Lab Members
Jeff Gross - PI
B.S. Biology, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Ph.D. Biology, Duke University
Professor and Chair
Department of Molecular Biosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
Contact info:
Office: 412-383-7325
E-mail: jmgross<at>austin.utexas.edu
B.S. Biology, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Ph.D. Biology, Duke University
Professor and Chair
Department of Molecular Biosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
Contact info:
Office: 412-383-7325
E-mail: jmgross<at>austin.utexas.edu
Research Scientists and Postdoctoral Fellows
Lyndsay Leach, Ph.D.
B.A. Cell and Molecular Biology, Skidmore College
Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara
I am interested in RPE biology and am currently working on RPE regeneration.
B.A. Cell and Molecular Biology, Skidmore College
Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara
I am interested in RPE biology and am currently working on RPE regeneration.
Jiwoon (Jake) Lee, Ph.D.
B.S.
Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
I am interested in the epigenetic regulation of retinal regeneration.
B.S.
Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
I am interested in the epigenetic regulation of retinal regeneration.
Graduate Students
Fangfang Lu
MD Candidate, Central South University, Xiangya School of Medicine
My current project focuses on studying pathways involved in retinal pigment epithelium regeneration.
MD Candidate, Central South University, Xiangya School of Medicine
My current project focuses on studying pathways involved in retinal pigment epithelium regeneration.
Shea Heilman
B.S. Biology, Temple University
My current project focuses on determining the molecular underpinnings of retinal defects in zebrafish deficient for the tet2 and tet3 enzymes that facilitate the conversion of methlyation marks on DNA to hydroxymethylation. I am using single-cell RNA sequencing and a variety of techniques to better understand the role that these enzymes play during retinal development.
B.S. Biology, Temple University
My current project focuses on determining the molecular underpinnings of retinal defects in zebrafish deficient for the tet2 and tet3 enzymes that facilitate the conversion of methlyation marks on DNA to hydroxymethylation. I am using single-cell RNA sequencing and a variety of techniques to better understand the role that these enzymes play during retinal development.
Si Chen, MD
MD Central South University, Xiangya School of Medicine
My current project focuses on using the zebrafish as a model to identify neuroprotective pathways that preserve retinal ganglion cells after injury. These pathways are attractive targets around which therapies for glaucoma could be developed.
MD Central South University, Xiangya School of Medicine
My current project focuses on using the zebrafish as a model to identify neuroprotective pathways that preserve retinal ganglion cells after injury. These pathways are attractive targets around which therapies for glaucoma could be developed.
Alumni
Daniel Quiat - former technician; now: M.D./Ph.D. student - UT Southwestern
Richard Nuckels - former technician; now: Ph.D. student - Texas State University
Ryan Sze - M.S. degree; now: Technician, UCSF
Julie Hayes - M.S. degree; now: Director of the Dell Medical School Imaging Facility
Yoni Bibliowicz - Ph.D. degree; now: Postdoc at CNRS, Retaux Lab
Jiwoon Lee - Ph.D. degree/Postdoc (Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: Senior Research Associate in our lab!
Rosa Uribe - Ph.D. degree (NIH NRSA); now: Assistant Professor, Rice University https://www.uribelabrice.com/
Chanjae Lee - postdoc; now: Postdoc at UT Austin, Wallingford Lab
Rachel Tittle - postdoc (NIH NRSA and Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: science writer/consultant http://racheltittleconsulting.com/
Christina Daly - postdoc (Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: Busy Mom in Massachusetts
Emily McMains - postdoc (Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: Outreach Coordinator at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
Andre Williams - M.S. degree; now High School teacher in Houston TX
Andrea James (nee Hartsock) - postdoc (NIH NRSA); now: Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
http://www.unco.edu/nhs/biology/about-us/james-andrea/
Nick Hanovice - Ph.D. degree; now: Postdoc at Harvard, Benowitz Lab
Kristen Koenig - Ph.D. degree; now: John Harvard Fellow, Harvard University https://www.koenig-lab.com/
Katie (Sinagoga) Wagner - postdoc; now faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biology
Krista Angileri - Ph.D. Degree; now: postdoc at Cornell (Feschotte lab)
Pawat Seritrakul - Ph.D. Degree; now: faculty at Silpakorn University (Thailand)
Natalie Gath - Ph.D. degree; now at Eurofins
Ana Gabriel - technician; now technician at Marine Biological Labs (Albertin lab)
Jen Spengler - MS degree; now at Epicypher, Inc.
~50 Undergraduate students have passed through the lab and are now doing amazing things in research, medicine, dentistry, public policy, teaching, etc! We're proud of all of them!!
Richard Nuckels - former technician; now: Ph.D. student - Texas State University
Ryan Sze - M.S. degree; now: Technician, UCSF
Julie Hayes - M.S. degree; now: Director of the Dell Medical School Imaging Facility
Yoni Bibliowicz - Ph.D. degree; now: Postdoc at CNRS, Retaux Lab
Jiwoon Lee - Ph.D. degree/Postdoc (Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: Senior Research Associate in our lab!
Rosa Uribe - Ph.D. degree (NIH NRSA); now: Assistant Professor, Rice University https://www.uribelabrice.com/
Chanjae Lee - postdoc; now: Postdoc at UT Austin, Wallingford Lab
Rachel Tittle - postdoc (NIH NRSA and Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: science writer/consultant http://racheltittleconsulting.com/
Christina Daly - postdoc (Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: Busy Mom in Massachusetts
Emily McMains - postdoc (Knights Templar Eye Foundation Fellowship); now: Outreach Coordinator at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
Andre Williams - M.S. degree; now High School teacher in Houston TX
Andrea James (nee Hartsock) - postdoc (NIH NRSA); now: Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
http://www.unco.edu/nhs/biology/about-us/james-andrea/
Nick Hanovice - Ph.D. degree; now: Postdoc at Harvard, Benowitz Lab
Kristen Koenig - Ph.D. degree; now: John Harvard Fellow, Harvard University https://www.koenig-lab.com/
Katie (Sinagoga) Wagner - postdoc; now faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biology
Krista Angileri - Ph.D. Degree; now: postdoc at Cornell (Feschotte lab)
Pawat Seritrakul - Ph.D. Degree; now: faculty at Silpakorn University (Thailand)
Natalie Gath - Ph.D. degree; now at Eurofins
Ana Gabriel - technician; now technician at Marine Biological Labs (Albertin lab)
Jen Spengler - MS degree; now at Epicypher, Inc.
~50 Undergraduate students have passed through the lab and are now doing amazing things in research, medicine, dentistry, public policy, teaching, etc! We're proud of all of them!!
