David Baltimore Chair in Biomedical Research, Whitehead Institute; Professor of Biology, MIT

B.A., Biology, Williams College; Ph.D., Plant Biology, UC Berkeley

Mary is interested in all aspects of epigenetics and seed biology.

mgehring at wi dot mit dot edu

Technical Associate

B.A., Biology, Amherst College

Lindsey’s research focuses on the function of DNA demethylation during plant growth and development.

lbechen at wi dot mit dot edu

Technical Assistant

B.S., Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Northeastern University

Sean is assisting with several projects in the lab related to apomixis.

sgc at wi dot mit dot edu

Administrative Lab Manager

Beverly manages the lab’s budget, among many other essential administrative duties.

bmdobson at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.S., Applied Life Chemistry, Seoul National University; Ph.D., Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

Junsik is interested in endosperm chromatin structure.

jc2842 at wi dot mit dot edu

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow

MBiolSci, Biochemistry, University of Sheffield; Ph.D., Bioengineering, Imperial College London

Will is a joint postdoc with Mo Khalil at Boston University. He is developing and applying a bioengineering and synthetic biology toolkit to plants.

willshaw at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.S. and M.S., Genetics, Epigenetics, and Human Genetics, Pierre and Marie Curie University; Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Genetics, IBENS

Souraya is investigating the mechanisms and function of endosperm domain-specific gene imprinting.

khouider at wi dot mit dot edu

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S, M.S. and PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Roman is investigating PRC2 function during endosperm development and in apomixis.

rpodolec at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., Plant Science, Seoul National University

Joo Young recently joined the lab and is exploring various projects.

jlim at wi dot mit dot edu

Postdoctoral Associate

Sc.B., Biochemistry, Brown University; Ph.D., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sonia recently joined the lab and is interested in our projects focused on climate and sustainability.

sboor at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.S., Biology, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Elizabeth’s research focuses on the dynamics of DNA methylation and demethylation during plant growth and development.

hemenway at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.S., Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, UCLA

Alex is investigating the function of RNA Pol IV in seeds.

amtang at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.A., Biology, College of William and Mary

Carly is using single-nuclei RNA sequencing to investigate aspects of seed development and maternal-offspring communication.

camart at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

Ann is investigating the functional of RdDM pathways in reproduction and seed development.

annyang at wi dot mit dot edu

MIT Biology Graduate Student

B.S., Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto

Annette recently joined the lab and is exploring projects.