Ryan Makin, B.S., Graduate Student
After trading the orchards of the Central Valley for the beaches of southern California, Ryan graduated from UC San Diego with a BS in Physiology & Neuroscience in 2016. He joined the Gelfand Lab first in 2016 as a Laboratory Specialist, then as a graduate student in 2018 in the Biomedical Sciences department. His research interests include the role of DICER1 in promoting pathological angiogenesis and miRNA-independent DICER1 processing. In his free time, he likes to hang with his cat, Fernando (named after the hit ABBA song) and is on a billiards team with the American Poolplayers Association. |
Dionne Argyle, M.S., Graduate Student
Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, Dionne comes to the Gelfand Lab via Penn State University (B.S.-Biology/Genetics) and New York University (M.S.-Biology). Some of her past research includes investigating the role of syndecan receptors in HPV in the Menses Lab at Fordham University and understanding the role that APOBEC proteins play in the HIV. Currently, Dionne’s research is focused on understanding the off-target effects of bevacizumab and how they differ between males and females. Outside the lab, her interests include obstacle course racing, taekwondo, playing and watching sports, and traveling (especially to Canada). |