Walter Moss

Associate Professor

I grew up in the Bronx, NY and attended Brooklyn Technical High School. After a short stint as a Philosophy major at Hunter College, I transferred to SUNY Stony Brook to major in Chemistry. I took a year off to work as a lab manager at the New York Botanical Garden then went back to school to get my PhD under the mentorship of Doug Turner. After learning about RNA structure with Doug, I went on to research RNA Biology while a post-doc in the Joan Steitz lab at Yale University. Today, I integrate all that I learned to fold, find, and study RNA structure. More information on LinkedIn and Google Scholar.

Taylor Eich

Graduate Student, BBMB

My research focuses on developing novel methods for chemically probing RNA structures and applying them to uncover new structural features involved in important processes such as splicing.

Evelyn Coppenbarger

Graduate Student, BBMB

My project involves developing new programs for discovering unusually ordered RNA structures embedded within genomes and transcriptomes.

Damilare Dabiri

Graduate Student, GEN

My project research focuses on discovering novel RNA structures embedded within viral genomes.

Abdelraouf Dapour

Graduate Student, BCB

Born and raised in Egypt, I earned my B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics, with a strong emphasis on computational biology. Before heading to academia full-time, I spent three years at PROTEINEA EG as a drug designer and protein engineer, honing my skills in AI-powered protein and antibody design. My PhD work focuses on gaining AI-driven insights into RNA biology, offering a fresh, multidisciplinary lens on tough biological challenges. Outside of research, I recharge with weightlifting and dive into social sciences through books that spark new ideas.

Mason Eisenhauer

Undergraduate, Biochemistry Major

I study Corn!

Harrison Smith

Undergraduate, Biochemistry Major

I study genes!

Former Group Members:

Graduate Students:

Warren Rouse - BBMB Graduate Student, PhD. Currently an Associate Scientist at Kemin.
Jake Peterson - BBMB Graduate Student, lPhD. Currently a Bioprocess Scientist at Elanco.
Collin O'Leary - BBMB Graduate Student, PhD. Currently an Assistant Professor at Cornell College.
Ryan Andrews - BBMB Graduate Student, PhD. Currently a Postdoc in the Brenda Bass Lab.

Staff:

Van Tompkins - Senior Scientist, now an educator of the youth.
Lumbini “Indee” Moss - Postdoctoral Associate, now an artist
Sandamali Dassanayaka - Lab Technician, now in a new lab

Undergraduate Students:

Zheng “Sam” Xue - Biochemistry Major
Abigail Fowler - Microbiology Major
Margot Nall - Honor’s Program
Andrea Tigges - Genetics Major
Jenny Zhou - Biochemistry Major
Rachel Hoffmann - Biochemistry Major