Gregory Laboratory | Meet Our Team

Xin Yang, PhD
xin.yang@childrens.harvard.edu

Xin received his PhD in 2018 from Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He studied the topology of mRNA m5C methylomes and the essential roles of m5C in mRNA export regulation. Xin also studied m6A and its role in the dynamic regulation of co-transcriptional R-loop formation and transcription termination. Xin joined the Gregory Lab in September 2019 and started his research on RNA modifications and their roles in gene regulation and cancer.

Erdem Sendinc, PhD
erdem.sendic@childrens.harvard.edu

After collaborating with the Gregory Lab on various projects, Erdem joined the lab in 2022. He is interested in investigating the roles of RNA modifications in RNA metabolism and cellular biology. He utilizes RNA mass spectrometry to characterize chemical modifications in RNA sequences. His current research focuses on mRNA and tRNA modifying enzymes in the context of regulation of gene expression.

Sujin Kim, PhD
sujin.kim@childrens.harvard.edu

Sujin received her PhD in 2023 from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). She studied the role of mitochondrial double-stranded RNAs (mt-dsRNAs) in degenerative diseases, along with the discovery of mt-dsRNAs. In particular, while studying the regulatory mechanism of mt-dsRNA, Sujin learned the role of RNA modification in multiple biological systems and immune responses. She joined the Gregory lab in August 2023 and started her research to understand the roles of RNA modification in various biological contexts including cellular communication.

Boyang Shi, PhD
boyang.shi@childrens.harvard.edu

Boyang received his PhD in 2020 from Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His projects mainly focused on RNA regulatory mechanisms in embryonic development and cancer, such as RNA structure and RNA binding protein phase separation. In July 2023 Boyang joined the Gregory lab and started his research on RNA post-transcriptional regulation and the development of tRNA sequencing methods.

David Nelson
Laboratory Manager
david.nelson@childrens.harvard.edu

Kaitlin Taylor
Research Assistant
kaitlin.taylor@childrens.harvard.edu

Kaitlin received her Bachelor’s degree in 2022 from High Point University where she worked on a research project involving use of new technologies to advance novel compounds for Neurofibromatosis Type 1. She recently joined the Gregory Lab where she studies tRNA regulation and its role in cancer cells.​