Joshua C. Saldivar

Assistant Professor

Hometown: Fayetteville, AR
Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Science, Ohio State University
                    Postdoc in Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University
Hobbies: Rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, and playing the piano
Lab superpower: Fluorescence microscopy
Research interest: I'm interested in the dynamics of the nucleus and how they ensure the stability of genetic and epigenetic information.

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Erin Helms

Postdoctoral Scholar

Hometown: Otis, Oregon
Education: Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Oregon Health & Science University
Hobbies: Hiking, kayaking, illustration, reading, crocheting, puzzling
Lab superpower: Troubleshooting single-cell multiomic library preps and making scientific illustrations
Research interest: I'm interested in the role of linker H1 histones in gene regulation

Celina Sanchez

Graduate Student

Hometown: Helena, MT
Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, Montana State University
Hobbies: Rock climbing, hiking, camping, surfing (anything outside), and cooking
​Lab superpower: live cell imaging and tracking
Research interest: I'm interesting in how cells regulate cell cycle exit and the DNA damage response

Melissa McEvoy

Graduate Student

Hometown: Longmont, CO
Education: B.A. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
Hobbies: Napping, swimming, paddleboarding
Lab superpower: Immunoprecipitations, confocal imaging
Research interest: I'm interested in how cells prevent transcription-replication conflicts.

Michaela Russo

Graduate Student

Hometown: Sunnyvale, California
Education: B.A. Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College
Hobbies: knitting, reading, movies, hiking, and kickboxing!
Lab superpower: NGS library preps, image-based screens
Research interest: I'm interested in how transcription condensates regulate 3D chromatin architecture

Augusto Murriello

Graduate Student

Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education: Licenciate Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires
Hobbies: Reading books, football (soccer), and basketball
Lab superpower: Proximity ligation assays
Research interest: I'm interested in how Mediator kinase regulates transcription condensates

Juyoung Lee

Computational Biologist

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Education: M.S. in Computational Biology, University of Oregon
Hobbies: Hiking, baking, and playing piano
Lab superpower: Debugging error messages
Research interest: I'm interested in how the changes in the epigenome and chromatin conformation relate to gene regulation.

Tucker

Lab pup

Hometown: Portland, OR
Education: Graduated from puppy training school
Hobbies: walking, swimming, hiking, dog parks, barking, and asking for treats
Lab superpower: getting lots of pets and lowering everyone's stress levels
Research interest: I'm interested in the smell of grass and plants

Lab Alumni

Carlos Origel Marmolejo

Senior Computational Scientist, Recursion

Previously a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Saldivar lab

Paige Roberts

Clinical Research Coordinator

Previously a Research Assistant II in the Saldivar Lab

Spandana Naldiga

Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University

Previously a postdoctoral scholar in the Saldivar lab