People

Dr. Priya R. Banerjee

Email: prbanerj@buffalo.edu

Principal Investigator

Dr. Richoo Davis

Email: richoobi@buffalo.edu

Postdoctoral Associate

I received a PhD in cellular and molecular biology from the University at Buffalo. I’m interested in role of protein condensates in cellular processes such as transcription and stress granule formation and their aberrant assemblies in disease states. Go bills !!

Dr. Gable Wadsworth

Email: gablewad@buffalo.edu

Postdoctoral Associate

Dr. Ibraheem Satii Mustafa Alshareedah

Email: ialshare@buffalo.edu

Postdoctoral Associate

I received a PhD in Physics from SUNY at Buffalo in Priya Banerjee’s Lab. My work is mostly concerned with measuring the physical properties of protein-nucleic acid condensates using a combination of microscopy, optical tweezers, and microfluidics. These measurements help us understand the physicochemical determinants of protein-nucleic acid condensation.

Dr. Ritika Gupta

Email: ritikagu@buffalo.edu

Postdoctoral Associate

My work involves studying the liquid-liquid phase separation of disordered protein polymers and RNA using microscopy and optical tweezers.

Dr. Anurag Singh

Email: singh26@buffalo.edu

Postdoctoral Associate

I received a PhD in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India with my thesis work focused on studying the aggregation kinetics, optical, and electrical properties of intrinsically disordered peptides. In Banerjee lab, I am interested in understanding the physical factors playing decisive role in modulating and tuning the material and transport properties of biomolecular condensates.

Tharun Selvam Mahendran

Email: tharunse@buffalo.edu

Graduate Student

I am a PhD student in the Department of Biology. I study deleterious phase transitions of biomolecular condensates relevant to neurodegenerative disorders in the Department of Physics.

Aishwarya Kanchi Ranganath

Email: akanchir@buffalo.edu

Graduate Student

I am a 2nd year PhD student in the Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering. My work is focused on studying the effects of ligands and modified sequence features on the phase separation behavior of disordered proteins.

Anushka Supakar

Email: asupakar@buffalo.edu

Graduate Student

PhD Student in Dept of Biological Sciences, working in Dept of Physics. My work focuses on the nuclear condensation of transcription factors and the role of phase separation in transcription regulation at specific DNA sites.

Pinki Chahal

Email: Pinki@buffalo.edu

Graduate Student

Paul Dewan

Email: pauldewa@buffalo.edu

Undergraduate Student

I am a senior undergraduate student majoring in biological sciences and physics. I am interested in the phase separation of prion like proteins and how their biophysical properties can be modulated by ligands.