Members
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Wnt signaling in development and cancer
Masters student in Medical Sciences (2nd year)
Jack Friend
Undergraduate Student, BA (3rd Year)
Undergraduate Student, Accelerated Medical Program (3rd Year)
Elizabeth Nelson
Undergraduate Student, STaRS Program (Summer Training as Research Scientists)
Rachel Choate
Undergraduate Student, STaRS Program (Summer Training as Research Scientists)
Postdoctoral associate in Dr. Mikel Garcia-Marcos‘ laboratory
PAST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
2009-10 Victoria Gau, BA, BU (3rd-4th year); now Medical School student Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton
Role of CK2 in Xenopus laevis heart formation
2010-11 Yijang Lin, BA, Work for Distinction in Biology (summa cum laude); now PhD student, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University
Role of CK2 in Xenopus laevis heart formation
2012 -13 Pragya Kalla, B.S. in Human Physiology, Minor in French; (3rd year); now, Medical assistant
Localization of CK2 proteins during Xenopus laevis oogenesis
2012 Lorena Lazo de la Vega, B.A., Brown University (2nd year). SURF student
Analysis of CK2α mutant mice data
2012-13 Kasthuri Sivalogan, B.S. in Human physiology, BU, (2nd year)
Analysis of CK2α/α’ mutant mice data
2012 -14 Jyotirmaie Surdayevara, B.A. in Neuroscience, BU (3rd -4th year)
Expression of CK2 proteins in Xenopus laevis organogenesis
2012-13 Yoshua Seidner, B.S. in Human physiology major, B.S., BU, (4th year)
Mining CK2 in cancer
2012-13 Dylan Moriarty, B.A. in Biology, Psychology minor, BU (3rd year)
Effect of CK2α knockout on Wnt/β-catenin activation
2013 Stephan Foianini, B.A. in Behavioral Biology, B.A. in Psychology, BU, (3rd year)
Effect of CK2α knockout on Wnt/β-catenin activation
2014 Mikaela Oliveiro, B.S. in Human physiology major, BU, (4th year)
Expression of CK2 proteins in Xenopus laevis organogenesis
2014 Erin Deadmon, B.A. in Biology, Psychology minor, BU (3rd -4th year)
Characterization of testicular defects in CK2α/α’ mutant mice
2014 Charina Ortega, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, BU (2nd -3rd year)
Mining CK2 in cancer
Expression of CK2 proteins in mouse mammary gland
2015 Raji Pyda, Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education program, BU (4th year)
MEF transfection efficiency optimization
2014 Nicole Yoon, B.S. in Biochemistry (pre-medicine), BC, (2th year)
Expression of CK2 during Xenopus laevis embryogenesis
2015 Grace Ferri, B.S. in Biochemistry, BU (1st year)
Localization of CK2 during Xenopus laevis oogenesis
2014-2016 Melissa Allahua, B.S. in Human physiology major, BU (3th year)
Expression of CK2 during Xenopus laevis embryogneesis
Localization of CK2 proteins during Xenopus laevis oogenesis
PAST POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
2007-08 Hao Wu, Ph.D.; now Baylor College of Medicine, USA
2009-11 Irene Roman, Ph.D., Beatriu de Pinos postdoctoral fellow; now IMIM/Hospital del Mar. Barcelona. Spain
2012 Laura Macias, Ph.D., (temporary stay February-October);
2012 Jesus Revuelta, Ph.D., (temporary stay March-May); Current position: Postdoctoral associate, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2015 Amalia Capilla, Ph.D, (volunteer July-August), Current position: Postdoctoral associate, CReM, BUSM
PAST MEDICAL STUDENTS
2015-2017 Melissa Chua, M.D. student, BU (1st year)
Regulation of β-catenin by CK2
PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS
2002-07 Hao Wu, Ph.D.; now Resident in Pathology, BMC, Boston, USA
PAST MASTER STUDENTS
2011-12 Victoria Gau, BA/MA in Biotechnology; now Medical School student Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton
PAST INTERNS
2015 Ken Ngo, B.S. in Biology (4th year)
