Lab Members

PATRICE P. HAMEL
Full Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology (Ohio State College of Medicine)

Post-doctoral scholar, IBPC (France) and UCLA. Post-Doctoral Awards: Paul Boyer Award for Excellence in Post-doctoral Research, American Heart Association Post-doctoral fellowship, and Muscular Dystrophy Association Research Development Award.

Ph.D., University of Paris-Sud, Orsay,                                                                                              France.


Current Group Members


Note: We are currently looking for a Post-Doctoral student to join our OSU team investigating Chlamydomonas reinhardtii’s viability as a hydrogen gas producing microorganism! Please contact us (hamel.16@osu.edu) if you are interested and attach your CV. 


Sydney Thompson 
Undergraduate Researcher – Molecular Genetics
566 Aronoff Laboratory
318 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.247.2481
Fax: 614.292.6345
E-mail: thompson.4298@osu.edu

 

 


Zoltan Hartmus
Undergraduate Researcher – Molecular Genetics
572 Aronoff Laboratory
318 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.247.2481
Fax: 614.292.6345
E-mail: hartmus.4@osu.edu

 

 


Former Group Members – Graduate Students


Ankita Das
(MG graduate program 2017-2023)
Current position: Research Scientist at BioRad, San Diego
E-mail: das.217@osu.edu

Dissertation: “Catalysis of thiol-disulfide chemistry in the context of plastid c-type cytochrome assembly

Publications:

            • Das, A. and Hamel, P. (2021) Cytochrome c assembly in “Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry, 3rd edition (Ed. Joseph M. Jez, Publisher: Elsevier Inc.)”.

Andrew Castonguay
(MG graduate program, 2014-2022)
Current position: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at Altos Lab
E-mail: castonguay.3@osu.edu

Dissertation: “Analysis of mutants impaired for respiratory growth in the model photosynthetic alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Publications:


Pallavi Chandna 
(MG Masters Program, 2019-2022)
Current Position: OSU Student Advisor
E-mail: chandna.3@buckeyemail.osu.edu

 

 

 

 


Matthew Webber
(M.Sc. Biophysics Program, 2017)
E-mail: webber.89@buckeyemail.osu.edu

 

 

 

 

 


Sara Cline
(PCMB graduate program, 2006-2012)
Current position: Associate Professor of Biology, Athens State University
E-mail: Sara.Cline@athens.edu

Dissertation:
The biogenesis of photosynthetic complexes PSII and b6f

Publications:


Stéphane Gabilly
(MCDB graduate program, 2007-2012)
Current position: Research Scientist at Calixar, France
E-mail: stephane.gabilly@berkeley.edu

Dissertation:
A disulfide reducing pathway required for plastid cytochrome c assembly

Publications:


Rosario Barbieri
(PCMB graduate program, 2007-2010)
Current position: Research Scientist at AB Biotek
E-mail: rbarbier@bsd.uchicago.edu

Dissertation:
The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a new model system to unravel the assembly process of respiratory complexes

Publications:


Delphine Bernard
(University Paris-Sud graduate program, 2002-2006)
Current position: Lecturer at University of Bretagne Occidentale
E-mail: delphine.bernard@ymail.com

Dissertation:
Assemblage des cytochromes de type c dans la mitochondrie chez Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Publications:


Former Group Members – Postdoctoral Researchers


Nitya Subrahmanian, Ph.D. 
(Postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2020)
Current position: Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Florida
E-mail: Subrahmanian.1@osu.edu

Publications:


Mohamed Karamoko, Ph.D.
(Postdoctoral fellow, 2008-2013)
Current position: Business Analyst at The Ohio State University
E-mail: karamoko.1@osu.edu

Publications:


Vincent Corvest, Ph.D.
(American Heart Association postdoctoral fellow, 2007-2010)
Current position: Research Scientist at Calixar
E-mail: Vincent.Corvest@unice.fr

Publications:


Cécile Nouet, Ph.D.
(Postdoctoral fellow, 2009)
Current position: Project Coordinator at University of Liège
E-mail:cnouet@ulg.ac.be

Publications:

 


Former Group Members – Undergraduates and Research Assistants


Kate Kravets 
Undergraduate Researcher (May 2021 – May 2023)
Current Position: Medical Student, North East Ohio (NEO) Medicine
E-mail: kravets.4@osu.edu

 

 

 

 


Abby Jung 
Undergraduate Researcher (May 2022- May 2023)
Current Position: Master’s Student, Rotterdam University
E-mail: jung.752@osu.edu

 

 

 

 


Michelle Mora
Undergraduate Researcher (February 2022 – May 2023)
E-mail: mora.90@osu.edu

 

 

 

 


Mitchell Ticoras 
Undergraduate Researcher (January 2019-May 2022)
Current Position: Plant Biology Graduate Student, Michigan State University
E-mail: ticoras.7@osu.edu

 

 

 

 


Camina Hebner 
Undergraduate Researcher (March 2020-June 2022)
E-mail: hebner.5@osu.edu

 

 

 

 

 


Felipe Nieto-Panqueva
Visiting Researcher (May 2021-December 2021)
Home Institution: National Autonomous University of Mexico
E-mail: flp.nieto@ciencias.unam.mx

 

 

 

 


Ruyuan Liu
Undergraduate Student (December 2015-December 2016)
E-mail: ruyuan1214@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 


Darren Murrey
Research Assistant (January 2006-January 2010)
Current Position: Senior Research Associate at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
E-mail: darren.murrey@nationwidechildrens.org

Publications:


Former Group Members- TRONDBUSS Scholars


Ranveig A.V. Natland
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (March-June 2022)
E-mail: ranatlan@stud.ntnu.no

 

 

 

 


Rune Smalås, Ph.D.
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (March-June 2017)
E-mail: rune.smalaas@gmail.com

 

 

 

 


Ida Gildseth
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (March-June 2016)
E-mail: gildseth@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 


Anniken Moen Nilsen
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (March-June 2014)
E-mail: anilsen90@gmail.com

 

 

 

 


Thea Fatnes
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (August 2013-July 2014)
M.Sc. Molecular Medicine
E-mail: t.aspelund.f@gmail.com

 

 

 


Ane Elvemo
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (March-June 2013)
E-mail: ane-de@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 


Hanne Stormo
Home Institution: NTNU-Trondheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Visiting Scholar (March-June 2013)
E-mail: hanne_stormo@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 


Former Group Members – Visiting Scientists


Amrita Saha
Home Institution: TBD
Visiting Scientist (November 2013-April 2016)
M.S. Biology with biotechnology specialization
E-mail: amrita.k.saha@gmail.com

 

 

 

 


Clara Bredow
Home Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
Visiting Scholar (August-November 2013)
M.S. Biochemistry
E-mail: clara.bredow@web.de

 

 

 

 


Femke Ehlers
Home Institution: Christian – Albrechts – Universität zu Kiel
DAAD-RISE fellow (August-October 2013)
Ph.D. Student at Maastricht University
E-mail: femke.ehlers@hotmail.de

 

 

 


Dr. Claire Lemaire
Home Institution: CEA, Saclay, France
Sabbatical (Summer 2008)
E-mail: claire.lemaire@cea.fr

 

 

 

 


Dr. Claire Remacle
Home Institution: University of Liège, Belgium
Sabbatical (Summer 2006 and 2007)
E-mail: C.Remacle@uliege.be