HHMI Investigator; David Baltimore Chair in Biomedical Research, Whitehead Institute; Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, MIT

B.A., Biology, Williams College; Ph.D., Plant Biology, UC Berkeley

Mary is interested in all aspects of epigenetics and seed biology and many other things.

mgehring at wi dot mit dot edu

Lab Manager

B.A., Biology, Amherst College

Lindsey’s research has recently focused on structural variation in plant genomes.

lbechen at wi dot mit dot edu

Technical Assistant

B.S., Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Northeastern University

Sean is assisting with several projects in the lab related to apomixis.

sgc at wi dot mit dot edu

HHMI Bioinformatic Specialist

B.A., Biology, College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Biology, MIT

Carly is using single-nuclei RNA sequencing to investigate aspects of seed development and maternal-offspring communication.

camart at wi dot mit dot edu

Administrative Lab Manager

Beverly manages the lab’s budget, among many other essential administrative duties.

bmdobson at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.S., Applied Life Chemistry, Seoul National University; Ph.D., Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

Junsik is interested in endosperm chromatin structure.

jc2842 at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.S. and M.S., Genetics, Epigenetics, and Human Genetics, Pierre and Marie Curie University; Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Genetics, IBENS

Souraya is investigating the mechanisms and function of endosperm domain-specific gene imprinting.

khouider at wi dot mit dot edu

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S, M.S. and PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Roman is investigating PRC2 function during endosperm development and in apomixis.

rpodolec at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., Plant Science, Seoul National University

Joo Young is using single-nuclei approaches to understand conserved and divergent aspects of seed development across dicots.

jlim at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

Sc.B., Biochemistry, Brown University; Ph.D., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sonia is interested in our projects focused on climate and sustainability and is working with the underutilized crop pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan).

sboor at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.Sc., Zoology, University of Burdwan; M.Sc., Zoology, Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D., Biology and Computation, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and Freie Universitat Berlin

Biswa is interested in higher order chromatin structure in endosperm.

bghosh at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.S., Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, UCLA

Alex is investigating the function of RNA Pol IV in seeds.

amtang at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

Ann is investigating the functional of RdDM pathways in reproduction and seed development.

annyang at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.S., Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto

Annette is investigating the regulation of DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.

ajdiao at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.A., Biology, University of Pennsylvania

Hope is interested in understanding the regulation and function of imprinted transcription factors.

hopehaw at wi dot mit dot edu