Principal Investigator
Urbain Weyemi, MS/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sloan Research Fellow / CPRIT Scholar
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Molecular Biosciences
2506 Speedway
Austin, TX 78712
Email: urbain.weyemi@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.304, Lab: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-7706 (office)
Assistant Professor
Sloan Research Fellow / CPRIT Scholar
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Molecular Biosciences
2506 Speedway
Austin, TX 78712
Email: urbain.weyemi@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.304, Lab: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-7706 (office)
Lab Manager
Susan E. Zimmerman
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Coastal Carolina University, 2011
Bachelor of Science, Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University August, 2011
University Scholars Award, 2011
Coastal Carolina Scholars Award, 2011
Expertise: Animal Studies and Laboratory Management (5 Years)
Email: susan.zimmerman@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Coastal Carolina University, 2011
Bachelor of Science, Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University August, 2011
University Scholars Award, 2011
Coastal Carolina Scholars Award, 2011
Expertise: Animal Studies and Laboratory Management (5 Years)
Email: susan.zimmerman@austin.utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Research Scientist Assistant
Crystal Wilson
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, 2013
Expertise: Animal Studies (3 Years)
Email: crystalwilson@utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, 2013
Expertise: Animal Studies (3 Years)
Email: crystalwilson@utexas.edu
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Ph.D. Students
Haojian Li
Graduate Student, Biochemistry
Expertise: CRISPR, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Research Interests: DNA damage response, Redox homeostasis and Cancer.
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
E-mail: haojianli@utexas.edu
Graduate Student, Biochemistry
Expertise: CRISPR, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Research Interests: DNA damage response, Redox homeostasis and Cancer.
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
E-mail: haojianli@utexas.edu
Yue Liu
Graduate Student, CMB
Expertise: Bioinformatics (Master’s degree)
Experience: Industrial, working as a Next-Generation Sequencing Expert at Illumina and Thermo Fisher (7 years)
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, CRISPR-based screens, and Bioinformatics
Research Project: Investigating cancer cells reprogramming using transcriptomics and metabolomics.
E-mail: yliu5@utexas.edu
Graduate Student, CMB
Expertise: Bioinformatics (Master’s degree)
Experience: Industrial, working as a Next-Generation Sequencing Expert at Illumina and Thermo Fisher (7 years)
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, CRISPR-based screens, and Bioinformatics
Research Project: Investigating cancer cells reprogramming using transcriptomics and metabolomics.
E-mail: yliu5@utexas.edu
Undergraduate Students
Yunjie (Jessie) Xiao
Undergraduate student Bachelor of Science and Arts, Biology (2022) Certificate in Business of Healthcare |
Jessie: "As a sophomore pre-med student, my research interests are often targeted toward treating human conditions such as childhood asthma. As I dive deeper into biomedical research, the details of cancer research fascinated me due to its broad implementations and potential to benefit millions of patients worldwide.”
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Hui (Emily) Jen Bai
Undergraduate student
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition (2021)
Research Project: Investigating cancer cells reprogramming using transcriptomics and metabolomics, and CRISPR libraries.
"Throughout the years of pursing in the medical tract, the field of cancer research has always caught my interest. I am fascinated about the translational research behind cancer prevention and therapy. As I’ve been more exposed to cellular biology, it sparked my interests in participating in a research where I can explore the fundamentals of metabolic effects on cancer biology."
Undergraduate student
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition (2021)
Research Project: Investigating cancer cells reprogramming using transcriptomics and metabolomics, and CRISPR libraries.
"Throughout the years of pursing in the medical tract, the field of cancer research has always caught my interest. I am fascinated about the translational research behind cancer prevention and therapy. As I’ve been more exposed to cellular biology, it sparked my interests in participating in a research where I can explore the fundamentals of metabolic effects on cancer biology."
Maxwell Jones
Bachelor of Science (2022)
Dartmouth College
SURF Student (Livestrong Cancer Institutes/Dell Medical School)
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
Bachelor of Science (2022)
Dartmouth College
SURF Student (Livestrong Cancer Institutes/Dell Medical School)
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
Lab Alumni
Isio Oguni (Undergraduate Student, BS 2022)
Kulsoum Rizvi (TEJAS, graduated BS May 2021)
Kendra Zwonitzer Maclaine (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Cecilia L. Fitzgerald-Cook (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Eucharist Kun (Spring 2021 Rotation)
Kulsoum Rizvi (TEJAS, graduated BS May 2021)
Kendra Zwonitzer Maclaine (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Cecilia L. Fitzgerald-Cook (Fall 2021 Rotation)
Eucharist Kun (Spring 2021 Rotation)
