Simone Webb

Human embryonic development

Postdoc, Newcastle University

Akanksha Thawani

Transposon structural biology and genome engineering

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Cheyenne Tait

Invertebrate neurobiology and behavior

Postdoc, UMass Amherst

Marielena Sosa

Neural circuits of spatial learning and reward memory

Postdoc, Stanford University

Janet Song

Genetic basis of human brain evolution

Postdoc, Boston Children's Hospital

Brittany Ross

Bacterial physiology during chronic and acute infection

Postdoc, Georgia Tech

Ashlan Reid

Temporally distinct maturation of left and right auditory cortex

Postdoc, City College of New York/CSHL

Kavita Rangan

RNA editing in phenotypic plasticity and adaptation

Postdoc, Stanford University

Joan Pulupa

Imaging Genome Organization and Transcriptional Regulation in Olfactory Neurons

Postdoc, Columbia University

Ally Nguyen

Differential gene requirements for cell division and genome organization

Postdoc, Whitehead Institute

Maeve McLaughlin

Bacterial-Phage regulatory interactions 

Postdoc, Michigan State University

Anna Maurer

Understanding host-vector interactions to build better gene therapies

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Yuan Ma

Develop imaging methods to visualize biomacromolecules and metabolites
in cells

Postdoc, UT Austin

Xinping Li

Neural mechanisms underlying behavioral flexibility

Postdoc, Princeton University

Hannah Ledvina

Bacterial Innate Immune Systems

Postdoc, University of Colorado, Boulder

Caitlin Kowalski

Resident fungi as gatekeepers of skin health

Postdoc, University of Oregon

Heidi Kletzien

Mechanisms of age-related head and neck tissue dysfunction and head and neck cancer initiation

Postdoc, Harvard University

Mandira Katuwal

Molecular mechanisms of long term memory

Postdoc, Harvard University

Katie Hatstat

Engineering bacterial signal transduction

Postdoc, UCSF

Gina Gallego-Lopez

Metabolism of host-parasite interaction

Postdoc, Morgridge Institute

Raquel Fueyo

Function and regulation of endogenous retroviruses in early human embryogenesis 

Postdoc, Stanford University

Devon Duron Ehnes

iPSC-derived organoids to study development and disease

Postdoc, University of Washington

Katherine Deets

Host-virus dynamics in Tetrahymena

Postdoc, University of Utah

Roxana Coreas

Nanomaterial-Biomolecular Interfaces

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Abigael Cheruiyot

mRNA translation in pancreatic beta cells

Postdoc, Joslin Diabetes Center

Kristyn Carter

Translational biomarkers in Diabetic skin ulcers

Postdoc, Yale University

Maria Cecilia Canesso

Cell-cell interactions driving gut inflammation and tolerance

Postdoc, Rockefeller University

Ewa Bomba-Warczak

Mitochondrial fidelity in mammalian neurons

Postdoc, Northwestern University

Maigen Bethea

Gastrointestinal mechanoreceptors in the regulation of food intake

Postdoc, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Kilan Ashad-Bishop

Social and structural determinants of cancer disparities

Postdoc, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Rachel Zwick

Epithelial tissue patterning and regeneration

Postdoc, UCSF

Xiaoxue (Snow) Zhou

Signal transmission in the yeast mitotic exit network

Postdoc, MIT

Chuchu Zhang

Molecular and circuit mechanisms of nausea

Postdoc, Harvard Medical School

Helen Yang

Descending control of walking in Drosophila

Postdoc, Harvard Medical School

Katherine Xue

Ecology and evolution in the human gut microbiome

Postdoc, Stanford University 

Clarissa Whitmire

Somatosensory neural coding

Postdoc, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

Shira Weingarten-Gabbay

Viral non-canonical ORFs as a hidden source for T cell epitopes

Postdoc, Broad Institute

Zara Weinberg

Decoding signaling to understand cellular behavior

Postdoc, UCSF

Erica Washington

Structure and function of microbial virulence

Postdoc, Duke University

Sissy Wamaitha

Human germ cell lineage emergence

Postdoc, UCLA

Anna Vlasits

Circuit function and neurodiversity in the mammalian retina

Postdoc, Northwestern University

Christine Vazquez

Central nervous system immune evasion strategies of emerging viruses 

Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania

Katia Troha

Mechanisms of asymptomatic infection

Postdoc, Salk Institute

He Tian

 Directed evolution of biosensors for imaging neural activity

Postdoc, Harvard University

Tigist Tamir

Defining the role of protein phosphorylation on metabolic enzymes

Postdoc, Koch Institute,  MIT

Simón(e) Sun

Neuronal epigenetic regulation by estrogen receptor beta

Postdoc, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Natalia Shylo

Evolution of developmental mechanisms in reptiles and mammals.

Postdoc, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Anusha Shankar

Avian physiological ecology (energetics, heterothermy) and transcriptomics

Postdoc, Cornell University

Mohini Sengupta

Neural circuits for motor control in the spinal cord

Postdoc, Wash U St. Louis

Melissa Roth

Regulation and dynamics of photosynthesis and metabolism

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Aleah Roberts

Molecular mechanisms of non-canonical B Cell Receptor endocytosis

Postdoc, NIH

Deepa Ramamurthy

Neural circuits for attentional selection in sensory cortex

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Mónica Quiñones-Frías

Structural dynamics of neuronal endoplasmic reticulum and its contacts

Postdoc, Brandeis University

Novalia Pishesha

Engineered nanobodies as immune modulators for autoimmunity and infectious diseases

Postdoc, Harvard and MIT

Connie Phong

Mechanisms underlying robustness of developmental regulatory systems against environmental perturbations

Postdoc, Stanford University

Sarah Pfau

The molecular and cellular bases of blood-brain barrier heterogeneity

Postdoc, Harvard Medical School

Nicole Perry-Hauser

The role of latrophillins in cell signaling and synapse formation

Postdoc, Columbia University

Adriane Otopalik

Mechanisms of behavioral flexibility and evolution

Postdoc, Rockefeller University

Sarah Naomi Olsen

Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation by chromatin complexes

Postdoc, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Cameron Ogg

Neural circuits underlying behavioral flexibility

Postdoc, St. Jude

Lisa-Marie Nisbett 

Exploring the functional relationship between outer membrane biogenesis and lipid export pathways in mycobacteria

Postdoc, Stony Brook University

Anne Martin

Identifying how synapse coordination is achieved across a neural circuit

Postdoc, University of Oregon

Xiaotang Lu

Developing methods for connectomic studies

Postdoc, Harvard University

Glennis Logsdon 

The sequence, structure, and evolution of human centromeres

Postdoc, University of Washington

Elizabeth Lawrence

Microtubule dynamic instability in vitro

Postdoc, Vanderbilt University

Lisa Kursel 

Molecular evolution of meiotic proteins

Postdoc, University of Utah

Stacey Kigar

Neuroimmunology of stress-induced behavioral changes

Postdoc, University of Cambridge

Aga Kendrick

Regulation of microtubule-based cellular transport

Postdoc, UCSD

Priyanka Joshi

Mechanisms of biochemical homeostasis in aging and age-related diseases

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Chinyere Iweka 

Circadian regulation of immune cell metabolism

Postdoc, Stanford University

Miranda Hunter 

Spatial regulation of melanoma invasion

Postdoc, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Victoria Hung

Ribosome heterogeneity in gene regulation and cell fate

Postdoc, Stanford University

Tegan Horan

Regulation of crossover formation in meiosis

Postdoc, Cornell University

Erin Hisey

Neural circuits underlying learning and forgetting

Postdoc, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Rose Hill

Mechanotransduction in unexpected places

Postdoc, Scripps

Zoë Hilbert

New modalities in host-microbe evolutionary conflicts

Postdoc, University of Utah

Shan He

Biogenesis of the eukaryotic CO2 concentrating organelle, the pyrenoid

Postdoc, Princeton University

Liz Haynes

Imaging neural development across whole-embryo and single cell scales

Postdoc, Morgridge Institute

Farah Haque

Microtubule-based regulatory mechanisms underlying signaling

Postdoc, Massachusetts General Hospital

Emily Hager

Coordination of cell behavior in complex environments

Postdoc, Boston University

Eartha Mae Guthman

Plasticity of hormone-sensitive neural circuits

Postdoc, Princeton University

Kathryn Gunn

Structure and mechanism of lipid metabolizing proteins

Postdoc, UNC

Lydia Grmai

Inter-organ regulation of reproduction

Postdoc, University of Pittsburgh

Ana Gonzalez-Reiche

Molecular evolutionary dynamics of virus transmission and host-virus interactions

Postdoc, Mount Sinai

Jessica Gray

Single cell insights into evolution and development

Postdoc, Harvard Medical School

Pragya Goel

Signaling structure for dopamine coding in the striatum

Postdoc, Harvard Medical School

Jaye Gardiner

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic cancer

Postdoc, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Leonor Garcia-Bayona

Genetics and ecology of the intestinal Bacteroidales

Postdoc, University of Chicago

Lam-Kiu Fong

Membrane protein function in Alzheimer's disease

Postdoc, UCSF

Christina Fitzsimmons

RNA epitranscriptomics in health and disease

Postdoc, National Institutes of Health

Lisa Eshun-Wilson

Mitochondrial quality control by diverse proteases

Postdoc, Scripps Institute

Julie Elie

The neuroethology of vocal communication in bats and songbirds

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Tahra Eissa

Neural and cognitive mechanisms of adaptive decision-making

Postdoc, CU Boulder

Laura Desban

Role of microbiota in olfactory-driven social behaviors

Postdoc, University of Oregon

Catherine Denning-Jannace 

Targeting metallohomeostasis for antifungal drug development

Postdoc, Duke University

Joaquina Delás 

Noncoding genome regulation of developmental cell fate choice

Postdoc, The Francis Crick Institute

Andrea d'Aquino

Sustained delivery of GLP-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of diabetes

Postdoc, Stanford

Sarah Bowling 

Lineage tracing in early mouse development

Postdoc, Boston Children's Hospital

Cecilia Blengini

Chromosome segregation during female meiosis in mammals

Postdoc
Rutgers University

Sanchari Bhattacharyya

Genotype-phenotype relationship in bacterial systems

Postdoc, Harvard University

Noëlle Antao

Developing 3D models to characterise a human microsporidian parasite

Postdoc, NYU

Krista Angileri 

Transposon control as a checkpoint during regeneration

Postdoc, Cornell University

Alice Accorsi

Development and regeneration of complex sensory organs

Postdoc, Stowers Institute

Dorian Rosen

Modulating cellular stress responses to improve outcomes in neurological disorders

Independent consultant

Shermel Sherman 

Estrogen-Responsive Brain-Jaw Circuit in Temporomandibular Disorders

Scientist, BrainXell

Jennifer Kan

Designing and engineering de novo protein functions

Managing partner, Climate Capital Frontier

Sisi Chen

Probing the multicellular mechanisms of drug response in heterogeneous immune cell populations

Senior Director of Platform Technology, Apertura Gene Therapy

Liz Boydston

Specialized organelles for host-parasite interactions

Product Manager
Ginkgo Bioworks

Heike Blockus

Linking synaptic specificity to neuronal circuit function

Senior Scientist
Verge Genomics

Genoa Warner

Female reproductive toxicology and endocrine disruption

Assistant Professor, 
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Lexy von Diezmann

Regulation of DNA repair outcomes in meiosis

Incoming Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Claudia Vásquez

Physics of epithelial lumen stability 

Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Meike van der Heijden 

Neural signals during dynamic cerebellar development

Incoming Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

Supraja Varadarajan

Role of postsynaptic target activity in visual circuit regeneration

Incoming Assistant Professor, UTSW

Christina Towers

Autophagy dependence in cancer cells 

Assistant Professor
Salk Institute 

Valerie Tornini

Chromatin modifiers in vertebrate development

Incoming Assistant Professor, UCLA

Tina Termini

Hematopoietic stem cell and vascular regeneration

Assistant Professor, Fred Hutch

Jeannette Tenthorey

Evolution of antiviral defenses

Assistant Professor, UCSF

Jessica Stark

Engineering (Glyco)immunology

Incoming Assistant Professor, MIT

Chelsey Spriggs

Host-pathogen interactions during viral entry

Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

Yadira Soto-Feliciano

Transcriptional regulation by chromatin adaptor proteins

Assistant Professor, MIT

Heather Snell 

Cerebellar contribution to motor and non-motor disorders

Incoming Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine

Monique Smith

Social communication of pain and elucidating the neural circuits of empathy

Assistant Professor, UCSD

Delia Shelton

Solving grand challenges in environmental and human health 

Assistant Professor, U. Miami

Naima Sharaf

 Structure and function of the Neisseria meningitidis ABC methionine transporter system

Assistant Professor, Stanford University

Rachel Shahan

Single-cell insights into organ development

Incoming Assistant Professor, UCLA

Rebeca San Martin

Microenvironment influence on the 3D genome of prostate cancer

Assistant professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Elise Savier  

Contribution of the secondary visual pathway to vision

Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

Elle Roberson  

Molecular genetic mechanisms of adult uterine remodeling

Assistant Professor, CU Anschutz

Lauren Rajakovich

Human gut microbial metabolism

Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Molly Ohainle

Cellular Barriers to HIV Infection

Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley

Jasmine Nirody

Adaptive locomotion through complex environments

Assistant Professor, University of Chicago

Andrea Moffitt 

Genomic methods for liquid biopsies in cancer

Assistant Professor, Emory

Alexandria Miller

Structure and function of a SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein

Incoming Assistant Professor, University of Iowa

Maria Mikedis

Stem cell regulation during spermatogenesis

Assistant Professor, Cincinnati Children's

Molly Matty

Microbiome influences on animal behavior 

Assistant Professor, University of Portland

Romila Mascarenhas 

Vitamin B12 trafficking and disease

Incoming Assistant Professor, University of Oregon

Megan Martik

Gene regulatory networks in vertebrate development and regeneration

Assistant Professor, UC Berkeleyr

Maria Maldonado

Structure and function of respiratory complexes and supercomplexes

Assistant Professor, UC Davis

Prerna Malaney

Role of RNA-binding proteins in cancer

Assistant Professor, Dartmouth

Lindsay LaFave

Chromatin state in lung adenocarcinoma

Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Theresa Loveless

Synthetic cells that record their own history

Incoming Assistant Professor, Rice University

Jennifer Kong

Mechanisms of morphogen sensitivity underlying congenital heart defects

Assistant Professor, University of Washington

Tina Kim

Optical and molecular approaches to studying cortical neural circuits

Assistant Professor, 
UC Davis

Grace Kenney 

Uncovering new enzyme families in natural product biosynthesis

Incoming Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Jessica Kelliher 

Host-pathogen interactions in the cytosol

Incoming Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin

Liangliang Hao

Engineering precision diagnostics for cancer

Assistant Professor, Boston University

Meghna Gupta

Peroxisomal fatty-acid transport and metabolism 

Incoming Assistant Professor, OHSU

Aleena Garner

Neural circuits in memory-sensory interplay

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Allison Didychuk

DNA packaging in herpesviruses

Assistant Professor,
Yale University

Clarissa Durie

Visualizing bacterial secretion systems

Assistant Professor, University of Missouri

Anne Draelos

Real-time analysis and stimulation of neuronal populations

Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

Xintong Dong

Defensins and Mrgprs in skin immunity and itch

Assistant Professor, UT Dallas

Josefina del Mármol

Structural mechanism of olfaction

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Danfeng Cai

Chromatin organization and transcription regulation

Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Jeeyun Chung

Spatiotemporal regulation of lipid metabolism

Assistant Professor, Harvard 

Jenna Christensen

Intracellular transport diversity in fungal and human cells

Incoming Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Maureen Cetera

Cell coordination during morphogenesis

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Simone Brixius-Anderko

Cytochrome P450 structure/function in human disease

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

N. Sumru Bayin

Neural stem cell diversity and age-dependent regenerative processes in the brain

Group Leader
Gurdon Institute, Cambridge University

Caroline Bartman

Developing new methods to measure in vivo tumor metabolism

Incoming Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Arianna Baggiolini

The developmental chromatin programs underlying oncogenic competence in melanoma

Group Leader, Institute of Oncology Research

Berfin Azizoğlu 

Vascularization in organ development and regeneration

Incoming Assistant Professor, UNC

Sweta Agrawal

Neural circuits underlying proprioception and motor control

Incoming Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

Rebecca Adikes

Cell migration in vivo

Assistant Professor, Siena College

Sarah Ackerman

Neuron-glia dynamics in circuit development, refinement, and behavior

Assistant Professor,
Washington University School of Medicine