Principal Investigator
Richard Fishel, PhD
Professor
Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics
1016 Biomedical Research Tower
460 W. 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 215-275-0106
fishel.7@osu.edu
Assistant Professor
Ross Larue, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
larue.22@osu.edu
Senior Scientist and Laboratory Manager
Joao Viera da Rocha, PhD
Phone: 614-292-3328
vieiradarocha.1@osu.edu
Laboratory Manager
Carly Fisher, BS
Phone: 614-292-3328
(Ohio State University Genetics Counseling Graduate Program – 2024)
fisher.1781@osu.edu
Laboratory Technicians
Morgan Giannetta, BS
Phone: 614-292-3328
giannetta.3@osu.edu
Anthony J. (AJ) Ventimiglia, BS
Phone: 614-292-3328
ventimiglia.4@osu.edu
Rebecca Morton, BS
Major: Microbiology
(Johns Hopkins Graduate Program in Pathobiology – 2024)
morton.340@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Research and Postdoctoral Fellows
Juana Martin-Lopez, PhD
Research Associate
martin-lopez.1@osu.edu
Bhaswati Sengupta, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow Fellow
Sengupta.75@osu.edu
Abhishek Kumar Singh, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow Fellow
abhishekjnu00@gmail.com
Naciye Esma Tirtom, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow Fellow
tirtom.1@osu.edu
Luisa Tomasello, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
tomasello.11@osu.edu
Graduate Students
James London, BS
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
london.47@osu.edu
Rotation
Arshadul Huk, BS,MS
Biophysics Graduate Program
arshadulhak.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Riya Patel BS 2024
Major: Biology
(Columbia University Dental School – 2024)
patel.4094@buckeyemail.osu.edul
Zach Horwitz
Major: Chemistry
(Wright State Medical School – 2024)
Horwitz.68@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Sydney Holtman (BS 2025)
Major: Biochemistry
holtman.18@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Shoshanah Holub (BS 2025)
Major: Biochemistry
holub.37@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Gabby Santos (BS 2025)
Major: Biochemistry
santos.210@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Yezen Abu-Saleh (BS 2026)
Major: Health Sciences
abu-saleh.5@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Veena Ganti (BS 2026)
Major: Neuroscience
ganti.20@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Caitlin Kirwan (BS 2026)
Major: Biology
Kirwan.27@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Teague Svendsen (BS 2026)
Major: Biomedical Engineering
svendsen.16@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Natasha Kejriwal (BS 2027)
Major: Biology
kejriwal.24@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Former Members
Samir Acharya, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Teresa Wilson, PhD
Associate Professor University of Maryland – Baltimore
Scott Gradia, PhD
TJU Molecular Genetics – 2001
Vice President of Platform Research – Caribou Biosciences
Greg Tombline, PhD
TJU Molecular Genetics – 2002
Adjunct Faculty
University of Rochester
Anthony Mazurek
TJU Molecular Genetics – 2003
Principal Scientist – Pfizer
Timothy Snowdon
TJU Molecular Genetics – 2004
Michael Mcilhatton, PhD
Research Scientist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Nichole Charbonneau, PhD
TJU Molecular Genetics – 2007
Christopher Heinen, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Connecticut Health Sciences
Sarad Javaid, PhD
OSU Biophysics Graduate Program – 2010
Associate Director Merck
Ravindra Amunugama, PhD
OSU Biophysics Graduate Program – 2013
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Jared Bennett, BS
Math, Physics, Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics Undergraduate; Research Assistant
Graduate Student, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California – Berkeley
Matt Shoffner, BS
Physics Undergraduate; Research Assistant
Research Technician, ASK ChemicalDr. Randy Soukup, PhD
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology – 2016
Contractor, Merck
Randy Soukup, PhD
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology – 2016
Contractor, Merck
Nathan Jones, PhD
OSU Biophysics Graduate Program – 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University
Brooke M. Britton, PhD
OSU Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program – 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University
Visiting Faculty
Jong-Bong Lee, PhD
Professor of Physics
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Pohang, Korea