David Q. Matu
s, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5215
631-632-8014
david.matus AT stonybrook.edu
Wan Zhang
Lab Manager and Research Technician
Michael Martinez
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmacology
I have a keen interest in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cell invasive behavior. Presently, I am investigating the effects of clinically approved cell cycle inhibitors on anchor cell (AC) invasion, which is an important step in the development of the C. elegans reproductive tract.
Yutong Xiao
Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular and Cellular Biology
I’m interested in the relationship between cell cycle regulation and cell invasive behavior. Using C. elegans anchor cell invasion as a model, I intend to identify chromatin remodelers that contribute to invasion, which will enable better understanding of the relative mechanism of invasive pathologies like cancer metastasis.
Angelina Mullarkey
Master’s Student in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
My research is focused on how cell cycle state impacts the cell biological mechanisms underlying the invasive-proliferative switch. I’m using the C. elegans anchor cell to explore why G0 arrest is required for invasion by describing the localization of mitochondria, actin regulators, and other organelles in invasive versus proliferative states.
Chris Zhao
Post-Baccalaureate Researcher
My research focuses on the histone deacetylase HDA-1 in C. elegans, and how it regulates the cell cycle and invasive program in the anchor cell.
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Matus Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers:
Nicholas Palmisano, PhD (Lecturer, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Adelphi University)
Rebecca Adikes, PhD (Assistant Professor of Biology, Siena College)
Antonio Herrera, PhD (Lecturer, Department of Biology, Pace University)
Graduate Students:
Taylor Medwig-Kinney, PhD (Postdoctoral Associate, Bob Goldstein Lab)
Jayson “Jay” Smith, PhD (Postdoctoral Scholar, Paschalis Kratsios Lab)
Abraham Kohrman, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow, Eszter Posfai Lab)
Master’s Students:
Simeiyun “May” Liu (PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz)
Digna Nosike (Medical Student, Stony Brook University School of Medicine)
Postbaccalaureate Researchers:
Frances Moore (PhD Student, Yale)
Nicholas Weeks (Medical Student, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Ononnah Ahmed
Ayesha Saad
Undergraduate Students:
Andrea DeRosa (Class of 2022, Stony Brook University)
Anya Fang (Class of 2023, Stony Brook University)
Sydney Sirota (Class of 2021, Stony Brook University)
Neha Somineni (Class of 2021, Stony Brook University)
Sofia De La Cruz (Class of 2023, UC San Diego)
Rumana Rahman (Class of 2020, Stony Brook University)
Kenny Chiu (Class of 2019, Wesleyan University)
Yee Man Li (Class of 2018, Stony Brook University)
Bria Midgette (Class of 2018, Stony Brook University)
High School Students:
Nithin Parsan (Undergraduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Stephanie Hu (Undergraduate Student, Yale University)
Angie Jang (BS/MD Student, Northwestern University)
Matthew Weltmann (Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania)
Ella Feiner (Undergraduate Student, Princeton University)
Sydney Bracht (Undergraduate Student, Johns Hopkins University)
Mit Patel (Undergraduate Student, Harvard University)
Kiera Alventosa (Undergraduate Student, Amherst College)