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2022 Lab summer BBQ (10 year lab anniversary & celebration of Melissa's new faculty position) |
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Chaolin Zhang Associate Professor Chaolin is currently an Associate Professor with joint appointments in Department of Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Motor Neuron Center at Columbia University. Before he joined Columbia, he performed PhD studies at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in computational biology and then Postdoc work at Rockefeller University. Before that he obtained bachelor's degree studying Automation at Tsinghua University (Beijing). As a converted biologist originally trained in engineering, he has a deep interest in understanding gene regulatory logics. From the beginning of his academic endeavor, he decided to tackle the RNA code, i.e., how specific protein-RNA interactions determine the gene output in health and disease conditions, which remains the focus of the lab. Chaolin is a winner of NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00, 2011) and Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA/R35, 2022).
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Current Lab Members
Georgia Dermentzaki (09/2021-present), Postdoc
Email: gn2267 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
Georgia joined the Zhang lab as an Associate Research Scientist in September 2021 after working as a Postodoctoral Research Scientist in Serge Przedborski’s and Francesco Lotti’s lab in the Motor Neuron Center at Columbia Medical Center. There she focused her research in studying mechanisms of motor neuron degeneration in ALS and SMA with particular interest in RNA modifications / RNA metabolism. In addition, she worked in the Project ALS Therapeutic Core as the Lead Scientist for the Viral Unit where she developed and optimized novel assays for AAV production targeting the CNS and PNS in ALS mice models for preclinical studies. Her current research is focusing on the functional impact of neuron-type specific alternative splicing in the brain and RNA-based therapeutics for brain-related disorders. She also enjoys cooking Greek food (being Greek), long walks in Central Park, and yoga/pilates.
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Jessica Estrada (11/2022-present), Technician
Email: je2673 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
Jessica received her B.A from Stony Brook University in Chemistry and is a Technician in the Zhang Lab. She assists on various projects in the lab while developing a research focus, and plans on pursing a PhD in the biomedical sciences. In her free time, she likes to go on hikes and cook for friends and family.
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Brian Joseph (11/2021-present), Postdoc (joint with Hynek Witchterle lab)
Email: bj2468 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
A native Pakistani, Brian is obsessed with cricket and biryani. He is also an avid runner who still believes the PRs are yet to come.
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Suvrajit Maji (07/2022-present), Postdoc
Email:sm4073 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
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Daniel Moakley (06/2018-), Graduate Student
Email: dfm2129 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
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Paola Rinchetti (05/2022-), Postdoc (joint with Francesco Lotti lab)
Email: pr2485 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
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Yocelyn Recinos (06/2018-), Graduate Student
Email: yr2330 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
Yocelyn received her B.S. in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine and is a Ph.D. candidate in the Integrated Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical program at Columbia University. For her thesis research, she is focused on developing high-throughput screening technologies to understand the role of RNA regulation in the context of alternative splicing and disease. Her work is supported by the NSF GRFP (2019). She also enjoys running in Central Park and practicing hot yoga.
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Xiaojian Wang (06/2016-), Lab manager
Email: xw2006 (at) columbia (dot) edu
Before coming to work at Columbia, Xiaojian earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Beijing Medical University and the Ohio State University, respectively. At CUIMC, she worked as supporting staff and lab manager in several labs. She joined the Zhang lab in 2016, and has been providing support on both molecular biology experiments and mouse work, as well as daily lab operations. In her free time, Xiaojian enjoys cooking, watching baseball games, and spending time with her family. | |
Yuchen Xu (02/2022-), Master Student
Yuchen received his B.E degree in bioengineering from Northeastern University (China) in 2018. During his undergraduate study, he was previously involved in research work to study the relationship between TDP-43 protein and Lactoferrin treatment for the Alzheimer’s Disease. He is now a master student biostatistics at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. In the Zhang lab, Yuchen studies spatial regulation of alternative splicing in the brain. In leisure times, Yuchen likes hiking or visiting coffee shops in NYC. | |
Tim Yeh (09/2022-), Postdoc
Tim received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Columbia University (2022). Throughout his scientific career, he has been interested in understanding how the brain works and developing treatment. His graduate research focused on auditory processing in the brain and sensorimotor interaction. As a postdoc in the Zhang lab, Tim hopes to investigate the roles of RNA splicing in normal brain functions and neurological diseases using novel research methods such as gene editing tools and sequencing technologies. When he is not doing science, he likes to play tennis and ping pong. He is also a foodie who enjoys eating pizza! |
Alumni
Name/Position in the Lab |
Position When Exiting |
Current Position |
Melissa Campbell (09/2019-11/2022), Postdoc Email: mmc2259 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
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Assistant Professor, UCSD |
Assistant Professor, UCSD |
Meghna Gopalan (06/2022-08/2022), Undergrad Summer Research Assistant Email: mg4166 (at) barnard (dot) edu
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Lydia Wu (10/2021-06/2022), Undergrad Research Assistant
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Email: hf2304 (at) columbia (dot) edu
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Associate Professor, Fudan University |
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Suying Bao (06/2017-06/2021), Postdoc Email: sb4045 (at) columbia (dot) edu
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Bioinformatics Manager, Regeneron |
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Dmytro Ustianenko (01/2015-05/2021), Postdoc Email: du2145 (at) columbia (dot) edu
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Blavatnik Fellow in Life Science Entrepreneurship, Yale University |
Associate, Flagship Pioneering |
Lily Wang (07/2020-09/2020), Undergraduate Research Assistant Undergraduate student, Mathematics/Statistics, Columbia University
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Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
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Justin Wong (06/2017-05/2019), Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate student, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
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Graduate Student, UC Berkeley |
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Brittany Phillips (05/2018-05/2019), Postdoc Email: bp2563 (at) cumc (dot) columbia (dot) edu
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Medical Writer, Chrysalis Medical Communications |
Medical Writing Senior Manager, Amgen |
Yingzhi Qian (06/2016-06/2018), Computational Biologist Email: yq2139 (at) columbia (dot) edu
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Research Scientist, NYU Lagone Health |
Model Risk Management, Barclays |
Sebastien Weyn (08/2013-02/2018), Graduate Student Ph.D. student, Integrative Program, Columbia University
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Bioinformatics Scientist, Stoke Therapeutics. |
Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics, Fosun Pharma USA Inc. |
Helene Lovett (06/2017-08/2017), Undergraduate Research Assistant Undergraduate student, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard University
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Martin Jacko (08/2013-07/2017), Graduate Student Ph.D. student (joint with Wichterle lab), Department of Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine, Columbia University |
Postdoc, Alice Ting Lab, Stanford University |
CEO, Aperture Therapeutics |
Ankeeta Shah (08/2015-05/2017), Volunteer Undergraduate student, Barnard College
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Graduate Student, University of Chicago |
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Jonah Lee (05/2015-01/2017), Volunteer Undergraduate student, Columbia College |
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Andrew Arditi (Volunteer, 09/2016-12/2016) |
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Jingxian You (Volunteer, 07/2016-09/2016) |
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Jiaye Li (05/2016-08/2016) MA in Biotechnology, Columbia University Volunteer |
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Kevin Huynh (10/2015-7/2016)
Technician |
MD program, UCSF |
Resident Physician, UCSF |
Joy Pai ( 09/2013-05/2016)
Undergraduate Research Assistant |
Bioinformatics specialist, Michel Russenzweig lab, Rockefeller University |
Graduate Student, Stanford University |
Kernyu Park (07/2015-10/2015) Undergraduate Research Assistant |
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Qinghong Yan (02/2013-02/2015) |
Scientist, Amgen |
CSO, Leverna Therapeutics |
Yong Zhang (04/2013-11/2014) |
Postdoc |
Postdoc, Xuemei Chen lab, UC Riverside |
Jie Wu (01/2013-08/2013) Visiting Ph.D. student, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory / Applied Maths and Statistics, Stony Brook University |
Bioinformatics Scientist, BioMicro Center, MIT |
Associate Director, Bioinformatics at Accent Therapeutics, Inc. |