Research Project Leaders

Dr. Andrei Alexandrov
Assistant Professor, Clemson University Department of Genetics and Biochemistry

Dr. Aaron Masino
Associate Professor School of Computing, Clemson University

Dr. Miriam Konkel
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry

Dr. Gavin Arno
Associate Director of Research (Innovation), Greenwood Genetic Center
Pilot Project Leaders

Dr. Kelsey Witt Dillon
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry

Dr. Christopher L. Farrell
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Dr. Shyamalika Gopalan
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics & Biochemistry
External Mentors

Dr. Elena Semina
Marjorie and Joseph Heil Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Professor, Pediatrics, Professor, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Gavin Arno’s Mentor

Dr. Kai Wang
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Aaron Masino’s Mentor

Dr. Ross Hardison
Director, Pennsylvania State University Center for Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics; T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University
Miriam Konkel’s Mentor

Dr. Sandra Wolin
Head, National Cancer Institute RNA Biology Initiative; Chief and Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute RNA Biology Laboratory
Andrei Alexandrov’s Mentor