PEOPLE IN THE LAB

Hiroki Goto - Postdoctoral Scholar
My scientific interest is to understand the genetic basis of naturally occurring variations within and between species. Now, I am studying the molecular evolution of the Y chromosome in primates.
hug4@psu.edu | (814) 863-2185 | 302 Wartik Lab

Yogeshwar Kelkar - Ph.D. student - Integrated Biosciences
I recently joined this lab as a doctoral student. I am investigating differences in mutation patterns across chromosomes especially between sex chromosomes and autosomes, currently concentrating on CpG mutation rates.
yogeshwar@psu.edu | (814) 863-4709 | 306 Wartik Lab

Erika Kvikstad - Ph.D. student - Genetics
As a graduate student in the IGDP Genetics, I joined Makova lab to pursue my interests in molecular evolution and comparative genomics. I'm currently involved in the experimental stages of a project which seeks to test whether mutations are primarily generated from errors in replication. This is important for studies of evolution as well as genetic disease. Prior to joining Kateryna's lab, I began my career in comparative genomics as a research specialist for the Laboratory for Molecular and Computational Genomics at UW-Madison.
kvik@bx.psu.edu | (814) 863-2185 | 306 Wartik Lab

Kateryna Makova - PI
Kateryna is interested in evolutionary genomics. She studies genome evolution (particularly sex chromosome evolution), variation of substitution rate within and across mammalian genomes, and evolution of gene expression.
Curriculum Vitae | kdm16@psu.edu | (814) 863-1619 | 305 Wartik Lab

Chungoo Park - Ph.D. student - Biology
I am interested in understanding the genetic and morphological diversity of animals via comparative genomic approaches. In particular, my research focuses on genome-wide anlysis of X chromosome inactivation and expression divergence between duplicate genes.
cxp440@psu.edu | (814) 863-2185 | 306 Wartik Lab

Melissa Wilson - Ph.D. student - Integrated Biosciences
I am a doctoral student in the Integrative Biosciences program, Bioinformatics & Genomics option. My undergraduate degree was in Medical Mathematics, focusing on differential and discrete modeling. I am interested in signatures and mechanisms of genome evolution, specifically gene duplication events and Y chromosome divergence across taxa.
maw397@psu.edu | (814) 865-2956 | 306 Wartik Lab


LAB ALUMNI

Matthew Ghent - Undergraduate - Biochemistry
 
Aparna Goel - Undergraduate student
 
Paula Goetting - Senior research assistant
 
Allison Lau - Undergrad - Biology
 
Lei Peng - Undergrad - Biology
 
Adil Sarwar - Ph.D. student - Computer Science