David Kashatus - Kashatus@virginia.edu

Dave received his bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006, studying under Al Baldwin.  After a postdoctoral fellowship with Chris Counter at Duke University, he moved to UVA in 2012.  Dave’s lab is interested in the role of mitochondrial dynamics in tumorigenesis.

Jennifer Kashatus – jk4gw@virginia.edu

Jen received her B.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University in 1996.  She has been working in academia and industry for 15 years in cell and molecular biology.  Jen has a range of experience in nuclear receptors, adipogenesis, gut biology and most recently circadian biology.

Lindsey Myers – lm2ph@virginia.edu

Lindsey graduated from the University of Florida in 2011 with a B.S. in Biotechnology.  She is currently using mouse models to study the role of mitochondrial fission in pancreatic tumorigenesis.

Aldo Nascimento – an5vf@virginia.edu

Aldo got his B.A. in Biology from Harvard University in 2011.  He is currently focused on the regulation of mitochondrial fission by signaling pathways downstream of oncogenic Ras.

Sarah Heuer – seh3sb@virginia.edu

Sarah is a second year student who is studying the potential regulation of the RalA effector protein RalBP1 by chaperone-mediated autophagy.

Allison Meadows – amm5pn@virginia.edu

Allison is a second year student studying the role of the kinase PKC in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics.

Brian Chen – pbc3gz@virginia.edu

Brian is a second year student trying to identify novel post-translational modifications on the protein RalBP1.