RNA Institute Faculty & Staff

Director
J. Andrew Berglund
J. Andrew Berglund
Professor, Director of The RNA Institute
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute; Berglund Lab
LS 2033I
Institute Leadership
Thomas Begley
Thomas Begley
Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Associate Director of The RNA Institute, Director of Training in RNA Science and Technology, Interim REPR Director
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2033
Marlene Belfort
Marlene Belfort
Distinguished Professor, Senior Advisor of The RNA Institute
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2060
RNA Leadership
Faculty
Rajendra K. Agrawal
Rajendra K. Agrawal
Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Wadsworth Center, Biggs Lab, Room C450
Cheryl P. Andam
Cheryl P. Andam
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2060
Arun Richard Chandrasekaran
Arun Richard Chandrasekaran
Senior Research Scientist
The RNA Institute
LSRB 1136
Alan Chen
Alan Chen
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
LS 2033E
John Cleary
John Cleary
Collaborative Staff Scientist, Assistant Director of Research
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2102
Douglas S. Conklin
Douglas S. Conklin
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; Cancer Research Center; The RNA Institute
Cancer Research Center, Room 342H
Bijan K. Dey
Bijan K. Dey
Principal Investigator, The RNA Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2098 (Office) Life Sciences 2020 (Lab)
Dylan Farnsworth
Dylan Farnsworth
Senior Research Scientist
The RNA Institute
LSRB 1059
Michael Fasullo
Michael Fasullo
Associate Professor of Nanobioscience, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
The RNA Institute; Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
NFE 4322
Gabriele Fuchs
Gabriele Fuchs
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2033F
Ken Halvorsen
Ken Halvorsen
Senior Research Scientist
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2020A
Jason Herschkowitz
Jason Herschkowitz
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; Cancer Research Center; The RNA Institute
East Campus CRC 342
Melinda Larsen
Melinda Larsen
Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 1086
Igor Lednev
Igor Lednev
Distinguished Professor, Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 1107
ChangHwan Lee
ChangHwan Lee
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 1076
Pan T. X. Li
Pan T. X. Li
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 1108
Kathleen A. McDonough
Kathleen A. McDonough
Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
David Axelrod Institute
J. Andres Melendez
J. Andres Melendez
Professor and Chair
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering; Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering; The RNA Institute
NanoFab East 4313
Li Niu
Li Niu
Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
LS 1057
Cara Pager
Cara Pager
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2051
Janice D. Pata
Janice D. Pata
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
150 New Scotland Avenue Center for Medical Science Room 2009 Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health Albany, NY 12208
Kaalak Reddy
Kaalak Reddy
Research Faculty
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 02099
Maksim Royzen
Maksim Royzen
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
LS 1127
Alexander Shekhtman
Alexander Shekhtman
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 1149
Jia Sheng
Jia Sheng
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
LS 2033B
John M. Sullivan
John M. Sullivan
Professor of Ophthalmology, University at Buffalo
The RNA Institute
Scott Tenenbaum
Scott Tenenbaum
Professor
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering; Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering; The RNA Institute
NanoFab East 4312
Sweta Vangaveti
Sweta Vangaveti
Research Scientist, Advanced Computational Facility Manager
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2033D
Mehmet Yigit
Mehmet Yigit
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
LS 1125
Shenglong Zhang
Shenglong Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute
Life Sciences Research Building, 1003R
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Associate Faculty
Nilesh Banavali
Nilesh Banavali
Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Wadsworth Center, Biggs Lab, Room C419B
Ben Boivin
Ben Boivin
Associate Professor
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering; Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering; The RNA Institute
NanoFab East 1906
Nathaniel Cady
Nathaniel Cady
Associate Dean for Research, Professor
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering; Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering; The RNA Institute
NanoFab East 4405
Alexander T. Ciota
Alexander T. Ciota
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Wadsworth Center, Griffin Laboratories, Room 125.
Soma Dash
Soma Dash
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 1039
Ye Ding
Ye Ding
Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center, Research Professor, Biomedical Sciences
The RNA Institute
Empire State Plaza C236
Keith Earle
Keith Earle
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Physics
Department of Physics; The RNA Institute
Physics 112
Paolo Forni
Paolo Forni
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 1038
Pallavi Ghosh
Pallavi Ghosh
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Center for Medical Science 5421
Rabi Ann Musah
Rabi Ann Musah
Associate Vice Provost for Learning Commons, Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor
Department of Chemistry; The RNA Institute; Learning Commons; Center for Achievement, Retention & Student Success (CARSS)
Chemistry 222
Anil Ojha
Anil Ojha
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Robert Osuna
Robert Osuna
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2062
Jon Paczkowski
Jon Paczkowski
Assistant Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
5221 Center for Medical Sciences, 120 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
Morgan Sammons
Morgan Sammons
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2078
Susan Sharfstein
Susan Sharfstein
Professor of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering; Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering; The RNA Institute
NanoFab East 4412
Hua Shi
Hua Shi
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2050
Haixin Sui
Haixin Sui
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Wadsworth Center, Biggs Lab, Room C265
Alex Valm
Alex Valm
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
BIO 324
Joseph T. Wade
Joseph T. Wade
Chair & Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Ing-Nang Wang
Ing-Nang Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
LS 2077
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Affiliate Faculty
Eriks Rozners
Eriks Rozners
Professor of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Binghamton University
The RNA Institute
Daniel P. Aalberts
Daniel P. Aalberts
Professor of Physics, Williams College
The RNA Institute
Georges Belfort
Georges Belfort
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The RNA Institute
Dana R. Crawford
Dana R. Crawford
Associate Professor, Albany Medical College
The RNA Institute
Lauren Endres
Lauren Endres
Associate Professor of Biology, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
The RNA Institute
Steven D. Hanes
Steven D. Hanes
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
The RNA Institute
Sally Temple
Sally Temple
Research Professor; Scientific Director, Principal Investigator and Co-Founder, Neural Stem Cell Institute
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; The RNA Institute
Paul Whitford
Paul Whitford
Professor of Physics, Northeastern University
The RNA Institute
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Distinguished Faculty
Paul Agris
Paul Agris
Founding Director of The RNA Institute; Consulting Professor, Duke University Department of Medicine
The RNA Institute
Joachim Frank
Joachim Frank
Chemist Nobel 2017, Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University
The RNA Institute
Angel Garcia
Angel Garcia
Director of CNLS Los Alamos National Laboratory
The RNA Institute
David Shub
David Shub
Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences, University at Albany
The RNA Institute
Michael Zuker
Michael Zuker
Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The RNA Institute
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Institute Staff
Paul Gumpper
Paul Gumpper
Administrative Manager
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2033G
Claudia Lennon
Claudia Lennon
Bioinformatics Support Specialist
The RNA Institute
Tammy Reid
Tammy Reid
Research and Development Manager, Berglund Lab Manager
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2033H
Sangeetha Selvam, PhD
Sangeetha Selvam, PhD
Science Communications Specialist
The RNA Institute
Life Sciences 2033J
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