Current Lab Members

Graduate Student/PhD Candidate
Program in Molecular Medicine

reyyan.bulut@umassmed.edu
508-856-5723

Postdoc
Program in Molecular Medicine

ye.duan@umassmed.edu
(508) 856-5723

In 2022, I received my Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.  I received my Bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Biology and my Master’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Jilin University, China.   I am interested in the functional specificity of let-7 family microRNAs.

Assistant Professor
Lab Manager
Program in Molecular Medicine

charles.nelson@umassmed.edu
(508) 856-5723

I received my Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from The UMass Chan Medical School in the laboratory of Eric H. Baehrecke. I am currently interested in how microRNAs help confer biological robustness during animal development.

Research Specialist  
Program in Molecular Medicine

alejandro.vasquezrifo@umassmed.edu
(508) 856-5723

I received my Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Laval University.