Lab Members
Anja-Katrin Bielinsky
Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Dr. Bielinsky received her PhD in immunology from the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany. After completing post-doctoral work in the field of cell cycle regulation at Brown University, RI, she joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2001. In 2022, she joined the faculty of the University of Virginia as Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Bielinsky is a former Scholar of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the American Cancer Society.
Place of birth: Wuppertal, Germany
Highest degree obtained: PhD, Heinrich Heine University,
Dusseldorf, Germany, 1995
Current job title: Byrd Family Endowed Professor and Chair of
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Fun facts/hobbies: horseback riding; running; audio books
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (612) 501-5160
Eric Hendrickson
Eric A. Hendrickson
Place of birth: Lansing, MI
Highest degree obtained: PhD, Harvard Medical School, 1986
Current job title: Professor; Department of Medicine
Fun facts/hobbies: 2X National bridge champion; Mile PR 4:56.2; motorcycling; gardening; single-malt scotches; all things Green Bay Packers
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Ryan Baxley
Place of birth: Duluth, MN
Highest degree obtained: PhD, University of Iowa, 2013
Current job title: Postdoctoral research associate
Fun facts/hobbies: skiing; live music; raising one small human
Richard Bowman
Place of birth: Gooding, ID
Highest degree obtained: PhD, University of Iowa, 2023
Current job title: Postdoctoral research associate
Fun facts/hobbies: brewing; baking; grilling
Kendall Bromley
Place of birth: Vorhees, NJ
Highest degree obtained: BS, University of Pacific, 2021
Current job title: Graduate student
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-bromley-0a04721a0
Fun facts/hobbies: I was a D1 swimmer; I have a dog named Winston; I am co-president of UVA's Women in Medical Sciences organization and co-president and co-founder of UVA's chapter of Project Bridge; reading; baking
Kacey Guenther Bui
Place of birth: Boulder, CO
Highest degree obtained: B.S., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2015
Current job title: Graduate Research Assistant (MD/PhD Candidate)
Fun facts/hobbies: I love drinking coffee, gardening, training my dog (Tucker), and (most recently) ballroom dancing!
Elizabeth Dudley
Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah
Highest degree obtained: MS, University of Georgia, 2015
Current job title: Laboratory specialist intermediate
Fun facts/hobbies: none they are willing to publicly divulge
Lidia Fiedorowicz
Place of birth: Zyrardow, Poland
Highest degree obtained: MS, University of Lodz, 2019
Current job title: Graduate student
Fun facts/hobbies: hiking; bird watching; board games
Moriam Akter Munni
Place of birth: Bangladesh
Highest degree obtained: MS, University of Dhaka, 2017
Current job title: Laboratory specialist
Fun facts/hobbies: cooking; traveling
Brian Ruis
Brian Ruis
Place of birth: Willmar, MN
Highest degree obtained: MS, University of Minnesota, 2006
Current job title: Technical Core Director of the UVA CCC Genome Engineering Shared Resource Core/Lab Manager
Fun facts/hobbies: Running; hiking; exploring my new home state of Virginia
Liangjun Wang
Place of birth: Zhejiang, China
Highest degree obtained: MD, Zhejiang Medical University, 1988; PhD, Zhejiang Medical University, 1993
Current job title: Postdoctoral researcher 6
Fun facts/hobbies: none they are willing to publicly divulge
Danielle Wuerdeman
Place of birth: Hollis, NH
Highest degree obtained: BS, University of Rochester, 2023
Current job title: Laboratory specialist
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/daniellewuerdeman
Fun facts/hobbies: Crocheting; baking; swimming
Shuwen Zhan
Place of birth: Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Highest degree obtained: B.S. in Biology; University of Virginia, 2023
Current job title: PhD student
Fun facts/hobbies: puzzles; cello; painting; playing with other people's dogs/cats/horses/goats etc.; I claimed to be a sports fan buthaven't watched any of the Big Four games