Alessandro is Associate Professor at The Wistar Institute (Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling Program) and Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Scientific Director of the Genomics Shared Resources at Wistar. He graduated in Biotechnology from the University of Bologna and obtained a PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Milan.

Sandra graduated in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and obtained her PhD in Cancer Biology and Genetics  from Temple University. 

Research interests: 3D genome dynamics in cell differentiation, transcriptional enhancers.

Sarah graduated in Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh and obtained a PhD Cell and Molecular Biology (Genetics & Epigenetics) from the University of Pennsylvania. . 

Research interests: transcription regulation by nuclear phosphatases, structure and function of the Integrator complex.

Kelsey is a PhD student of Cell and Molecular Biology (Genetics & Epigenetics) from the University of Pennsylvania. She previously graduated in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Chemistry from the Minnesota State University Moorhead. 

 Research interests: enhancer regulation during cell fate commitment.  

Joei is a Senior at the University of Pennsylvania and works part-time in the lab as a research assistant. Joei is majoring in Neuroscience and is interested in mechanisms of genome regulation. 

Postdoc (2019-2022)

Current position: Principal Scientific Researcher, Genentech