Principal Investigator
Lyle Simmons
Principal Investigator
Research: DNA repair and replication
Education: B.S. Alma College, Ph.D. Michigan State, Postdoc MIT
Publications: View Lyle Simmons' publications.
Interests: Outside of the lab I enjoy spending time with my wife Kristi, son Owen and daughter, Mia. I enjoy Red Sox baseball, U of M and MSU athletics. I enjoy outdoor activities including: hiking, cycling and fly fishing.
Staff
Nico Fernandez, Ph.D. (2019-current)
Research Fellow
Nico studies the contribution of DNA methylation to the regulation of gene expression.
Kelly Manthei, PhD (2021-current)
Research Associate
Education: Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research: MrfAB excision repair
Graduate Students
Caroline Lowder (2019-current)
Graduate Student
Education: B.S. Western Carolina University
Research: Caroline studies RNA-DNA hybrid removal and Okazaki fragment maturation.
Jennie Hibma (2020-current)
Graduate Student
Education: B.S. Lipscomb University
Research: Jennie studies RNA methylation.
Julianna Cresti (2021-current)
Graduate Student
Education: B.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry Villanova University
Research: Ribonucleotide excision repair
Undergraduates
Abigail Kendal (2023-current)
Undergraduate
Major: MCDB
Research: DNA replication fork collapse
Lia Munson (2022-current)
Major: MCDB
Research: Ribosomal RNA methylation
