Meet our lab members 

B.Sc. Sabanci University, Instanbul, Turkey; Ph.D. UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA; Joined the lab in October, 2016  

What do you research? I study the mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation in the germline and the embryo. 
How did you get into science? I used to read science and technology journals for kids when I was in primary school and got interested in science.
Favorite Molecule? Water because water is life.
What do you do for fun? I read, listen to music, go to concerts and meet with my friends. 

Lab Location: LRB 970X
Phone: 508-856-3718
 

B.S. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Joined the lab in May, 2024  

What do you research? I study genes that regulate maternal mRNA during oogenesis
How did you get into science? Various experiments and projects during and after college got me interested in science,
Favorite Molecule? RNA
What do you do for fun? Cook and spending time with family and friends.

Lab Location: LRB 970W
Phone: 508-856-3718
 

B.A. Boston Univeristy, Boston, MA; Joined the lab in March, 2025  

What do you research? I study the effect of maternal gene regulation on the development of C. elegans
How did you get into science?  I had great science teachers in high school and Biology is just fascinating!
Favorite Molecule? RNA
What do you do for fun? I like traveling, reading, walking in the city, and exploring new restaurants.

Lab Location: LRB 970W
Phone: 508-856-3718
 

B.S. from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Joined the lab in October, 2021

What do you research? I study genes that control oocyte maturation.
How did you get into science? A combination of middle school chemistry and popular science books I read when I was younger.
Favorite Molecule?  Glucose is pretty neat. 
What do you do for fun? A variety of crafts but especially knitting and crochet.

Lab Location: LRB 970X
Phone: 508-856-3718
 

B.S. University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; Ph.D. Yale University, New Haven, CT

What do you research? My bench work tends to focus on making new mutants, writing data analysis pipelines, and purifying proteins to support others in the lab. I like to start new projects and hand them off to new lab members.
How did you get into science? Isaac Asimov's science fiction writing and his essays to the layperson on particle physics.
Favorite Molecule? RNA
What do you do for fun?  I write songs and perform live music in a variety of contexts.  

Lab Location: LRB 970W
Phone: 508-856-3718
 

B.S. from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; Joined the Lab in June, 2022 

What do you research? I study maternal transcripts required for anterior-posterior axis specification in the embryo  
How did you get into science? Science Fair projects in the 5th and 6th grade and a special interest in botanics which developed into an interest in biochemistry.  
Favorite Molecule?  Ghrelin
What do you do for fun? Read and workout

Lab Location: LRB 970W
Phone: 508-856-3718