People
Ekaterina Grishchuk, PhD
Associate Professor
gekate@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
PhD Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Fazly Ataullakhanov, DSc
Visiting Professor
ataullakhanov.fazly@gmail.com
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
PhD Biophysics, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
DSc Biophysics, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Member of Russian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Demidov
Research Specialist
demidov@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
MSc Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Project: laser trapping and microscopy
Ekaterina Tarasovetc
Graduate student
etar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Project: reconstitution of kinetochore-microtubule attachments
Fedor Balabin, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
fedor.balabin@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
PhD Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Project: reconstruction of minimal kinetochore-microtubule coupler
Taisia Shepeliuk
Visiting graduate student
taisia.shepeliuk@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
MSc in Pharmacy, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Project: secretion and cytoskeleton in activated platelets
Aleksandr Maiorov
Research Specialist
aleksandr.maiorov@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Project: reconstitution of chemomechanical kinase-phosphatase systems
Roman Kerimov
Visiting graduate student
roman.kerimov@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Project: secretion and cytoskeleton in activated platelets
Alumni
Evie Stambler
high-school student
eviestambler@gmail.com
high-school student, Dwight Global School, NJ
Haitao Li, PhD
Research Specialist 2020-2022
Andrey Mikheev, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD Biophysics, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Project: reconstitution of chemomechanical kinase-phosphatase systems
Anastasiia Masalceva
Visiting Master's student
anastasiia.masaltseva@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
BS in Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Project: spatial and temporal control of blood clotting
Veronika Balakshina
Summer student 2021
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Project: reconstitution of kinetochore-microtubule attachments
Dmitry Nechipurenko, PhD
Visiting scientist
ne4ipur@gmail.com
PhD Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Project: experimental and theoretical analysis of arterial thrombus dynamics
Wangxi Luo, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow 2017-2022
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Project: DNA origami-based reconstitution of kinetochore-microtubule interactions
Anton Mukhamedshin
Visiting graduate student 2018-2020
MSc Applied Mathematics and Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Project: experimental and theoretical analysis of arterial thrombus dynamics
Shaowen Wu, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow 2018-2020
PhD Chemical Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Project: ultra-fast force spectroscopy of kinetochore microtubule-associated proteins
Tanya Kogan
Research Specialist 2020-2021
BS Biochemistry, Drexel University
Alan Boka
Rotation graduate student, BMB 2020
BS Biochemistry, University of Rochester
Project: plus-end gliding interactions of microtubule-associated proteins assembled on DNA origami
Igor Kanev, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow 2019-2020
PhD Biophysics, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Project: laser trapping and microscopy
Akhmadbek Asadov
Visiting master student Summer 2019
Master student in applied physics and math of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Polina Soloveva
Visiting Master student Jan - May 2019
polina.soloveva@phystech.edu
BSc Applied Mathematics and Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Project: reconstitution of kinetochore-microtubule attachments
Emily Mattes
Research Specialist / Laboratory Safety Coordinator, 2018-2019
MSc Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Project: isolation of kinetochore proteins.
Karla Miletic
Visiting undergraduate student, summer 2017 and summer 2018
kmiletic@mail.usciences.edu
Undergraduate student of Physics, University of the Sciences
Project: molecular analysis of cytoskeletal motors
Anatoly Zaytsev, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow 2016-2018
PhD Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Ivan Gonchar
Visiting graduate student 2017-2018
ivan.gonchar@phystech.edu
MSc Applied Math and Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia
Eirini Zoupou
Undergraduate student, May-June 2018
ezoupou@sas.upenn.edu
Undergraduate student of Molecular & Cell Biology and Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
Aleksandra Demianova
Visiting graduate student, 2017–2018
MSc Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Aaron (Po-Tao) Chen
Research Specialist / Laboratory Safety Coordinator, 2014–2018
pc2870@columbia.edu
MSc Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Current position: Research Specialist of Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Kandel Lab, Columbia University.
Ricardo Sousa
Visiting graduate student, 2014-2017
BSc Genetics, University of Porto, Portugal
MSc Biochemistry, University of Porto, Portugal
Suvranta K. Tripathy, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 2014-2017
PhD Condensed Matter Physics, University of Cincinnati, USA
Maxim Godzi
Visiting graduate student, 2015-2017
maxim.godzi@gmail.com
MSc Biophysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Manas Chakraborty, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2016
MSc Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
PhD Biochemistry Biophysics, Arizona State University
Murat Demir
visiting medical student, Summer 2016
Faculty of Medicine, Ege University Turkey
Anna Startceva
volunteer, Feb-May 2016
Anna Nadtochy, visiting Master student, summer 2014
Daniel Konstantinovksy, visiting undergraduate student (Haverford College), summer 2013
Ekaterina Tarasovetc, visiting Master student, summer 2013
Mikhail Trubetskov, visiting Master student, summer 2013
Anna Potapenko, undergraduate student (University of Pennsylvania), 2013-2014
Alexander Bagaev, visiting undergraduate student, summer 2012
Pavel Zakharov, visiting graduate student, 2012-2014
Anton Korbalev, visiting graduate student, 2012-2013
Duncan Kountz, visiting undergraduate student (Department of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University), summer 2011
Anna Gruskevich, visiting Master student, summer 2011
Anton Korbalev, visiting Master student, summer 2011
Swathi Ayloo, rotation graduate student, summer 2011
Rumen Stamatov, undergraduate student (School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania), 2011-2012
Vadim Mustyatsa, visiting graduate student, 2011-2014
Boris Nikashin, visiting graduate student, 2011
Maxim Molodtsov, postdoctoral fellow, 2011
Natalia Dashkevich, visiting graduate student, 2011
Nikita Gudimchuk, visiting graduate student, 2010-2013
OUR COLLABORATORS
- Ataullakhanov Lab, Russia
- Barsegov Lab, USA
- Janke Lab, France
- Cheeseman Lab, USA
- Cleveland Lab, USA
- DeLuca Lab, USA
- Lampson Lab, USA
- Maiato Lab, Portugal
Image on top of this page is electron tomography reconstruction of a fragment of a mammalian spindle, redrawn from Mastronarde et al., 1993