Current members

Anjalie Amarasinghe

Lab Position: PhD student

Contact email: hd1009@wayne.edu

I am investigating link between epigenetic control and metabolism in Drosophila development.

Outside the lab I enjoy doing crafts, sewing, crocheting and listening to classical music.

Lab Position: PhD Student

Contact email: hm9335@wayne.edu

I am using dCas9 as a tool to investigate the role of SIN3 in gene expression.

Outside the lab I enjoy baking, hikes, and crime podcasts

Florence Ekedegba

Lab Position: PhD Student

Contact email: hp5837@wayne.edu

I am currently investigating the effects of silencing

HDAC1 using RNA interference (RNAi) in Drosophila S2

cells.

Outside the lab, I enjoy fashion illustration/painting, sewing, bird watching and hiking.

Pujitha Kolla

Lab Position: Undergrad Directed Study

Contact email: hd5850@wayne.edu

I am studying the role of a histone deacetylase complex, SIN3, by using Drosophila M. as a model organism.

Outside of the lab, I enjoy arts and crafts, baking, researching for fun, and listening/making music.

Marina Somo

Lab Position: Undergrad Directed Study

I am an undergraduate student in my third year at Wayne State. I am a biology major and public health minor in the pre-med track.

I enjoy painting, drawing, and reading outside of the lab.