Stellar Scientists
PrincipAL investigator
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
My favorite dessert: soft sugar cookies
The best nucleotide: N6 methyladenosine
Postdocs
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
PhD: Biochemistry at The Graduate Center, CUNY
BS/BA: Biochemistry at Hunter College, CUNY
Research interests: RNA structure – Protein interactions/Phase separation of proteins and RNA/Microscopy
Email: av4112[@]nyu.edu Google Scholar
My favorite dessert: Cheese Cake OR Flan
The best nucleotide: Guanine (G-quad enthusiast)
Graduate Students
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
MS: Chemistry, Stony Brook University
BS/BA: Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University
Research interests: Therapeutic approaches for lncRNA splicing-related diseases
Email: sx720[at]nyu.edu Google Scholar
My favorite dessert: sugar cookies
The best nucleotide: Uracil
BS/BA: Biochemistry, New York University
Research interests: Characterizing the structural mechanisms of X-Chromosome Inactivation
Email: be716[at]nyu.edu Google Scholar
My favorite dessert: Apple pie
The best nucleotide: Adenosine
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
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
BS/BA: Chemistry, 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
BS/BA: Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego
Research interests: Role of m6A modifications on RNA structure and function
Email: xef1[at]nyu.edu Google Scholar
My favorite dessert: brownies
The best nucleotide: Inosine
Undergraduates
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!!!!
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
Recurring Summer interns
Tristan Melfi (undergraduate researcher)
Alumni
David Klingler, PhD (postdoctoral researcher)
Hollie Watmuff, PhD (postdoctoral researcher)
Ronald Gomes (visiting graduate student)
Daniel Cohn (undergraduate researcher)
David Agbato (undergraduate researcher)
Isabella Lee (undergraduate researcher)
Liza Marcus (undergraduate researcher)
Caleb Mayes (junior research scientist)