Postdoctoral Associates

 

  Name Email address Mentor Research Focus
Daniel Downes  

Downes, Daniel

  

downesdp@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Matthew Merritt

  

Analysis of metabolic pools and flux by NMR and mass spectrometry.
Melissa Hale  

Hale, Melissa

  

melissahale@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Andrew Berglund

  

Exploration of co-regulation of alternative splicing my multiple RNA binding proteins and the impacts of this co-regulation in neuromuscular disorders.
 

Khattri, Ram

  

rbk11@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Matthew Merritt

  

NMR based metabolomics and flux analysis, quantification of metabolites level via 1H NMR, multivariate statistical analysis, metabolic modeling of fluxes using 13C NMR data.
Lu Li  

Li, Lu

  

luli1@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Mingyi Xie

  

Function analysis of endogenous human Dicer in microRNA biogenesis
 Mengwei Liang  

Liang, Mengwei

  

mingweiliang@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Jianrong Lu

  

Delineating the epigenetic and metabolic pathways that regulate tumor progression and therapeutic resistance. Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in carcinomas. Identifying and characterizing regulators of altered metabolism in cancer.
Rohit Mahar  

Mahar, Rohit

  

rmahar@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Matthew Merritt

 Measuring metabolic flux study in the living systems using the advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic techiniques. Using 2H and 1H NMR to measure de novo lipogenesis (DNL) of fatty acids in the liver, applying standard 1H NMR metabolomics methods to study overall metabolic homeostasis in these models.
 

Mietzsch, Mario

  

mario.mietzsch@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna

  

Structural characterization of the capsids of adeno-associated viruses (AAV) and pathogenic human parvoviruses by cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) and their molecular analysis with regards to host cell receptor recognition and antigenicity.
   

Penzes, Judit

  

judit.penzes@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna

  

Structural and functional studies on proteins of dependoparvoviruses (family Parvoviridae); host-virus interactions, structure and cellular trafficking of reptilian parvoviruses.
   

Ragavan, Mukundan

  

mukundan@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Matthew Merritt

  

Quantitative assessment of metabolic flux in the heart and liver using stable isotope tracers and hyperpolarized NMR methodologies.
   

Reddy, Kaalak

  

kaalak.reddy@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Andrew Berglund

  

Modulation of toxic RNA production for therapeutic benefit in neuromuscular disorders.
   

Rivière, Gwladys

  

gwladys.riviere@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Joanna Long

  

Sample preparation and protein analysis by ss-NMR and liquid-NMR.
 

Scott, Faith

  

faithscott@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Joanna Long

  

Probe development for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)- enhanced magic angle spinning NMR.  Optimization of DNP enhancement via stable electron radical development and new DNP methods in order to study biomolecular structures.​
   

Sheng, Peike

  

peike.sheng@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Mingyi Xie

  

Explore the mechanisms of alternative miRNA biogenesis pathways and optimize shRNA construct for m7G-capped pre-miRNAs.
   

Zhou, Mingqi

  

mqzhou@ufl.edu

  

Dr. Michael Kladde

  

Determining the molecular basis of epigenetic changes in DNA methylation and chromatin structure in response to low-dose irradiation in Arabidopsis and Brassica species.