Life is great when you have this team.

FYI, that is not my husband...

Nelson's project focuses on studying the size regulation of peroxisomes in yeast cells for future use as a synthetic organelle. Nelson aims to push the limits of the peroxisome size and capacity through genetic/optogenetic manipulation and computational analysis in order to enhance the organelle's ability to compartmentalize cargo.

Brenda's current project focuses on the connection between organelle size regualtion, establishment of cell size, and the active processes that partition organelles between mother and bud. She applies techniques including optogenetics and fluorescence microscopy to study how vacuole size and cell size impact the function of the cell. She intends to earn a PhD and study epigenetics in the future.

Daniel’s project studies how the size and function of organelles is impacted by exposure to toxic levels of metal ions in the environment. His current project uses microscopy, transcriptomics, and computational analysis to determine how environmental metals and metabolites can inhibit key cellular processes such as organelle inheritance.

John’s project's aims are to use budding yeast as a cellular factory – specifically to engineer organelles like the vacuole to manufacture compounds in larger scales. He aspires to earn a PhD and pursue a career developing targeted cancer therapeutics.

Gabriela’s project studies how exposure to potentially toxic levels of metals in the environement impacts the morphology and inheritance of yeast vacuoles.

Anyce has joined Dr. Anita Sil's lab at UCSF for her Master's thesis research.