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Section on Nuclear Mechanotransduction & Cell Fate Dynamics

Lab Members

Our Staff

Photo of Kate Miroshnikova.
Yekaterina (Kate) Miroshnikova, Ph.D., Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator
Acting Section Chief

Our Fellows

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Solène Hervé
Postdoctoral Fellow

Working on nuclear morphology and chromatin mechanics in colonic homeostasis and colorectal cancer progression

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Rebecca Stephens
Postdoctoral Fellow

Working on lamina associated domains, mechanics, and cell fate specification

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Charles (Chas) Backman
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Chemical engineer working on understanding chromatin and nuclear architecture under mechanical force

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Andrew Cook
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Working on transcriptional reprogramming of human induced pluripotent stem cells under mechanical force

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Mona El Gendi
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Working on lamina and chromatin biophysics in colorectal cancer

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