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Laboratory of Biochemistry & Genetics

Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics.

Name Email Address Phone Number Title Research Description
Cohen-Fix, Orna 301-594-2184 Chief
O'Connell, Kevin 301-451-4557 Deputy Chief
Cheng, Orlena 301-451-3352 Biologist Lead DIR Budget
Chowdhury, Imran 409-392-5849 Research Fellow
Lorenzi, Hernan 301-480-0648 Staff Scientist
Wang, Yuejun 301-480-0648 Research Fellow

Cell Cycle Regulation and Nuclear Structure Section

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Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Cohen-Fix, Orna 301-594-2184 Section Chief
Rogers, Jason 410-212-6092 Research Fellow

Gene Expression and Regulation Section

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Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Hinton, Deborah 301-496-9885 Section Chief
Knipling, Leslie 301-594-5094 Biologist

Genetics of Organelle Biogenesis Section​

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Name Email Address Phone Number Title
O'Connell, Kevin 301-451-4557 Section Chief

Genetics of Simple Eukaryotes Section

Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Genetics of Simple Eukaryotes Section.

Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Wickner, Reed 301-496-3452 Section Chief
Edskes, Herman 301-496-1309 Senior Associate Scientist
Liu, Yan 301-451-4558 Biologist

Nuclear Organization and Gene Expression Section

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Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Lei, Elissa 301-435-8989 Section Chief

Physical Biochemistry Section

Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Physical Biochemistry Section.

Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Minton, Allen 301-496-3604 Section Chief

Protein Chaperones and Amyloid Section

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Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Masison, Daniel 301-594-1316 Section Chief
Cox, Tyese 301-496-4326 Staff Assistant
Reidy, Michael 301-594-1142 Biologist

Ribonucleoprotein Assembly Section

Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Ribonucleoprotein Assembly Section.

Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Rodgers, Margaret 301-496-6724 Acting Section Chief
Carrocci, Tucker 301-594-2184 Research Fellow

Section on mRNA Regulation and Translation

Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Section on mRNA Regulation and Translation.

Name Email Address Phone Number Title
Guydosh, Nicholas 301-827-2051 Section Chief
Meydan Marks, Fatma Sezen 301-827-6655 Postdoctoral Fellow IRTA