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CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
Ramji K. Bhandari, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Gene-Environment Interactions, Developmental/Reproductive Biology, Epigenetics
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
Santosh Anand, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Bioinformatics, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence
Sourav Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Epigenetic basis for the development and progression of transgenerational metabolic diseases
Shafiullah Parvej, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Gut microbiome-epigenome interactions, Epigenome editing
Kaushalya Dambage Fernando, B.S.
Visiting Scientist, Research Specialist
Environment-epigenome interactions, Epigenome editing
GRADUATE STUDENTS
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Su Men
Graduate Student
Epigenome editing of embryonic somatic and germ cells
Thomas Nickel
Graduate Student
Environmentally Induced epigenetic aging of reproductive and metabolic tissues
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Noah Adams (January 2024~ present)
Senior
Generation of CRISPR-dCas9 transgenic medaka lines carrying epigenetic modifying enzymes
CRISPR-mediated epigenome editing of DNA methylation on nanos promoter and gene body in medaka embryos
Collaboration with Sumen, Dr. Parvej Shafiullah, and Dambage Fernando Kaushalya
Seb Sweaney (August 2024~ present)
Sophomore
Mitigation of environmentally induced epigenetic aging of liver
Together with S. Chakraborty.
Mina Giurgius (January 2025~ present)
Junior
Gene environment interactions in testicular germ cells
Collaboration with A. Giri
Colson Schmit (January 2025~ present)
Junior
Expression of mitochondrial genes during intergenerational inheritance of the liver disease
Collaboration with S. Anand
Aiva Rudolf (January 2025~ present)
Freshmen
Gene-environment interactions in testicular somatic cells
Collaboration with J. Nath
Lily Dothager (August 2025~ present)
Freshmen
Environmentally induced epigenetic aging of reproductive and metabolic tissues.
Collaboration with Tommy Nickel
Sophia Dickson (March 2026~ present)
Freshmen
Epigenetic aging of ovarian somatic cells and oocytes
Collaboration with Dambage Fernando (Kaushalya) and Seb Sweaney
Yanna Ngo (March 2026 ~ present)
Freshmen
Epigenetic aging of ovarian follicle cells
Collaboration with Dambage Fernando (Kaushalya) and Seb Sweaney
Zoey Amjad (March 2026 ~ present)
Freshmen
Epigenetics of in vitro fertilizatio and embryo development in medaka
Collaboration with Dr. Sourav Chakraborty
Tanish Gadireddy (March 2026 ~ present)
Freshmen
Epigenetics of in vitro fertilizatio and embryo development in medaka
Collaboration with Dr. Sourav Chakraborty
Office: 217a Lefevre Hall
Lab: 219 Lefevre Hall
@theBhandariLab
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri Columbia1200 University Avenue
Columbia, MO 65211, U.S.A.
University of Missouri Columbia1200 University Avenue
Columbia, MO 65211, U.S.A.
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