Principal Investigator
Sihem earned her Ph.D. working at Cold Spring Harbor labs on microRNAs. She then moved to Massachusetts General Hospital for her postdoctoral training where she worked on cellular reprogramming and chromatin regulation. When not in the lab Sihem is a mother of two young girls and enjoys cooking and exploring nature.
Graduate Student, CMDB Program
Reuben earned his BS degree in Biology at CSU Bakersfield while wrestling at the Division I level. Post graduation, Reuben spent some time working as a Winery Lab Technician before joining our lab to investigate how histone chaperones maintain stem and progenitor cell identity. Outside of research, Reuben enjoys coaching (both on the mat and in the lab) and outdoor activities.
Meijuan Chen
Junior Specialist
Meijuan earned her master degree in plant pathology from Huazhong Agriculture University in China. She then worked as a research assistant in Center of life science and technology in China focus on resistance genes against Magnaporthe oryzae in rice. Meijuan spent some time working as a volunteer in Prof Shouwei-Ding's lab at UCR before joining in our lab to investigate the role of small non-coding RNAs in cellular plasticity. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and watching movies.
Shreyans (Archie) Patel
Undergraduate Student