Stellar Scientists


Principle investigator

Alisha ‘Jonesy’ Jones, Assistant Professor

About: Hi, I’m Jonesy. I’m an Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology.

PhD: Chemistry at the University of Washington (Prof Gabriele Varani)

Postdoc: Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen/Technical University of Munich (Prof Michael Sattler)

Research interests: Anything and everything RNA

X: @DrJ_RNA    Google Scholar

Email: alisha.jones[at]nyu.edu

Location: Brown 4, Room 451C

 

Postdocs

Lucy Fallon, PhD

PhD: Chemistry, Stony Brook University, NY

BS/BA: Chemistry, Adelphi University, NY

Research interests: Computational Chemistry, Free Energy Calculations, Macromolecular Complexes, Viral Replication

Email: zf2361[at]nyu.edu    Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Tasty (dark!) chocolate <3

The best nucleotide: 8-oxoguanine

 

Hollie Watmuff, PhD

PhD: Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, UK

BS/BA: Biochemistry, University of Leicester, UK (1 year at the Université Lyon 1, France)

Research interests: Therapeutic targeting of RNA structure

Email: hw3632[at]nyu.edu    Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Rhubarb Crumble and custard

The best nucleotide: Thymine

 

David Klingler, PhD

PhD: Chemistry, Universität Innsbruck, Austria

MS: Chemistry, Universität Innsbruck, Austria

BS/BA: Chemistry, Universität Innsbruck, Austria

Research interests: NMR of RNA, RNA dynamics, RNA modifications, stable isotope labeling

Email: david.klingler[@]nyu.edu    Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Sachertorte

The best nucleotide: Pseudouridine

 

Omar Eladl, PhD

PhD: Structural Biochemistry at Kyoto University

MS: Cellular Biology at Kyoto University

BS/BA: Pharmaceutical Science at Zagazig University

Research interests: RNA-based therapeutics

Email: oe2109[@]nyu.edu    Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: brownies

The best nucleotide: Adenine

Graduate Students

Emma Bose

BS/BA: Biochemistry at University of San Diego

Research interests: Multifunctionality: RNA structure and interactions

Email: emb9593[at]nyu.edu    Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: all things chocolate (hold the fruit tho)

The best nucleotide: N6-methyladenosine

 

Shengwei Xiong

MS: Chemistry, Stony Brook University

BS/BA: Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University

Research interests: Therapeutic approaches for lncRNA splicing-related diseases

Email: esx720[at]nyu.edu    Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: sugar cookies

The best nucleotide: Uracil

 

Bryan Eusse

BS/BA: Biochemistry, New York University

Research interests: Characterizing the structural mechanisms of X-Chromosome Inactivation

Email: ebe716[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Apple pie

The best nucleotide: Adenosine

 

Eesha Gupte

BS/BA: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California – Davis

Research interests: RNA therapeutics, RNA-protein interactions

Email: eesha.gupte[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Gulabjamun

The best nucleotide: Uridine

 

Amy Crawford

BS/BA: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College

Research interests: RNA structure, RNA-protein interactions

Email: crawford.amy[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Chocolate chip cookies

The best nucleotide: tie between adenine and cytosine

 

Harsha Venkatesh

BS/BA: Chemistyy, New York University

Research interests: Free energy landscapes of dynamic RNA

Email: hv454[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Marbled cheesecake

The best nucleotide: Adenosine

 

Ronald Gomes

MS: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

BS/BA: Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Research interests: Fungal genetics and druggability of RNA targets

Email: rm7231[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Doce de leite/Dulce de leche

The best nucleotide: Uracil

Undergraduates

Daniel Cohn

Major: Biochemistry

Research interests: RNA Dynamics, Protein-RNA Interactions, Therapeutics

Email: ddc7436[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Tiramisu

The best nucleotide: Guanine

 

Ethan Arnold

Major: Biochemistry

Research interests: Experimental and computational RNA and protein structure determination, lncRNA structure and function, CRISPR and RNA interference

Email: ethanarnold[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Fruit tarts

The best nucleotide: Cytosine!!!!

 

Jenayah Dunn

Major: Neural Science

Research interests: lncRNA multifunctionality, splicing, RNA-protein interactions

Email: jd5321[at]nyu.edu   Google Scholar

My favorite dessert: Raspberry tarts

The best nucleotide: Adenine

Alumni

David Agbato
Isabella Lee
Liza Marcus
Caleb Mayes
Tristan Melfi