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Wei Dai, PhDPrincipal Investigator
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University Wei received her PhD degree from Baylor College of Medicine studying the Bordetella bacteriophage using an integrated approach combining single particle cryoEM and cryoET. As a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Wah Chiu at the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging, she applied these biomaging workflows to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's Disease. |
Post Doctoral Researchers
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Graduate Students
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Nora JaberPh.D. Candidate; Molecular Biosciences Program with a Biochemistry Concentration, Rutgers University
B.A. Biological Sciences, Hunter College CUNY As an undergraduate, Nora was a research assistant in the Gardner Lab at CUNY, performing biochemical assays to study a blue light-sensitive GPCR that was found in pathogenic fungi. In 2019, she joined the Sternberg Lab as a Lab Manager at Columbia University Medical Center where she tested transposition efficiencies and orthogonality of CRISPR type I-Fv homologs of E. coli transposase Tn7. Now in the Dai lab, Nora focuses on membrane-protein interactions, spanning various projects, but mainly focusing on the Huntington's project. Outside the lab, Nora enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and going on hikes. |
Undergraduate Students
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Anusha PuriMajor in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Minor in Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Anusha participated in the Waksman Student Scholars Program (WSSP) where she analyzed the DNA sequences of the duckweed plant. She joined the Dai Lab in Fall 2022 as an Aresty Research Assistant. |
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Cynthia PangMajor in Cell Biology & Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Cynthia joined the Dai Lab in Spring 2024 as an undergraduate research assistant. |
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Sanjna SharmaMajor in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and History, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Sanjna joined the Dai Lab in Summer 2024 as an undergraduate research assistant. |
Lab Pets
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Mother GooseThe mother goose returns yearly to lay her eggs. She stays during the spring for a few months before departing to Canada. *honk*
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LollipopDespite his appearance, Lollipop is secretly Dr. Dai's dog. Unwaveringly loyal and clumsy, he regularly inhabits the cat tree in Dr. Dai's office.
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BurberryBurberry is Nora's bougie cat. She only accepts the finest of treats, such as wild-caught sardines and tuna. Besides her snobbish attitude, she is extremely affectionate and demands cuddles.
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Lab Alumni
- Dr. Yun-Kyung Lee, PhD - Research Scientist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Dr. Jennifer Jiang, PhD - Patent Agent at Sun Chemical
- Jeff Cheng
- Gigi Lin
- Reem Esseghir - BA/MD Candidate at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Joyce Kong - Pharm.D. candidate at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
- Kyle Nunn
- Joseph Gambino
- Thomas Newton - PhD Student at Columbia University
- Elizabeth Levendosky - Research Technician at Saligrama Lab
- Nikhita Nambiar - Rowan Medical School
- Kevin Huynh - FIB/SEM Laboratory technician at Columbia University
- Niki Boparai
- Arianna Horgan - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Uttara Hardikar
- Eric Keller - Cell Specialist at Novartis
- Melissa Banal - Hackensack Meridian Medical School
- Laura Bernard
- Dr. Zhiyong Bai, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher at Runnels Lab
- Dr. Paul Castellano, PhD - Associate Medical Director at VMLY&R
- Dr. Xuyuan Kang, PhD - Assistant Professor at Xiangya Hospital, Central South University in Changsha, China
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