Staff

Jennifer Cook
Admin Support Specialist
(252) 744-2675
cookje20@ecu.edu

Whitney Bond

• Originally for Iowa
• BSc in Biology from UNCW
• MSc in Cell and Molecular Biology from Appalachian State
• Research Focus: Currently work on trying to understand protein folding and the role intrinsic disordered proteins play in neurodegenerative diseases (Dr. Zeczycki’s Lab)

Kristen Register Carraway

• Grew up in Kinston, NC but moved to Winterville from Swansboro, NC
• Campbell University for Biology and ECU for Teaching
• Research Focus: (Dr. Mansfield’s Lab)

Kristen Hall

• Born and raised in Kinston, NC
• Received a BS in Biology from East Carolina University
• Research Focus: (Dr. Schwalbe’s Lab)

Miki Kassai

• Research Focus: (Dr. Cabot’s Lab)

Eun Suk Kim

• Born and raised in South Korea, then lived in Madison, Wisconsin
• B. S. degree in Biochemistry
• Research Focus: mRNA Translational Control (Dr. Keiper’s Lab

Fanrong Yao

• Grew up in Weinan, Shaanxi province, China, moved to Winterville from Fargo, ND
• Degrees in School of Medicine, Xi’ an Jiaotong University
• Research Focus: Molecular biology of gene regulation (Dr. Shewchuk’s Lab)

Li Zhu

• Born and grew up in Jiangsu, China
• Georgia State University for Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
• Research Focus: Regulation of Striated and Smooth Muscle Contraction (Dr. Chalovich’s Lab)