Current Lab Members
![Alexey Veraksa](images/people/Alexey-2015-small.jpg)
Dr. Alexey Veraksa
![Melissa Brown](images/people/melissa Brown small.jpg)
Melissa Brown, PhD Candidate
I study the role of the kinase Minibrain in Dorsophila brain development and when I'm not in lab I enjoy taking photographs.
![Swastik Mukherjee](images/people/SwastikNew.jpg)
Swastik Mukherjee, PhD Candidate
Currently, my research focuses on some novel interactors of Hippo/Yorkie Tumor Suppressor pathway in the Drosophila model.
![Nathan Strozewski](images/people/Nathan Small.jpg)
Nathan Strozewski, MS Student
My research explores Capicua and the ERK signaling pathway. When I am not in the lab, I spend my time hiking and rock climbing.
Khandan Ilkhani, PhD Studednt
![Erika Sciascia](images/people/ErikaSciascia small.jpg)
Erika Sciascia, Undergraduate Student
I am working with Melissa studying Minibrain in Drosophila. In my free time, I enjoy traveling and going out with friends.
Previous Graduate Students
![Sukanya Basu](images/people/sukanya_160.jpg)
Sukanya Basu, MS 2010, Postdoctoral fellow, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
![Marla Tipping](images/people/marla_160.jpg)
Marla Tipping, PhD 2011, Associate Professor, Providence College
![Wenjian Xu](images/people/wenjian_160.jpg)
Wenjian Xu, MS 2012, Bioinformatician, Beijing, China
![Niusha Nikkholgh](images/people/niusha_160.jpg)
Niusha Nikkholgh, MS 2013, Dentist
![Saima Anjum](images/people/saima_160.jpg)
Saima Anjum, PhD 2013, Lecturer, San Diego, CA
![Katarzyna Piotrowska](images/people/Kasia.jpg)
Katarzyna Piotrowska, MS 2014, Senior Scientist, Novartis
![Liu Yang](images/people/liu.jpg)
Liu Yang, PhD 2016, Postdoctoral fellow, Princeton
![Fei Chai](images/people/Fei.jpg)
Fei Chai, PhD 2019, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Massachussets Medical School
![Sayantanee Paul](images/people/Sayantanee.jpg)
Sayantanee Paul, PhD 2021, Postdoctoral fellow, Genentech
![Claire Jackan](images/people/Claire Jackan.jpg)
Claire Jackan, MS 2021
![Heya](images/people/heya.jpg)
Heya Zhao, PhD 2023