Research Group

Primary Investigator

Professor Theodore Kwaku Dayie
Email: dayie@umd.edu

• Hometown: Accra, Ghana
• B.A. Physics, Hamilton College, NY
• Ph.D. Biophysics, Harvard University, MA
• Post-doctoral fellowships: RNA Biochemistry and Biophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA & The Scripps Research Institute, CA
• Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, OH, 2002-2008
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Department, Case Western Reserve University, OH, 2001-2008
• Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, 2000-2008

Members

Graduates

Amr Elghondakly
Project: RNA Structural Studies
Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, OK

Andrew Longhini
Project: Enzymatic-Based Labeling and Riboswitch Structural and Dynamics StudiesHometown: Valencia, CA
B.S. Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Ph.D. Candidate

Hyeyeon Nam
Project: Riboswitch Structural and Dynamic Studies
Hometown: Jeju, South Korea
B.S. Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Ph.D. Candidate

Owen Becette
Project: Riboswitch Structural Studies
Hometown: Locktown, NJ
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drew University, NJ
Ph.D. Candidate

Undergraduates

Maryia Svirydava
Project: Structural Studies of HBV epsilon

• Hometown: Minsk, Belarus
• Degree Sought: B.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, MD

Hannah Jaques
Project: Structural Studies of RNA

• Hometown: Woodstock, MD       ·
• Degree Sought: B.S. Animal Sciences, University of Maryland, MD

Alumni

Chandar S. Thakur
Project: Biomass Istopic Labeling and RNA-Drug Interactions

• Hometown: Hyderabad, India
• B.S. Math, Chemistry & Physics, Babu Jagjivan Ram College, India
• M.S. Chemistry, Osmania University, India
• Ph.D. Clinical Bio-analytical Chemistry/Molecular Medicine, Cleveland State University, OH
• Post-doctoral Fellowship: Chemical Biology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY
• Currently: Regulatory Affairs Staff at ACell, MD

Gopal Narang
Project: Biomass Isotopic Labeling Description:

• B.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Currently: Medical Student at University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Jacob Sama
Project: Biomass Istopic Labeling

• Hometown: Bamenda, Cameroon
• B.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Currently: Medical student at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD

Karen Jack
Project: RNA/Protein Structural Studies

• Hometown: Monroe, LA
• B.S. Chemistry, Dillard University, LA
• Ph.D. Biochemistry, Ohio University, OH. Advisor: Jennifer Heinz, Ph.D.
• Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2011: Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics at The University of Maryland, MD. Advisor: Jonathan Dinman, Ph.D.

Konstantin Berlin
Project: Computational Methods for Molecular Structure Refinement

• Hometown: Potomac, MD
• B.S. Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• M.S. Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Currently: Senior Research Engineer at Invincea, Inc. in Arlington, VA
• URL: www.cs.umd.edu/~kberlin/

Kyle Eggleston
Project: RNA-Drug Interactions

• Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD
• Degree Sought: B.S. Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Luigi Alvarado
Project: Enzymatic-Based Isotopic Labeling and RNA Structural Studies

• Hometown: Lima, Peru
• B.S. Biochemistry, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
• Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Institutes of Health

Margaret Brown
Project: Chemo-Enzymatic Isotopic Labeling

• B.S. Chemistry, California State University, CA
• M.S. Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

My T. Le
Project: In Vivo Isotopic Labeling and RNA Structural StudiesDescription:

• Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
• B.S. Immunology, National University of Vietnam, Vietnam
• M.S. Virology, University of Singapore, Singapore
• Ph.D. Molecular and Cell Biology ,University of Maryland, College park, MD
• Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Indiana University, IN

Nadkkudy V. Eldho
Project: Group II Intron Structure and Dynamics

• Hometown: Cochin, India
• B.S. Chemistry, BS. Mahatma Gandhi University, India
• Ph.D. Chemistry, PhD. University of Kerala, India
• Currently: Research Staff at Texas A&M University, TX

Rachel Brown
Project: In Vivo Isotopic Labeling and Riboswitch Structural Studies

• Hometown: Millington, NJ
• B.S. Chemistry and B.S. Biological Sciences (Physiology and Neurobiology), University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Currently: M.D.-Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Regan LeBlanc
Project: Biomass Isotopic Labeling, RNA Dynamics Studies, and NMR Technology Development

• Hometown: Glenburn, ME
• B.S. Chemistry & Economics, Furman University, SC
• M.S. Chemistry, University of Maine, ME
• Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College park, MD
• Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Cancer Institute

Samantha Lin
Project: RNA-Drug Interactions

• Hometown: Hanover, MD
• Degree: B.S. Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• M.S. Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
• Currently: Medical Student at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Shivani Reddy
Project: RNA Structural Studies

• Hometown: Singapore
• B.S. Biochemistry, University at Buffalo, NY
• M.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Yiling Luo
Project: Native RNA Preparation and Riboswitch Structural Studies

• Hometown: China
• B.S. Biomedical Chemistry, Warwick University, United Kingdom
• Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Currently: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL