Lab Members
Our Staff
![Deborah Hinton.](/-/media/Images/About-NIDDK/Profile-Images/Profile-Images---Intramural/hinton-deborah_120x180.png?h=180&iar=0&w=120&hash=D27841A0F929A93F3F3B12697FFAE878)
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
![Leslie Knipling.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/lab-biochemistry-genetics/gene-expression-regulation-section/lab-members/knipling-leslie_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=2C290DBC52D30CD136C60BBCAC2D8B1E)
B.A., University of Maryland
Our Fellows
![Jinshil Kim.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/lab-biochemistry-genetics/gene-expression-regulation-section/lab-members/kim-jinshil_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=F44F8CC04A8CBE4D6C10D53148317F95)
Ph.D., Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
M.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
B.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
I’m interested in studying the mechanisms of bacteriophages (phages) and their interactions with host bacteria. My current research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of uncharacterized early proteins of phage T4.
![Melissa Arroyo-Mendoza.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/lab-biochemistry-genetics/gene-expression-regulation-section/lab-members/arroyo-mendoza-melissa_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=BA711C67202AD158F8BDD97B98BE9A09)
Ph.D. Candidate, Iowa State University
M.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
My research interest includes understanding the biochemistry and physical properties that pathogenic microbes use to cause disease. My research involves characterizing a unique variant present in RNA polymerase of LF82, an Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli that is associated with Crohn’s Disease. Characterizing this mutation may help in the understanding of how this pathobiont works, shining light on how CD develops and potentially new ways to treat it.
![Ethan Pham.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/lab-biochemistry-genetics/gene-expression-regulation-section/lab-members/pham-ethan_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=3ABAE506E4A3F5932D88F216FFD12DFB)
M.S., Mount St. Mary’s University
B.S., Mount St. Mary’s University
![Virginia Rosas.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/lab-biochemistry-genetics/gene-expression-regulation-section/lab-members/rosas-virginia_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=56E093E7A071D5A277BDF2112C5DBE14)
B.S., East Carolina University
![Summer Nolan.](/-/media/Images/labs-branches-sections/lab-biochemistry-genetics/gene-expression-regulation-section/lab-members/nolan-summer_240x360.jpg?h=360&iar=0&w=240&hash=B4304D8A58C22546643D78F5AF003F24)
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute