The Wolfner Lab
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Principal Investigator
Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow
Research Associate
Co-advised with Dr. Laura Harrington
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology, Cornell University
Postdoctoral researcher
Co-advised with Dr. Andy Clark
B.S. Animal Sciences, University of Tehran, 2012
M.S. Animal Biosystematics, University of Tehran
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oklahoma, 2024
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Postdoctoral researcher
Co-advised with Dr. Andy Clark
B. S. Microbiology, UC Berkeley
Ph.D. Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Postdoctoral researcher
Co-advised with Dr. Andy Clark
B.S. Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Zoology, St. Joseph's College (Bangalore University), 2014
M.S. Environmental Studies and Resource Management, TERI University, 2016
Ph.D., Biology, University of Arkansas, 2024
Postdoctoral researcher
A.B. Biology, College of the Holy Cross, 2019
Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 2025
Graduate student
PhD student in Field of Genetics, Genomics, and Development
BS Biology, Union College, 2024
Graduate Student
PhD student in Field of Genetics, Genomics, and Development
BS Biology, Texas Woman’s University, 2023
Graduate Student
Fahrisa Maisha
Co-advised with Dr. Andy Clark
PhD student in Field of Genetics, Genomics, and Development
BS in Molecular Biology, Yale-NUS College, 2021
Graduate student
PhD student in Field of Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
BS in Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 2023
Graduate student
Co-advised with Dr. John Schimenti
PhD student in Field of Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
BS in Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Rochester, 2017
