People

Ehsan Akbari
Post Doctoral Researcher

Danielle Bingman
Physics Undergraduate Student

Nathan Burge
OSBP Graduate Student

Blanche Chen
OSBP Graduate Student

Kristin Chesnutt
OSBP Graduate Student

Khan Cox
Physics Graduate Student

Michael Darcy
Physics Graduate Student

Kevin Jamison
Physics Graduate Student

Alea Leganik
Biochemistry Undergraduate Student

Robin Zhiyuan Meng
Biophysics Graduate Student

Golbarg Mohammadiroozbahani
Postdoctoral Researcher

Michael Neuhoff
Physics Graduate Student

Wolfgang Pfeifer
Postdoctoral Researcher

Michael G. Poirier
Professor and Chair
Department of Physics
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Carter Mason
Research Technician

Brianna Owen
Physics Graduate Student

Michael Armstead
Columbus State Research Student

Ben Donovan
Biophysics Graduate Student
Ph.D. Thesis: Nucleosome Regulation of Transcription Factor Binding Kinetics: Implications for Gene Expression
Currently a postdoc at the NIH-NCI

Caroline Jipa
Physics Undergraduate Student

Aaron Morales
Oberlin University Summer REU Student

Matt Brehove
Physics Graduate Student
Ph.D. Thesis: Access to the Genome: A Study of Transcription Factor Binding Within Nucleosomes.
Currently a postdoctoral research at The City of Hope Hospital. L.A., California.

Shefali Ferguson
Biology Undergraduate Student

Michelle Goodwin
Biology Undergraduate Student

Yi Luo
Biophysics Graduate Student
Ph.D. Thesis: Nucleosome Unwrapping Regulating Transcription Factor Binding: A Single-Molecule Study
Currently a postdoc at the Wyss Institute, Harvard University

Morgan Bernier
Physics Graduate Student
Ph.D. Thesis: The Structure of Chromatin and Its Influence on Gene Regulation
Currently a financial analyst at Chase Bank

Kingsley C. Nwokelo
Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate Student

Jaime Bravo
Physics Undergraduate Student
Moved to graduate school at
Dartmouth University

Sean Rose
Physics Undergraduate Student
Moved to graduate school at
The University of Chicago

Andrew Slater
Biochemistry Undergraduate
Currently a medical student a Liberty University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine

Paula Vivas
American Heart Association
Postdoctoral Fellow
Currently, a staff scientist
ASK Chemicals LP

Kimberly DiMauro
Molecular Genetics Undergraduate Student

Amelia Heston
Biochemsitry Undergraduate Student
Moved to medical school at Ohio University

Alex Mooney
Physics Graduate Student
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Thesis: The Influence of DNA Sequence and Post Translational Modifications on Nucleosome Positioning and Stability
Currently a software developer at CoverMyMeds

Justin North
Physics Graduate Student
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow
Pelotonia Predoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Thesis: Regulation of Nucleosome Dynamics: Mechanisms for Chromatin Accessibility and Metabolism
Currently a NIH postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University

Aaron Bruns
Biochemsitry Undergraduate Student
Moved to Graduate School in the
Ohio State Biochemistry Graduate Program

Robert Forties
Physics Graduate Student
Primary advisor: Prof. Ralf Bundschuh
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Thesis: Applications of statistical mechanics to nucleic acids
Currently, a staff scientist at Advion

Robin Nakkula
Research Associate
Moved to a research associate position at the OSU Medical School

Megan Segbers
REU Student
Visiting from Xavier University

Liana Bonanno
Physics Undergraduate
Moved to medical school

Jonathan Picking
Biochemistry Undergraduate Student
Moved to graduate school in the Ohio State Biochemistry Graduate Program

Mallika Randeria
Summer undergraduate Research Student
visiting from MIT

Shayne Reichard
Undergraduate Research Student