Current Lab Members

Aaron Atkinson, Ph.D.
Dartmouth College, post-doctoral fellow

I am investigating mechanisms by which yeast regulate the mitochondrial zinc pools.

Megan Bestwick, M.S.
B.S. Southern Oregon University
M.S. University of Washington

I am focused on protein interaction studies with Coa1, a new cytochrome oxidase assembly factor.

Jenn Campbell, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, post-doctoral fellow

Elliott Ferris, B.S.
Brigham Young University, Ph.D. graduate student

I am working on the formation of the binuclear copper center in Cox2 in cytochrome oxidase biogenesis.

Mi-Young Jeong, Ph.D.
Korea University, Seoul, post-doctoral fellow

I am characterizing the role of Coa2 in the Cox1 hemylation for cytochrome oxidase biogenesis.

Hyung Kim, Ph.D.
University of Kansas, Research Associate

My research involves structural characterization of the mitochondrial matrix copper ligand complex.

Oleh Khalimonchuk, Ph.D.
University of Dresden, Germany, Research Associate

I am working on the maturation of Cox1 in the biogenesis of cytochrome oxidase with a focus on the function of assembly factors.

Un Na, M.S.
Yonsei University, Ph.D. graduate student

I am interested in redox homeostasis within the intermitochondrial membrane space.

Pam Smith, B.S.
Viterbo University, Ph.D. graduate student

I am working on the structural identity of the ligands stabilizing the bioavailable zinc and copper pools in the mitochondrial matrix.