Mark Siegal (he/him)
Professor
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
mark.siegal@nyu.edu

For more information about me, see my page and the lab research page.

Eugene Plavskin (he/him)
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
eugene.plavskin@nyu.edu

I am interested in how evolution rewires complex gene regulatory networks. My work focuses mainly on understanding how mutation space constrains this evolutionary process. To this end, I am exploring the fitness effects of de novo mutations in yeast using a combination of high-throughput microscopy and modeling.

Carina Terry (they/them)
Laboratory Technician
ct3248@nyu.edu

I am interested in the impact of environment on genotype and phenotype evolution. I have a background in ecology and population genetics, previously studying genetic variation in the flying squirrels Petaurista lena and Petaurista grandis. These species live in similar habitats at two different altitudes, but demonstrate opposite changes in population demography in response to historical climate changes. Now I am interested in looking at genotype/phenotype/environment relationships on a finer scale in populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Kianairy Marrero (She/They)
Laboratory Technician
km4811@nyu.edu

I am interested in studying how gene interactions vary depending on the genetic background. This is characterized by swapping a gene in 2 different yeast strains and determining the effect. I am also interested in finding natural yeast around the city and analyzing their population genetics.

Alexandra Fried (she/her)
Masters Student
ajf9664@nyu.edu

Donnell Greene (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Research Assistant & Summer Intern
dkg5378@nyu.edu

I’m Donnell Greene an undergraduate student at NYU studying biochemistry. My research interests include understanding how different genes work to adapt to environmental and genetic perturbations and its implications on genetic stability and human health. I am eager to acquire hands-on experience in a genetics lab and learn laboratory techniques critical to furthering my research interests. By working in a genetics lab, I hope understand the intricate relationship between genes and their environment and its applications to human health outcomes.

Raymond Fan (he/him)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
rof8997@nyu.edu

I’m Raymond Fan, an undergraduate biology major at NYU, interested about genetics and the way it interacts with phenotypes/traits. I hope to gain insight into Saccharomyces cerevisiae’s methods of gene regulation and evolutionary strategies when exposed to various stresses. Specifically, yeast genomes demonstrate QTLs when exposed to these stresses and by examining them cryptic genetic interactions can be detected. 

Ivan Hu (he/him)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
ih2295@nyu.edu

I’m Ivan Hu, an undergraduate majoring in Global Public Health and Biology at NYU. As an aspiring biologist with a strong passion in pharmacology, I’m particularly interested in how phenotypic traits are influenced by interactions between various genetic components and environmental variables. My current research focuses on understanding the morphology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using bulk segregant analysis (BSA). In the future, I hope to apply the knowledge and practical skills gained through this work to study drug interactions in humans.