Research in the Garfinkel lab focuses on three broad areas. First is the biochemistry, molecular genetics and developmental genetics of zinc finger transcription factors in Drosophila development. Second is molecular genetics and structural physiology of Drosophila flight muscle. Third is computational approaches to protein structure problems, and genome analysis.
Research Personnel
Doctoral Students
Akram Abou-Zied, B.S., M.S.
Gerrie Farman, B.S.
Gregory J. Sahli, B.S., M.S. (jointly advised by A. Howard)
Ira Sigar, B.S., M.S.
Master's Students
Tamara Fedczyna, B.S. (jointly advised by T.C. Irving)
Micael F. Gustavsson, B.S. (on leave; jointly advised by T.C. Irving)
James McNulty, B.S.
Ahmed Mirza, B.S.
Lorna S. Mosse, B.S.
Sangita Parande, B.S. (on leave)
Kyung-Won Park, B.S.
David P. Thomas, B.S. (on leave)
Rotation Graduate Students
David Campbell, B.S.
Baccalaureate Students
Tenley Archer (jointly advised by T.C. Irving)
Former Lab Members
Sanggyu Lee, Ph.D. completed April 1998. Present position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Chicago School of Medicine.
Demet Sag-Ozkol, Ph.D. completed December 1998. Present position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Ho-Shin Park, M.S. completed at IGT/IIT May 1998. Present position: Doctoral student, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Chang-Kyoo Sung, M.S. completed May 1999. Present position: Doctoral student, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Saban Tekin, M.S. completed December 1996. Present position: Doctoral student, the University of Miami. Katie J. Woolley, B.Sc., summer research intern 1996. Present position: Doctoral student, University College London.
