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Principal Investigator

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Andrew Truman Ph.D.

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Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Group Leader, Charlotte Group for Proteostasis Research

 

Ph.D. Biochemistry, University College London, UK

BSc (Hons), Biochemistry, University College London, UK

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Postdoctoral Fellows

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Dr. Tasaduq Wani
Postdoctoral Researcher

Understanding interplay between DNA damage response and the Chaperone Code

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Dr. Chathura Paththamperuma 
Postdoctoral Researcher

Understanding the Kar2/BiP chaperone code and structural biology of chaperone complexes

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Graduate Students

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Siddhi Omkar
PhD candidate

Understanding the role of the chaperone code int he heat shock response

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Courtney Shrader
Masters student

Regulation and role of Ydj1/DNAJA1 PTMs in yeast and cancer cells.

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Megan Mitchem
PhD student

Understanding interplay between the chaperone code and metabolism

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Duhita Mirikar
PhD student

Structural biology of Hsp70-RNR complexes

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Undergraduate Students

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Ainella Rysbayeva
Undergraduate researcher

Understanding the role of Hsp70 phosphorylation on neurodegenerative disease

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Elizabeth Abedi
Undergraduate researcher

Understanding the connection between the Chaperone Code and proteostasis

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Ashley Choi
Undergraduate researcher

Understanding the impact of the Hsp70 chaperone code on oncogenic kinase activation

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The Mask of Good Results

A gift from Laura Knighton to the lab from Africa, this mask bestows good grant, paper and experimental luck to all those within a 2-bay radius.

Lab Alumni

  1. Megan Ward (3900 Student):

  2. Sarah Walsh (Certificate program)

  3. Neha Galla (Honors Student)

  4. Dr. Nitika (PhD Student): Clinical Scientist at Fosun Pharma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnitika/)

  5. Lizbeth Saa (Honors Student): Medical School TBD

  6. Laura Knighton (PhD student): Currently a Healthcare Consultant at Fenix Group International, LLC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-e-knighton/)

  7. Jade Takakuwa (3900 student). Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Bioinformatics at UNCC

  8. Jacob Blackman (3900 and 4700 Honors Student). Southern College of Optometry (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeblackmansco/)

  9. Owen Strom (Lab Technician, 2018: Currently at Washington State Medical School. 

  10. Shawn (Jill) Waller (Master’s student, Fall 2016-Spring 2018): Board certified Physician Assistant (PA) in the Department of Internal Medicine - Advanced Heart Failure at UT Southwestern Medical Center (https://utswmed.org/doctors/shawn-waller/)

  11. Isaac Sluder (3900, REU and 4700 Honors, Fall 2015-Spring 2018): UNC Chapel Hill Medical School (https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-sluder-833181133/)

  12. Monserrat Cuervas (3900, REU and 4700 Honors, Fall 2015-Spring 2018): Currently at  NC State Veterinary School.

  13. Alexandria Szalanczy (REU student, Summer 2017): Currently a PhD candidate at Wake Forest University Graduate School (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandria-szalanczy-35ab31167/)

  14. Shahad Nedawi (Lab volunteer, Fall 2016): Currently Sales Account Executive at The Business Journals (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahad-nedawi-21a80282/)

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