Suzette Pabit
- E-mail: sap73@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc, Research Associate)
- Education: Ph.D. Physics University of Florida
B.S. Physics University of the Phillipines
No molecule is ever alone, and Suzette wanted to understand how different types RNA folds in the presence of binding partners, like small and big proteins, inside and outside complex molecular machines and when surrounded by different types of counterions and ligands. Special shoutout to Suzette for her joyous and productive tenure of >10 years in the lab!
Next position: Associate Principle Scientist at Merck
Greg Powers
- E-mail: gpp35@cornell.edu
- Field: Engineering Physics (B.S.)
Greg used contrast variation SAXS to study RNA and protein constructs.
Next position: Internship at CERN
Alex Kurland
- E-mail: apk57@cornell.edu
- Field: Materials Science (B.S.)
Alex developed single molecule fluorescence methodologies.
Josue San Emeterio
- E-mail: js3262@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Applied Physics, RPI
Josue worked on viral ssRNA packaging and assembly.
Next position: Application scientist at Xenocs
Brady Sites
- E-mail: bas339@cornell.edu
- Education: B.S. Engineering Physics, Cornell University
Brady applied the method of contrast variation SAXS to study the formation of biomolecular complexes, such as viruses.
Next position: Internship at NASA
Shuo Sui
- E-mail: ss4257@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
- Education: Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shuo developed innovative methods to investigate structural dynamics of biomolecules (proteins and nucleic acids) using advanced X-ray sources and microfluidic devices.
Next position: Senior Scientist at Pfizer
Elisa Kelly
- E-mail: eck92@cornell.edu
- Field: College of Engineering (B.S.)
Elisa worked with mix-and-inject serial crystallography devices.
Yen-Lin Chen
- E-mail: yc2253@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics National Taiwan University
Yen’s research focused on studying RNA conformations using single-molecule techniques and SAXS, high-throughput forward modeling of solution X-ray scattering profiles with explicit ions and solvent molecules, wide-angle X-ray scattering, and statistical modeling of experimental observables.
Next position: Computational biologist / data scientist at ReviveMed Technologies
Derrick Lin
- E-mail: drl222@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
- Education: B.S. Applied Physics & B.S. Computer Science, Cornell University
Derrick worked on discovering the structure of RNA through techniques like electron microscopy and computational analysis.
Next position: Data scientist
Alex Mauney
- E-mail: awm88@cornell.edu
- Field: Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics, North Carolina State University
Alex analyzed the structural dynamics of nucleosomes using novel computational modeling methods.
Next position: Senior system engineer at Raytheon
Alex Plumridge
- E-mail: ap866@cornell.edu
- Field: Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: M. Physics, University of Sheffield
Alex developed experimental tools and technologies to address challenging problems in RNA-directed therapeutics, including microfluidic platforms for high-throughput screening of small molecule inhibitors to functional RNA elements such as riboswitches.
Next position: Systems integration scientist at PacBio
George Calvey
- E-mail: gdc66@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics & Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
George developed methods and instrumentation for time-resolved structural studies on XFEL and synchrotron beamlines.
Next position: Physicist at Kimball Physics
Andrea Katz
- E-mail: amk362@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D., Postdoc)
- Education: B.S. Physics, Trinity University
Andrea designed and built technology for time-resolved studies at XFELs and synchrotrons.
Next position: Physicist at Kimball Physics
Luke Meyer
- E-mail: lcm227@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Luke developed agarose electrophoresis methods for analyzing RNA-protein complexes.
Joyce Liu
- E-mail: jll332@cornell.edu
- Field: Biomedical Engineering (B.S)
Xiaowen Wang
- E-mail: xw453@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
Favorite technique: Molecular biology
Favorite Molecule: NCPs
Next position: Software engineer at Amazon Lab126
Jeffrey Huang
- E-mail: jh2279@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite technique: Ensemble modelling of SAXS data
Favorite molecule: SAM2, mixed sequence ssRNAs
Next position: Material Science and Engineering Ph.D. student at UIUC
Joshua Tokuda
- E-mail: jmt326@cornell.edu
- Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Biophysics, UCLA
Favorite technique: Time-resolved SAXS
Favorite molecule: Cryptochrome (when it doesn’t aggregate!)
Next position: Scientist at Amgen
Yujie Chen
- E-mail: yc864@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
- Education: Ph.D. Physics, Michigan State University; B.S. Physics, Fudan University
Favorite technique: Time-resolved SAXS, contrast matching
Favorite molecule: pRNA and cns2
Next position: Engineer at ASML
Julie Sutton
- E-mail: jls535@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.A.Sc. Engineering Science, University of Toronto
Favorite technique: Single-molecule FRET
Favorite molecule: dT30
Next position: Research scientist at MIT
Yunsheng Wang
- E-mail: yw658@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
- Education: B.S. Physics, Hefei University of Technology
Favorite technique: PDMS microfluidics
Favorite molecule: PDMS
Next position: Graduate research assistant at Villanova University
Abhijit Lavania
- E-mail: jls535@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite technique: Computational approaches
Favorite molecule: dT30 and dA30
Next position: Applied physics Ph.D. student at Stanford
Seong Ha Park
- E-mail: sp2274@cornell.edu
- Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.) rotation student
- Education: B.S. Physics, KAIST
Favorite technique: SAXS
Favorite molecule: phyX174 and ST-1
Next position: Graduate student in Michelle Wang’s lab at Cornell
Steve Meisburger
- E-mail: spm82@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.A. Physics, Carleton College
Favorite technique: Time-resolved SAXS
Next position: Postdoctoral associate in Nozomi Ando’s lab at Princeton (then back to Cornell down the hall)
Huimin Chen
- E-mail: hc236@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
- Education: B.S. Physics, Cornell University
Favorite technique: Pointillism
Favorite molecule: Mouse acetylcholinesterase-TZ2PA6 anti complex
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow (visiting) in Daniel Larson Lab at NIH
Mark Landy
- E-mail: mal289@cornell.edu
Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite molecule: ATP synthase
Next position: Research assistant at Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York
Peter Gu
- E-mail: psg46@cornell.edu
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Favorite technique: ICP-AES
Favorite molecule: Biotin
Next position: Intern at MITRE → Translational Sciences Intern at Medimmune → Engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Christopher Jones
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
Next position: Senior Staff Scientist at Advanced Reconnaissance Corp, Principal Scientist at MakerBot
Josh Blose
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
- Education: B.S. Applied Physics & B.S. Computer Science, Cornell University
Next position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Brockport
Yizui Yu
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
Natalie Paquette
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Next position: Theoretical Physics Ph.D. student at Stanford
Jiecheng Zhang
- Field: Applied Physics (B.S.)
Next position: Theoretical Physics Ph.D. student at Stanford
Li Li
- Field: Biophysics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Jessica Lamb
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH → Staff Fellow at FDA
Kurt Andresen
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Colgate University → Visiting Professor at Colgate University → Assistant Professor of Physics at Gettysburg College
Hye Yoon Park
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Research Fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine → Visiting Scientist at Janelia Farms Research Campus of HHMI → Associate at Albert Einstein College of Medicine → Assistant Professor at Seoul National University
Lisa Kwok
- Field: Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
Next position: Senior Scientist at US Genomics → Senior Scientist, Chemistry Development at Illumina
Silena Paik
- Field: Applied Physics (M.S.)
Xiangyun Qiu
- Field: Applied Physics (Postdoc)
Next position: Research Fellow at NIH → Visiting Scientist at UMass Amherst → Assistant Professor at George Washington University