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Epigenomics Facility

William Lai

Epigenomics Interim Director

Will became the interim director of the Bioinformatics Facility in 2022. To read more about Will’s expertise and experience, see the leadership page.

Amy Lyndaker

Lab Manager

Amy received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology from Cornell University in 2009 studying mechanisms of DNA repair and recombination. She then pursued postdoctoral research in the fields of mammalian genome instability, cancer genetics, and infertility in the Dept. of Biomedical Sciences at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Most recently Amy was a tenured Associate Professor of Biology at Elmira College, primarily teaching undergraduate coursework in genetics, biochemistry, and the biology of cancer as well as running a student-centered research program. She joined the BRC Epigenomics Core Facility as Lab Manager in the fall of 2022.

Danying Shao

Collaborative Senior Researcher

Danying holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.S. in Physics from Peking University. She specializes in computational biology, data science, and web applications. She has worked on a wide range of projects, including cell signaling, cell motility, next-generation sequencing pipelines, labor management, and institutional research.

Catherine Smugereski

Technician

Catherine graduated from Elmira College with a Bachelor of Science in molecular biology.  She worked in several research labs in the Natural Sciences department at Elmira, most recently working on her research project involving subcloning a human gene into a plasmid in preparation for screening a human cDNA library via yeast two-hybrid. 

Devin Mellini

Technician

Devin graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor’s degree in biology. He was a member of Te-Wen Lo's lab for a year and a half while at Ithaca. His interests include researching anything genetics related, especially epigenetics. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar, reading, and exercising. 

Ben Kellogg

Student Intern

Benjamin is going to Penn State studying biochemistry and molecular biology for undergrad. Ben has had a lifelong curiosity in biology and natural sciences with a specific interest in genetics. In his free time, he likes to practice making bread, playing classical guitar, hiking, and kayaking.