Mayu Inaba
Principal Investigator
Email: inaba@uchc.edu, moguro@uchc.edu
Research interests; Asymmetric stem cell division, Gene regulation, Stem cell competition, Gene redundancy.
Samaneh Poursaeid
Postdoctoral researcher
Email:poursaeid@uchc.edu
My current research focuses on how expression of genes changes during asymmetric division of Drosophila germline stem cells.
Muhammed Burak Bener
Graduate Student
Email: bener@uchc.edu
1) My research project is focused on asymmetric cell division in Drosophila female germline stem cells. When stem cells divide, they generate one stem cell and one differentiating daughter cell. I am investigating intracellular cell-fate determining factors play a role in this asymmetry. 2) I am interested in microtubule behavior during germline stem cell divisions in Drosophila ovary.
Vedansh Patel
UConn Undergraduate Student
Email vedansh.patel@uconn.edu
Vedansh investigates the roles of histone modification in stem-cell specific gene regulation and tumorigenesis.
Romir Raj
UConn Undergraduate Student
Email:romir.raj@uconn.edu
Romir investigates the mechanism of homologous chromosome pairing and 3D genome organization in germline development and induced tumor cells.