Williams
Degree: Cornell University, 2021
Project: Aerotaxis
Email: jnw66@cornell.edu