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Ning Wang<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor
\nDepartment of Biology
\nning.wang@rochester.edu<\/p>\n

University of Rochester Affiliations:
\nDepartment of Biology<\/a> \u2022 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program<\/a> \u2022 Biomedical Genetics and Genomics Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Ning did her Ph.D. work in the Dept. of Molecular Genetics at the Ohio State University where she studied cytokinesis and cell division. She then joined the Dept. of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School for her postdoc training where she focused on ER morphology and membrane-curvature generating proteins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Ruisi (Teresa) Qin<\/h3>\n

Ruisi earned her B.S. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and majored in Cell and Developmental Biology. She is studying regulation of organelle morphology using both yeast and mammalian cell culture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Jake Romley Murias<\/h3>\n

Jake is our very first graduate student from the PHD program of Molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. He works on projects related to ER stress response.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Jacqueline Morin<\/h3>\n

Jacqui earned her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Gettysburg College, where she also minored in mathematics. She is a Ph.D. student from the Department of Biomedical Genetics at URMC, studying the selective autophagy of organelles using both yeast and mammalian cell culture. Outside the lab, Jacqui enjoys knitting and practicing yoga.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Kai Xu<\/h3>\n

Kai is a master\u2019s student in the Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental (CMD) Biology program. He holds dual bachelor\u2019s degrees in Biotechnology and Cell Biology from a joint program between Wuhan University of Technology and Aix-Marseille University. His current research focuses on the role of autophagy in the invasive activity of breast cancer cells.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Avril Huang<\/h3>\n

Avril is a member of the class of 2026, majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Anthropology. She is a Kearns Scholar and 2025 Schwartz Discover Grant recipient.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Maya Scotkin<\/h3>\n

Maya is a member of the Class of 2027, majoring in Molecular Genetics with a minor in Linguistics. She received the Schwartz Discover Grant and the De Kiewiet Fellowship for the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Vicky Lin<\/h3>\n

Vicky, a member of the Class of 2027, is majoring in Microbiology with a minor in Epidemiology. She received the de Kiewiet Fellowship to conduct research during the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Caroline Liu<\/h3>\n

Caroline is a member of the Class of 2029 and interned in our lab during the summer of 2024 while she was still in high school. She received a Schwartz Discover Grant for the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Lab Alumni<\/h2>\n

Huin Lee, E2G2 rotation student, 2025
\nAnnette Sebrell, Biochemistry rotation student, 2025
\nAnthony Renzi, CDM rotation student, 2025
\nIcesis Hinkson-Serrano, undergrad researcher, 2024
\nNaiyareen Mayeen, CDM rotation student, 2024
\nJiawen Tian, CDM rotation student, 2024
\nXi Kuang, CDM rotation student, 2024
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