Mellone lab, fall of 2017. Bianca, Sharon, Anthony, Megan, Ankita, Kate, Jason, Barbara, and Xuan.
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Barbara Mellone, Ph.D.
I am an Associate Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and the head of the Genetics and Genomics Program. Before UConn, I was a postdoctoral fellow with Gary Karpen at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and UC Berkeley. I did my PhD at the Medical Research Council, Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the laboratory of Robin Allshire. I developed my passion for chromosomes when I was an undergraduate at the University of Milan, Italy. |
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Jason Palladino
Ph.D. Student Jason received his B.S. from the Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY. He joined the Mellone lab in 2012 and is investigating the interplay between centromere dysfunction and genome instability in flies. Papers: Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Palladino and Mellone, Dev Cell 2016 (preview). Jason.Palladino@uconn.edu |
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Ankita Chavan
Research Assistant Ankita received her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Pune, and her Master from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, India, studying S. cerevisiae centromeres. She is interested in chromosome instability and centromere organization. Ankita.Chavan@uconn.edu |
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Anthony Sposato
Research Assistant Anthony graduated with a BS in molecular and cell biology from the University of Connecticut in 2016 with a thesis in the Mellone lab. He decided to stay a while and become a skilled Drosophila scientist, investigating methods for temporal control of ectopic centromere activation. Anthony.Sposato@uconn.edu |
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Bryce Santinello
Ph.D. student Bryce received his BS from the University of New Haven. He joined the lab and in 2018 and is investigating the function of centromeric retroelements in Drosophila. Bryce.Santinello@uconn.edu |
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Timothy Mason
Undergraduate Assistant Timothy is a sophomore in molecular and cell biology. He is currently investigating developmental defects associated with ectopic centromere formation in Drosophila. He is also in the UConn rowing team. Timothy.D.Mason@uconn.edu |
Past Graduate students:
Chinchi Chen
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2016. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University
Papers: Chen and Mellone JCB; 2016 (review); Chen et al, JCB 2014; Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Chen et al, PLoSONE 2012.
Leah Rosin
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2016. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Papers: Rosin and Mellone, Trends in Genetics 2017 (review); Rosin and Mellone, Dev Cell 2016; Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Ross et al, Science 2013.
Emily Bettini
M.S. University of Connecticut, 2014. Currently a scientist at IsoPlexis
Papers: Chen et al, JCB 2014; Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015;
Elizabeth Greene
PSM University of Connecticut, 2011. Currently a PhD student and scientist at Boeringer
Papers: Chen et al, PLoSONE 2012.
Chinchi Chen
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2016. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University
Papers: Chen and Mellone JCB; 2016 (review); Chen et al, JCB 2014; Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Chen et al, PLoSONE 2012.
Leah Rosin
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2016. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Papers: Rosin and Mellone, Trends in Genetics 2017 (review); Rosin and Mellone, Dev Cell 2016; Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Ross et al, Science 2013.
Emily Bettini
M.S. University of Connecticut, 2014. Currently a scientist at IsoPlexis
Papers: Chen et al, JCB 2014; Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015;
Elizabeth Greene
PSM University of Connecticut, 2011. Currently a PhD student and scientist at Boeringer
Papers: Chen et al, PLoSONE 2012.
Former staff/postdocs
Sarion Bowers
Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK
Postdoctoral fellow. Currently a research policy advisor for the Wellcome Trust at the Sanger Genome Institute, UK.
Papers: Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Mellone et al, PLoS Genetics, 2011; Bowers and Mellone, EMBO J 2011 (preview).
Kate Grive
BS in molecular and cell biology, University of Connecticut, 2009. Went on to receive her Ph.D. from Brown University and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University.
Papers: Mellone et al, PLoS Genetics, 2011.
Sarion Bowers
Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK
Postdoctoral fellow. Currently a research policy advisor for the Wellcome Trust at the Sanger Genome Institute, UK.
Papers: Chen et al, Dev Cell, 2015; Mellone et al, PLoS Genetics, 2011; Bowers and Mellone, EMBO J 2011 (preview).
Kate Grive
BS in molecular and cell biology, University of Connecticut, 2009. Went on to receive her Ph.D. from Brown University and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University.
Papers: Mellone et al, PLoS Genetics, 2011.
Past undergraduate students
- Megan Boyer, CLAS 2018. Honors: SURF; Claire Berg award. (MD student at UVM)
- Xuan Liu, CLAS 2017. Honors: SURF. (MD student)
- Diana Corjuc, CLAS 2015 (Research Assistant, Harvard University)
- Patrick Lenehan, CLAS 2015. Honors: University Scholar; SURF; Goldwater Scholar. (MD/PhD student, Harvard University)
- Ragini Phansalkar, CLAS/ENG 2014. Honors: University Scholar; SURF; Goldwater Scholar. (MD/PhD student, Stanford University); Papers: Phansalkar et al, Chromosome Research, 2012
- Christian Belisario, CLAS 2012 (OD). Papers: Chen et al, JCB 2014.
- Ryan D'Souza, CLAS 2012 (MD). Honors: SURF; Margaret Eartman award. Papers: Bateman et al, G3, 2012.
- Mary Ledoux, CLAS 2011 (MD). Honors: SURF; Margaret Eartman award. Papers: Chen et al, JCB 2014.
Past Mentor Connection, REU, and McNair Students
Gabriela Diaz, 2017
Timothy Mason, 2017
Nicole Lopez, 2016
Yash Prakash, 2015
Ishani Patel, 2015
Javier Ruano, 2014
Ashley Meuser, 2013
Kerry Napoleon, 2013
Margaret Gavin, 2011
Alan Kariuki, 2010
Latrice Grant, 2010
Molly Blessing, 2010
Gabriela Diaz, 2017
Timothy Mason, 2017
Nicole Lopez, 2016
Yash Prakash, 2015
Ishani Patel, 2015
Javier Ruano, 2014
Ashley Meuser, 2013
Kerry Napoleon, 2013
Margaret Gavin, 2011
Alan Kariuki, 2010
Latrice Grant, 2010
Molly Blessing, 2010