Our Research Team

Together we are working to understand the fascinating biological processes that contribute to genome stability, integrity, and evolution.

Lydia R. Heasley, PhD

Assistant Professor

B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder

PhD., University of Colorado, Anschutz

Postdoctoral, Colorado State University

Research interests: All things genome stability and evolution; history and philosophy of science

Other interests: Soccer, skiing, gardening, cocktail hour

Ginny Fogg, B.S.

MOLB Graduate Student

B.S., University of Texas, Dallas

Research interests: Evolution of yeast pathogenesis, genome stability regulation, portraits of yeast.

Other interests: Hiking, fishing, puzzles, and trivia.

Mathieu Hénault, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., Université Laval

PhD., Université Laval

Research interests: Using bioinformatics to understand genome evolution, yeast, transposons, structural variations.

Other interests: Music, cooking, hiking, good beers

Lisa Wood, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

B.S. University of Vermont

PhD., University of Colorado Anschutz

Research interests: Using microscopy to visualize and understand biological processes, mitosis, and biophysics.

Other interests: Tennis, CrossFit, hanging out with my dog and baking.

Support Staff

Larry

General Counsel

Other interests: Naps, swimming,  foraging for veggies in the garden

Woo

Life Coach

Other interests: Larry, frisbees, Wes Anderson movies

Koda

Lab Safety Officer

Other interests: Making new friends, collecting bones, all treats all the time. 

Lab Alumni

Jacob Diaz; AJNA Biosciences

Alyssa Monterroso

Ana Ibarra Meraz