People

Current Lab Members

Pedro Miura, PhD (PI)

• Associate Professor, UConn Health, Dept. of Genetics and Genome Sciences (2022- )
• Asst/Assoc Professor, UNR, Dept. of Biology (2014-2022)
• Postdoc, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, (2010-2014)
• PhD University of Ottawa (2010)
• BSc Queen’s University (2002)

Zhiping Zhang, PhD

• Assistant Professor in Residence, UConn Health (2022- )
• Research Assistant Professor, UNR (2020 - 2022)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, UNR (2016 - 2020)
• PhD, IBP, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  
  
  
  

Heather Glatt-Deeley, BA

• Research Assistant III, Miura lab (2023- )
• Research Assistant, Pinter lab (2017 - 2023)
• BA in Molecular Biology and Biology, Clark University

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Steven Chen

• UConn Undergraduate Researcher (2023- )

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Eric Elliot

• UConn Undergraduate Researcher (2023- )

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Allison Andrade

• Genetics and Genome Sciences Rotation Student (Fall 2023 )

Lab Alumni

So proud of our former trainees!

Former Grad Students and Postdocs

• Dr. Bong Min Bae
  • UNR Molecular Biosciences PhD (2016-2021)
  • currently postdoc at Whipple Lab (Harvard).
• Dr. David Knupp
  • Molecular Biosciences PhD (2016-2021)
  • currently Scientist at IDT (Boulder, Colorado).
• Winston Cuddleston
  • UNR Molecular Biosciences MSc (2018-2020)
  • currently PhD student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
• Dr. Hannah Gruner
  • UNR Molecular Biosciences PhD (2014-2018).
  • currently postdoc in Davidson lab, Swathmore College
• Dr. Daphne Cooper
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (2016 - 2018)
  • Currently Sales Consultant at 10X Genomics
• Ryan Peterson
  • UNR Neuroscience MSc. (2015-2017)
  • currently scientist at Charles River Laboratories, Reno, NV
• Dr. Kelly Phelps
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (2015)

Former Undergrads and technicians

• Maeve Nave
  • Scientific Technician and lab manager (2021-2022)
  • Currently PhD student at UNR.
• Jacob Countryman
  • UNR undergraduate student (2021-2022)
• Bryan Urrieta
  • UNR undergraduate student (2021-2022)
• Clarissa Stout
  • UNR undergraduate student (2019-2022)
• Sydnie Walters
  • UNR Biochemistry undergraduate researcher (2018-2021)
• Kayla Andrada
  • UNR Biology undergraduate researcher (2018-2020)
• Sharab Ahmad
  • Biochemistry undergraduate researcher (2017-2018)
• Matt Bauer
  • High School Student. Davidson Academy (2014-2018)
• Henry Ng
  • UNR Biology Undergraduate Researcher (2015 - 2018)
• Kevin So
  • Undergrad Researcher and Scientific Technician (2014- 2018)
  • Currently PhD student in Cigall Kadoch lab (Harvard)
• Dr. Mariela Cortés López
  • Undergraduate Researcher and Scientific Technician (2015- 2017).
  • Currently postdoc at NY Genome Center.
• Dr. Maebh Lynch
  • International Undergraduate Research Program (IURP) (2015-2016)
• Justin Brasher
  • Biology Undergraduate volunteer (2016-2017)
• Vicente Gapuz
  • UNR MMI undergrad (2014 - 2017)