Anthony Mustoe — Principal Investigator

Alma mater: University of North Carolina (postdoc); University of Michigan (PhD, biophysics); Washington University (BS, chemical engineering & math)

Hometown: Evanston, IL

Research interests: Building an amazing research team, RNA folding and dynamics, RNA biology, technology development, cancer biology

Favorite food: Everything. Ice cream is high on the list though.

Hobbies: Playing with my daughters, cooking, traveling, hiking

Ritwika Bose —  Graduate Student (CPSB)Alma mater: University of Richmond (BA) Hometown: Bahrain (although I was born in West Bengal, India) Research interests: Chemical biology and development of molecular tools  Favorite food: Ice cream (but I am lactose intolerant), sodas, other sweet/unhealthy stuff that you can think of.   Hobbies: Copious amounts of Netflix, YouTube spirals, trying to do the splits (it has been 3 years)

Ritwika Bose — Graduate student (CPSB)

Alma mater: University of Richmond (BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Psychology (minor)).

Hometown: Bahrain (although I was born in West Bengal, India)

Research interests: Chemical biology and development of molecular tools

Favorite food: Ice cream (but I am lactose intolerant), sodas, other sweet/unhealthy stuff that you can think of.

Hobbies: Copious amounts of Netflix, YouTube spirals, trying to do the splits (it has been 3 years)

Junzhe Guo — Graduate student

Alma mater: Zhejiang University (BS, Biology)

Hometown: China

Research Interests: RNA structure modeling, RNA structural dynamics in gene regulation, RNA-protiein interactions, RNA biology, Biochemistry

Favorite food: Lemon juice, pistachio ice cream, everything that’s not spicy

Hobbies: Biking, playing the recorder, reading, gardening (with questionable success), and zoning out.

Joshua Meehan — Postdoctoral Associate

Alma mater: Texas A&M University (PhD, Genetics and Genomics); University of North Texas (B.A., Biology and Chemistry (minor)).

Hometown: Spring, TX (Born in Bremerton, WA)

Research Interests: RNA structure in disease and development, Single-cell analysis, RNA therapeutics.

Favorite food: Flautas, Sushi, Curry, Ramen, anything really spicy. My dad’s crawfish etouffee.

Hobbies: Hiking, playing with my pets, traveling, collecting vinyl records, horror movies, cooking, and video games.

Thomas Miller — Bioinformatic Analyst/Lab Manager

Alma mater: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS)

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Research interests: RNA biology, cancer biology, computational biology

Favorite food: Penne arrabiata, along with many other Italian dishes

Hobbies: Skiing, travel, hiking, aviation, video games

Carson Bush — Research Technician

Alma Mater: University of Houston (BS, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry (minor))

Hometown: Houston, TX

Research Interests: RNA biology, RNA structure, Non-coding RNAs, Genetic regulation

Favorite food: Tex-mex/Mexican (particularly chile con queso), Italian, Indian, and Peanut butter

Hobbies: Gaming (tabletop, video games, etc), embroidery, birdwatching, scuba diving

Khoa Dao — Graduate student (CPSB)

Alma mater: Texas Christian University (BA)

Hometown: Vietnam

Research interests: Computational biology, high-throughput assays

Favorite food: Anything and everything sweet (boba, cake, pastries…), Korean Fried Chicken, home cooking (most of the time)

Hobbies: Going on a walk with my cat, gym, tennis, salsa, video games

Rebekah Rothacher

Rebekah Rothacher — Graduate student

Alma mater: Park University 

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Research interests: RNA/RBP interactions, RNA-targeted therapeutics, biochemistry

Favorite food: Tacos, burritos, queso... anything Mexican or Tex-Mex really!

Hobbies: Lifting, volleyball/basketball, baking, piano 


Alumni

David Mitchell (Postdoc)

Caleb Rosenblad (PhD student)

Irfana Saleem (Postdoc)

Jennifer Cotter (Research Associate)