Administration
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Kevin Gardner, Ph.D.
- Director, Structural Biology Initiative
- Einstein Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The City College of New York
The Gardner Lab studies the biophysical and biochemical basis of environmental sensing domains, exploring natural regulation, and developing methods of artificial control.
Email: kgardner@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3220
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Melissa Kushner Vacca
- Associate Director, Structural Biology
Phone: 212.413.3221
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Hyacinth Camillieri
- Administrative Coordinator, Structural Biology
Phone: 212.413.3244
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Rinat Abzalimov, Ph.D.
- Director, Mass Spectrometry Facility
- Co-Director, MALDI-TOF MS Imaging Facility
- Research Assistant Professor, Structural Biology Initiative
The Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Facility provides analytical services and expertise to CUNY researchers and their industrial partners, and academic research labs outside the University.
Email: rabzalimov@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3236
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James Aramini, Ph.D.
- Director, Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility
- Research Associate Professor, Structural Biology Initiative
The Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility provides high-field solution and solid-state NMR instrumentation and support to academic researchers within and outside the CUNY system as well as industrial users.
Email: jaramini@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3234
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Amédée des Georges, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Structural Biology Initiative
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The City College of New York
The des Georges lab studies structural and functional study of the regulation of large macromolecular complexes using cryo-electron microscopy.
Email: adesgeorges@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3232
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Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Structural Biology Initiative
- Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY
The Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab studies protein liquid phase separation and neurodegenerative aggregation using a combination of single molecule fluorescence, soft matter material science and C. elegans genetics.
Email: selbaumgarfinkle@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3245
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Eta A. Isiorho, Ph.D.
- Research Assistant Professor, Structural Biology Initiative
- Facility Manager, Macromolecular Crystallization Facility
The Macromolecular Crystallization Facility provides protein crystallization services and instrumentation as well as crystallographic support to academic (and industrial) researchers both within and outside the CUNY.
Email: eisiorho@gc.cuny.edu
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Bruce Johnson, Ph.D.
- Senior Research Director, Computational Sciences, Structural Biology Initiative
The Johnson Lab works at the interface of computation and experiment in developing new techniques for the analysis and use of NMR data from proteins, RNA and metabolomics studies.
Email: bjohnson@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3227
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Daniel Keedy, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Structural Biology Initiative
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The City College of New York
The Keedy Lab combines computation and experiments to reveal alternative protein conformations and explore how they underlie dynamic functions such as catalysis, ligand binding, and allosteric regulation.
Email: dkeedy@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3246
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Syeda Maryam Azeem
- Research Assistant, Keedy Lab, Structural Biology
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Martha Beckwith
- Computational Scientist, Johnson Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
Phone: 212.413.3247
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Ellen Koag
- Computational Scientist, Johnson Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
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Dong (Dan) Lee
- Research Associate, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology
Phone: 212.413.3226
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Emily Armbruster, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, des Georges Lab, Structural Biology
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Harsh Bansia, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, des Georges Lab, Structural Biology
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Rachel Fisher, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
Phone: 212.413.3248
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Jaynee Hart, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology
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Tara Marcink, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, des Georges Lab, Structural Biology
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Blake Riley, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Keedy Lab, Structural Biology
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Meiling Zhang, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology
Doctoral Students
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Roksana Azad
- Doctoral Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
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Alfredo Vidal Ceballos
- Doctoral Student, Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
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Matt Cleere
- Doctoral Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology
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Da Cui
- Doctoral Student, des Georges Lab, Structural Biology
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Uthama Edupuganti
- Doctoral Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
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Dominique Gutierrez
- Doctoral Student, des Georges Lab, Structural Biology
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Zaynab Jaber
- Doctoral Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology
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Charles (CJ) McDonald
- Doctoral Student, Elbaum-Garfinkle Lab, Structural Biology
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Tamar Skaist
- Doctoral Student, Keedy Lab, Structural Biology
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Danielle Swingle
- Doctoral Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
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Xingjian (Jim) Xu
- Doctoral Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology
Undergraduate Students
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Leandro Pimentel
- Undergraduate Honors Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology Initiative
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Kaitlyn Toy
- Undergraduate Student, Gardner Lab, Structural Biology