Christine Vogel
Principal Investigator
Christine is the boss and steers the ship through all adventures. She received her PhD in Cambridge, UK, and did her postdoctoral research in Austin, TX. She is interested in everything that’s interesting, but particularly in proteins – their structure, evolution, and expression regulation. Apart from science, she loves the outdoors and her dog.
Contact: cvogel[at]nyu[dot]edu
Shaohuan Wu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Shaohuan graduated from Zhejiang University with a Biology degree, and from the Chinese Academy of Sciences with a PhD in Bioinformatics. She likes to identify biology-related patterns by analyzing data, and to make sense of the patterns. Currently she is especially interested in brain memory formation. Outside the lab, she likes watching movies, taking care of her pets, and walking.
Contact: sw5019[at]nyu[dot]edu
Solomon Haizel
Postdoctoral Researcher
Solomon Haizel has a B.Sc. degree from the University of Ghana and a PhD in biochemistry from Hunter College (CUNY). His research interests include understanding translation regulation underlying cancer, tumorigenesis, and neurodegenerative diseases. In the Vogel lab, he is studying how certain transcripts with regulatory elements in their 5’ untranslated region might drive their protein expression, with focus on genes that play key roles in age-related neurodegeneration. In his free time, Solomon likes watching soccer, taking photographs of nature, and listening to music.
Contact: sh6574[at]nyu[dot]edu
Smruti Pushalkar
Research Scientist
Contact: sp117[at]nyu[dot]edu
Ana Paula Zen Petisco Fiore
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ana got her PhD in Cell and Tissue Biology at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, where she studied the effects of milk-born TGFbeta on p27 stability (synthesis and degradation) in the developing gut. In the Vogel lab her research is focused on motor neurons’ differential response to proteostatic stress and its (dis)regulation in neurodegenerative disease. She is also very interested in microenvironment physical and biochemical cues, 3D culture models and organoids. Outside the lab, she likes art exhibitions, photography, noir movies and music concerts.
Contact: az2204[at]nyu[dot]edu
Funda Mujgan Kar
PhD Student
Funda received her bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and genetics from Koç University. She currently works on understanding the role of post-translational modifications in meiosis. Outside the lab Funda enjoys travelling, playing card games, and reading.
Contact: fmk251[at]nyu[dot]edu
Master and Undergraduate Students
Kristen Avallone
Prianka Saha
Alumni
- Kristina Allgoewer, visiting Master’s and PhD student, 2016-2021, now University of Hamburg, Germany
- Justin Rendleman, PhD student, 2014-2021, now Rockefeller University
- Burcu Vitrinel, PhD student, 2015-2021
- Shuvadeep Maity, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2015-2020, now Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS)
- Dan Munro, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2019, now Scripps Research and UC San Diego
- Karolina Pajdak, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2016-2018, now Novartis
- Jade Wang, Master’s student, 2015-2018
- Matteo (Yunbin) Zhang, Undergraduate, 2016-2018, now Harvard University (Data Science)
- Konstantine Tchourine, PhD student, 2012-2018, now Columbia University
- Guoshou Teo, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2016-2018, now National University of Singapore
- Alice Zhao, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2017-2018
- Gustavo Monteiro Silva, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2011-2017, now Duke University
- Songhee Back, Technical Assistant, 2015-17, now Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Kolin Clark, Master’s student, 2016-2017
- Keira Wiechecki, Master’s student and Computational Support Staff, 2014-2017
- Zhe Cheng, PhD student, 2012-2016, now Weill Cornell
- Samson Jacob, Master’s student, 2015
- Nerea Cuevas Polo, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2015
- Dionne Argyle, Master’s student, 2014-2015
- Wei Wei, Technical Assistant, Summer 2015
- Ana Galesic, Master’s student, 2013-2015
- Xiaotong Yao, Master’s student, 2013-2015
- Sandhya Manohar, Undergraduate Student, 2013-2015
- Paul and Peter, Lab gerbils, 2011-2014
- Robert Young, Research Affiliate, 2011-2014
- Mathias Munschauer, PhD student at the Max-Delbrueck-Center in Berlin (Landthaler lab), 2011-2014
- Rebecca Bish, Postdoctoral Research, 2011-2014
- Gesa Wiel, Research Affiliate, 2013
- Tara Roc Moran, Lab Manager, 2011-2013
- Nathanael Geman, Research Affiliate, 2013
- Basil Perkins, Master’s student, 2013
- Aditi Vyas, Undergraduate Student, 2013
- Chris Weise, Summer Research Affiliate, 2012
- Vanessa Simoes, Research Affiliate, 2012
- Sabrina Krueger, Summer Research Affiliate, 2012
- Li Wang, Master’s student, 2011/2012
- Jessica Tiedke, Visiting PhD Student from the University of Hamburg, 2012
- Joseph Chin, Post-Baccalaureate Student, 2011
- Shailaja Iyer, Undergraduate Student, 2011
- Bobby Zhang Master Student, 2011
Honorary Lab Members
Goldie
Post Dog
Goldie was born on Mar. 25, 2021, in Missouri where his parents and grandparents are. He met Shaohuan in New York and became a family member of hers in June, 2021. He has been helping Shaohuan excersize and relax after work by walking with her around Washington Square Park. Besides “work”, he enjoys playing in the Dog Run, playing with Shaohuan at home, and eating chicken-flavored food.
In memoriam
Koby
Post Dog
Koby specializes on keeping The Boss sane. After secret former life and education, Koby joined the lab as a full-time grant and paper writing assistant. He is also working on his bioinformatics skills. When not supporting science and the Vogel lab, Koby enjoys eating carrots. Koby died of liver cancer in Jan. 22, 2021. But he lives forever in Christine’s heart.
Hammi
Resident Rodent
Hammi the Hamster thinks Shaohuan’s project on long-term memory formation is the best. While he doesn’t know how to read papers or how to program, he supports Shaohuan by being cute, warm, and cuddly, and by providing secret advice on proteomics data analysis. Shaohuan does not know where Hammi was born, but that does not matter as he is Shaohuan’s favorite teammate, in particular when he sits on her head. Hammi died of cancer in Sep. 22, 2021. But he lives forever in Shaohuan’s heart.