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 in the MCB Department. Before UConn, I was a postdoctoral fellow with Gary Karpen at the LBNL 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 a 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, Mumbai, India, studying S. cerevisiae centromeres. She joined the lab in Dec. 2015. She is interested in chromosome instability and centromere organization. Ankita.Chavan@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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Prachi Tandale
Ph.D. student Prachi received her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Biotechnology from D. Y. Patil University in Navi, Mumbai, India. She joined the lab in January 2019 and is interested in centromere genomics and genome editing. Prachi.Tandale@uconn.edu |
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Luoxuan Ouyang
Research Assistant Luoxuan received her Bachelor of Medicine in Clinical Laboratory Science from Jiangsu University in China and her Professional Science Master from the University of Connecticut. She joined the lab in 2019 and is interested in centromere-derived RNAs. Luoxuan.Ouyang@uconn.edu |
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Timothy Mason
Undergraduate Assistant Timothy is a rising senior 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 |
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Misbah Aziz
Undergraduate Assistant Misbah is a rising senior in molecular and cell biology. She joined the lab in the summer of 2019 and is investigating de novo centromere formation in the germ line. |
Past Graduate students:
Ph.D.:
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. uschinchi@gmail.com
Leah Rosin
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2016. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Health
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. Leah.Rosin@nih.gov
M.S.:
Bianca Mocanu
M.S. 2018 University of Connecticut, 2018. Currently working in industry in Germany
Emily Bettini
M.S. University of Connecticut, 2014. Currently a scientist at Boheringer
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.
Ph.D.:
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. uschinchi@gmail.com
Leah Rosin
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2016. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Health
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. Leah.Rosin@nih.gov
M.S.:
Bianca Mocanu
M.S. 2018 University of Connecticut, 2018. Currently working in industry in Germany
Emily Bettini
M.S. University of Connecticut, 2014. Currently a scientist at Boheringer
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:
Anthony Sposato
BS in molecular and cell biology from the University of Connecticut in 2016. Research assistant in the Mellone lab 2016-2018. Currently a research assistant at Cell Signaling.
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.
Anthony Sposato
BS in molecular and cell biology from the University of Connecticut in 2016. Research assistant in the Mellone lab 2016-2018. Currently a research assistant at Cell Signaling.
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 the University of Vermont)
- Xuan Liu, CLAS 2017. Honors: SURF. (MD student at McGovern School of medicine)
- 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:
Rebecca Marrero (REU), 2019
Gabriela Diaz (REU), 2017
Timothy Mason (McNair), 2017
Nicole Lopez (REU), 2016
Yash Prakash (Mentor Connection), 2015
Ishani Patel (Mentor Connection), 2015
Javier Ruano (McNair), 2014
Ashley Meuser (Mentor Connection), 2013
Kerry Napoleon (Mentor Connection), 2013
Margaret Gavin (Mentor Connection), 2011
Alan Kariuki (Mentor Connection), 2010
Latrice Grant (Mentor Connection), 2010
Molly Blessing (Mentor Connection), 2010
Rebecca Marrero (REU), 2019
Gabriela Diaz (REU), 2017
Timothy Mason (McNair), 2017
Nicole Lopez (REU), 2016
Yash Prakash (Mentor Connection), 2015
Ishani Patel (Mentor Connection), 2015
Javier Ruano (McNair), 2014
Ashley Meuser (Mentor Connection), 2013
Kerry Napoleon (Mentor Connection), 2013
Margaret Gavin (Mentor Connection), 2011
Alan Kariuki (Mentor Connection), 2010
Latrice Grant (Mentor Connection), 2010
Molly Blessing (Mentor Connection), 2010