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LAB MEMBERS
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Ricardo Mallarino - rmallarino(at)princeton.edu |
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LAB MANAGER/RESEARCH SPECIALIST
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Sarah Mereby - smereby(at)princeton.edu
Sarah is a Research Specialist in the Molecular Biology department. She received her M.S. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Emory University where she studied non-primate lentiviruses. She also received her B.S. in Biology from The College of New Jersey. Sarah has always been fascinated by genetics and the regulation of gene expression. |
POSTDOCS
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Charles Feigin - cfeigin(at)princeton.edu
Charles' research seeks to describe the molecular regulation of vertebrate morphogenesis, and how this process is shaped by natural selection. He completed his PhD at The University of Melbourne in Australia, where he sequenced the genome of the extinct Tasmanian tiger and used comparative genomics study the genetic basis of its exquisite convergence with eutherian canids. Currently, he is studying gliding membrane (patagium) formation in the marsupial sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps). Charles will make use of diverse computational and molecular methods to characterize patagium development and identify loci that contribute to to its specification and growth. |
GRADUATE STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATES
FACULTY ASSISTANT
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Matthew Johnson - matthewjohnson(at)princeton.edu
Matts’ research aims to uncover the molecular basis underlying pigment pattern formation in mammals. He completed his PhD at the University of Rochester where he worked on elucidating the mechanism by which lipid droplets regulate histone levels during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. Currently, Matt is studying the formation of pigment patterns in the African striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) as a model for understanding how positional information is regulated in tissues. Using a variety of genomic and molecular approaches, he will investigate how stripe patterning is both established and implemented during embryogenesis Sha Li - shal(at)princeton.edu
Sha is a Princeton Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow and is interested in elucidating the cellular events and molecular mechanisms underlying embryonic tissue organization and morphogenesis in mammals. She completed her PhD at Cornell University where she studied gene regulatory mechanisms supporting the development and functions of human placental cells. She then worked as a postdoc at Weill Cornell Medical College where she investigated cellular and molecular processes involved in pancreatic and breast cancer metastasis. Currently, Sha is developing genome editing tools in African striped mice and exploring the spatial and temporal mechanisms underlying pigment pattern formation. Forrest Rogers - fr1510(at)princeton.edu
Forrest received his PhD in 2020 from the University of California, Davis. His doctoral work, completed under the advisement of Dr. Karen Bales, investigated how compositional variation in early life parenting structures alters biobehavioral development in socially monogamous and biparental prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). As a trainee in the NIMH-sponsored (T32) Bay Area Affective Science Training Program, he completed additional training in human psychophysiology under the advisement of Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes at the University of California, San Francisco. Forrest completed his B.S. in Biological Science (College & Departmental Honors) and his B.A. in French from Oklahoma State University. Forrest is principally interested in elucidating the neurobiological causes and biobehavioral consequences of parental care. He is co-advised by Dr. Catherine Jensen Peña at Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Jorge Moreno - jorgeam(at)princeton.edu
Jorge is a graduate student in the Department of Molecular Biology. He received a degree in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at The University of Iowa where he initially began research on transposable elements in Potamopyrgus antipodarum a New Zealand fresh water snail, later working on genome evolutions in organisms that transitioned from sexual to clonal reproduction. Jorge is broadly interested in genome evolution and mores specifically in how large-scale changes in a genome can facilitate the evolution of organisms with either unique phenotypes or those who live in harsh environments. For his dissertation, Jorge is using computational approaches coupled to high-throughput functional genomics to understand the evolution of gliding membranes in mammals. Jongbeom Park - jongbeom(at)princeton.edu
Jongbeom is a graduate student in the Molecular Biology department. He received a B.A. from Grinnell College where he studied fungal reproduction and the ecological basis of sex-limited color dimorphism in hawaiian damselfly. He also worked on color polymorphism in African killifish at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. With his broad interest in evolutionary and developmental biology, Jongbeom is currently using multi-omics approach to investigate the development of marsupial immunity. Lydia Zhong - lmzhong(at)princeton.edu
Lydia is an undergraduate in the Molecular Biology department and is also pursuing a certificate in Global Health and Health Policy. She deeply enjoys studying the life sciences and learning about how things work. In the past, she has worked with stomach cancer metastasis at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine and otitis media at the Sheikh Zayed Institute of Children's National Medical Center. Ares Alivisatos - aresa(at)princeton.edu
Ares is an undergraduate in the Molecular Biology department and is also pursuing a certificate in Spanish. In addition to having a fascination for unraveling the mechanisms behind development, Ares enjoys running, hiking, and taking full advantage of the limited sun he gets in Princeton. When not in the lab, Ares also volunteers as an EMT in town. Laisa Eimont - leimont@princeton.edu
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Past members
- Yafei Mao (Visiting PhD student)
- Lisset Durán (Rotation student)
- Debra Ouyang (Rotation student)
- Irving Miramontes (Rotation student)
- Victoria Crans (Rotation student)
- Yafei Mao (Visiting PhD student)
- Lisset Durán (Rotation student)
- Debra Ouyang (Rotation student)
- Irving Miramontes (Rotation student)
- Victoria Crans (Rotation student)
Sitting (front to back): Charlie, Lydia, Ares.
Standing (front to back): Matt, Jorge, Sha.
Looking confused: Ricardo