Our Team
Meet the Shilatifard Lab team members. We welcome requests for information about our work and collaboration opportunities.
Principal Investigator
![Ali Shilatifard, PhD](../images/550x310/Ali2024_550x310.jpg)
Ali Shilatifard, PhD
Robert Francis Furchgott Professor
Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Director of the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics
312-503-5223
PhD: University of Oklahoma, Biochemistry (1994)
Read BioResearch Professor
![Noah Birch, MD, PhD](../images/people/noah_0609_550x310.jpg)
Noah Birch, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Hematology and Oncology
![Sarah Gold, PhD](../images/550x310/sarah-gold550x310.jpg)
Sarah Gold, PhD
Science Writer
![Marta Iwanaszko, PhD](../images/550x310/MartaNew_550x310.jpg)
Marta Iwanaszko, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
![Rama Mishra, PhD](../images/550x310/Rama_550x310.jpg)
Rama Mishra, PhD
Assistant Professor
![Zibo Zhao, PhD](../images/people/zibo_1484_550x310.jpg)
Zibo Zhao, PhD
Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Fellow
![Yuki Aoi, PhD](../images/people/yuki_1633_550x310.jpg)
Yuki Aoi, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
![Bercin Cenik MD, PhD](../images/people/bercin_0735_550x310.jpg)
Bercin Cenik MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
![Madhurima Das, PhD](../images/people/Madhurima-Das.jpg)
Madhurima Das, PhD
Research Associate
![Simone De Fabritiis, PhD](../images/550x310/Simone_550x310.jpg)
Simone De Fabritiis, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
![Saeid Parast, PhD](../images/people/Saeid_550x310.jpg)
Saeid Parast, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
![Shimaa Soliman, PhD](../images/people/shimaa_soliman_550x310.jpg)
Shimaa Soliman, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
![Bin Zheng, PhD](../images/people/bin_1508_550x310.jpg)
Bin Zheng, PhD
Feinberg Fellow
Research Staff
![Grant Andersen](../images/people/grant-andersen-550x310.jpg)
Grant Andersen
Research Technician
![Ben Howard](../images/people/ben_howard_550x310.jpg)
Ben Howard
Research Technician
![Rukkia Liaqat](../images/550x310/Rukia_550x310.jpg)
Rukkia Liaqat
Research Technician
![Brianna Monroe, MS](../images/550x310/Brianna_550x310.jpg)
Brianna Monroe, MS
Senior Medical Illustrator/Animator
![Ruxuan Qiu, MS](../images/550x310/Ruxuan_550x310.jpg)
Ruxuan Qiu, MS
Research Technician
![Luke St. John](../images/550x310/Luke-550x310.jpg)
Luke St. John
Research Technician
![Jacob Zeidner](../images/people/jacobzeidner_550x310.jpg)
Jacob Zeidner
Research Technician
Graduate Students
![Yue He](../images/people/Yue_He_550x310.jpg)
Yue He
Graduate Student
![Leila Iravani](../images/people/Leila_Iravani_550x310.jpg)
Leila Iravani
Master of Biotechnology Student
Summer Research Interns
![Rachel Meiselman](../images/550x310/Rachel_550x310.jpg)
Rachel Meiselman
Undergraduate Research Intern
![Isabella Mroczek](../images/people/isabella-mroczek.jpg)
Isabella Mroczek
Undergraduate Research Intern
![Will Thakur](../images/people/will-thakur.jpg)
Will Thakur
Undergraduate Research Intern
Administration
![Linda Jackson](../images/550x310/Linda_Jackson.jpg)
Linda Jackson
Administrative Assistant
312.503.5229
![Beverly Kirk](../images/people/beverly-kirk-550x310.jpg)
Beverly Kirk
Program Coordinator
![Laura Ann Shilatifard](../images/550x310/LauraNew_550x310.jpg)
Laura Ann Shilatifard
Director of the SQE Inspire Program