Principal Investigator
Urbain Weyemi, MS/Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow / CPRIT Scholar
The 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
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow / CPRIT Scholar
The 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)
Ph.D. Students
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 energetic metabolic reprogramming using CRISPR screens and mouse models.
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 energetic metabolic reprogramming using CRISPR screens and mouse models.
E-mail: yliu5@utexas.edu
Haojian Li
Graduate Student, Biochemistry
Expertise: CRISPR, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Research Interests: DNA damage response, Metabolism, and Redox homeostasis.
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, Metabolism, and Redox homeostasis.
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
E-mail: haojianli@utexas.edu
Research Scientist Assistants
Emily Bai
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition, the University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Research Project: Harnessing CRISPR libraries to discover genes and pathways involved in genomic instability and resistance to cancer therapy.
Expertise: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Lab Management
Office: NMS 3.324
Tel: +1 512 232-8070
Email: emilybai@utexas.edu
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
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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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
Susan E. Zimmerman (First Lab Manager, relocated)
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)
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)
