Current Members
Kira Jonatzke, B.S.
Research Laboratory Technician, Senior
Department of Human Genetics
Project: Defining the impact of pathogenic tRNA synthetase variants on gene function using yeast, worm, and mouse models
Christina Del Greco, B.S.
Ph.D. Student
Department of Human Genetics
Project: Define the molecular mechanisms of diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial tRNA charging enzymes
Sheila Marte, B.S.
Ph.D. Student
Department of Human Genetics
Project: Identify factors that modulate phenotypes associated with tRNA synthetase mutations
Allison Cale, B.S.
Ph.D. Student
Department of Human Genetics
Project: Predictive modeling to identify pathogenic mutations in genes encoding aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases
Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D.
James V. Neel Collegiate Professor
Chair
Department of Human Genetics
Email: antonell@umich.edu
Twitter: @sequenceman
Alumni
Megan Forrest, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Spring 2020 - Summer 2023
Subsequent Position: Clinical Molecular Genetics Fellow, University of Chicago
Current Position: Clinical Molecular Genetics Fellow, University of Chicago
Jennifer Pierluissi, M.S.
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate
Fall 2019 - Winter 2023
Subsequent Position: Scientific Reviewer at the FDA
Current Position: Scientific Reviewer at the FDA
Maclaine Parish, B.S.
Undergraduate Researcher
Fall 2019 - Summer 2022
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. Student, Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Johns Hopkins
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Johns Hopkins
Molly Kuo, M.D., Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in June 2021
Subsequent Position: Returned to Medical School training
Current Position: Returned to Medical School Training
Rebecca Meyer-Schuman, Ph.D.
Department of Human Genetics
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in August 2021
Subsequent Position: Post-doctoral fellow in Zoghbi lab, Baylor College of Medicine
Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow in Zoghbi lab, Baylor College of Medicine
Elizabeth Fogarty, Ph.D.
Neuroscience Program
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in September 2019
Subsequent Position: Post-doctoral fellow in Buttitta lab, University of Michigan
Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow in Buttitta lab, University of Michigan
Natasha Golovchenko, B.S.
Research Associate
Fall 2017 - Summer 2019
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. Student, Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Chetna Gopinath, Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in November 2017
Subsequent Position: Post-doctoral fellow in Raleigh lab, UCSF
Current Position: Product Manager, STEMCELL Technologies
Stephanie Oprescu, B.S.
Research Associate
Summer 2014 - Summer 2017
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. Student, Purdue University
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Purdue University
Kayla Smith
Undergraduate Researcher
2016 - 2017 Academic Year
Miranda (Rogers) McMillan, M.S.
M.S. Student
Department of Human Genetics
William Law, Ph.D.
Department of Human Genetics
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in April 2016
Subsequent Position: Post-doctoral fellow in McCallion lab, Johns Hopkins University
Current Position: Senior Applications Scientist, PerkinElmer
Laurie Griffin, M.D., Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Biology (M.D., Ph.D. Student)
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in March 2016
Subsequent Position: Returned to Medical School training
Current Position: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Brown Medical School
Alex Kolenda
Undergraduate Researcher
2013 - 2015 Academic Years
Sarah Kawar
Undergraduate Researcher
2013 - 2014 Academic Year
Rachel Wallen, M.S.
M.S. Student, Human Genetics
Winter 2012 - Winter 2014
Megan Brewer, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Winter 2011 - Fall 2013
Subsequent Position: Senior Hospital Scientist, ANZAC Research Institute
Current Position: Early Career Research Network Coordinator, Macquarie University
Aimee Vester, B.S.
Undergraduate Researcher and then Research Technician
Fall 2009 - Spring 2013
Subsequent Position: M.D., Ph.D. Student, Emory School of Medicine
Current Position: Pediatrics Resident, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Heather McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Department of Human Genetics
Defended Ph.D. Thesis in May 2012
Subsequent Position: Clinical Molecular Genetics Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Current Position: Clinical Molecular Geneticist, Invitae
Chani Hodonsky, Ph.D.
Research Technician
Summer 2009 - Spring 2012
Subsequent Position: Master’s student, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow in Miller lab, University of Virginia
Kira Charney, M.D.
Undergraduate Researcher and then Research Technician
Fall 2009 - Summer 2011
Subsequent Position: Medical student, Michigan State University
Current Position: Hospitalist, Northwestern Medical Lake Forest Hospital
Stephanie Baum, M.D.
Undergraduate Researcher
Neuroscience Honors Student
Winter 2010 - Spring 2011
Subsequent Position: Medical student, Wayne State University
Current Position: Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Lenox Hill Hospital