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  • Andrei A. Korostelev

    Andrei A. Korostelev, Ph.D.

    Programs: Current member

  • William Cruz

    William Cruz, M.S.

    Programs: Current member

    Graduate student
    William.Cruz@umassmed.edu 

    Will earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. In 2023, he joined the Korostelev lab, where his research focuses on the protein kinase General Control Nonderepressible 2 (GCN2). Outside of the lab, Will enjoys learning new languages, cooking, baking, and trying new foods. Since relocating from California to Massachusetts, he has particularly enjoyed hiking Mount Wachusett and highly recommends it for anyone looking for a stunning view of central Massachusetts.

  • Stephen Diggs

    Stephen Diggs, Ph.D.

    Programs: Current member

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    stephen.diggs@umassmed.edu

  • Dmitrij Golovenko

    Dmitrij Golovenko, Ph.D.

    Programs: Current member

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Dmitrij.Golovenko@umassmed.edu

  • Chun-Ying Huang

    Chun-Ying Huang, B.S.

    Programs: Current member

  • Isabelle (Izzy) Loop

    Isabelle (Izzy) Loop, B.S.

    Programs: Current member

    Research Associate
    Isabelle.Loop@umassmed.edu

  • Anna B. Loveland

    Anna B. Loveland, Ph.D.

    Programs: Current member

    Assistant Professor
    Anna.Loveland@umassmed.edu 

    Dr. Loveland is an Assistant Professor at the RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan Medical School. She earned her B.A. in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins University and her Ph.D, also in Biophysics, from Harvard University in 2012. As a Helen Hay Whitney post-doctoral fellow, she found her calling in structural biology while working with Profs. Niko Grigorieff, Melissa Moore, and Andrei Korostelev at Brandeis University and later UMass Medical School. Her post-doctoral work with Dr. Korostelev on the mechanism of tRNA decoding was awarded an RNA Society Scaringe Young Scientist Award in 2021. Dr. Loveland investigates molecular mechanisms at the intersection of translation and disease utilizing cryo-EM and biochemical approaches.  She currently focuses on two, distinct genes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, C9orf72 and Angiogenin, whose products, unexpectedly, bind the ribosome and inhibit translation. She seeks a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanism of these proteins and their mutations to spur new therapeutics development. 

  • Zahra Seraj

    Zahra Seraj, Ph.D.

    Programs: Current member

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    zahra.seraj@umassmed.edu

  • Emily Sholi

    Emily Sholi, B.S.

    Programs: Current member

    Graduate student
    Emily.Sholi@umassmed.edu

  • Denis Susorov

    Denis Susorov, Ph.D.

    Programs: Current member

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    denis.susorov@umassmed.edu