Current Tollefsbol lab M.S. and Ph.D. students:
- Sabita Saldanha: Epigenetics in aging and cancer (Ph.D. Program)
- Gregory Peek: Epigenetics of cancer prevention (Ph.D. Program)
- Michael Daniel: Cancer prevention epigenetics (M.S. Program)
- Natalie Mitchell: Epigenomics of cancer (5th Year M.S. Program).
- Huaping Chen: Epigenetics and epigenomics of ovarian cancer (Ph.D. Program)
- Yifeng Gao: Epigenetics of cancer inhibition and aging (Ph.D. Program).
- Samantha Martin: Epigenetics of cancer and aging (M.S. Program).
- Rishabh Kala: Nutritional epigenetic impact on cancer and aging (Ph.D. Program).
Previous Tollefsbol lab students:
- Joseph Poole: Epigenetic modulation of the telomerase promoter (M.S., 2001)
- Mark Casillas: Neoplastic transformation of human lung fibroblasts: Regulation of hTERT and DNA methyltransferase activity (M.S., 2002).
- Sabita Saldanha: Analysis of promoter regulation of the catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT) (M.S., 2002)
- Nathan Hansen: Epigenetics of telomerase gene regulation in aging and cancer (M.S. 2003)
- Rebecca Wylie: 9cUAB30 retinoic acid as a potential treatment for human breast cancer (M.S., 2005)
- Amanda Cunningham: Inhibition of hTERT in human cancer cells using RNA interference (M.S., 2005)
- Serene Lai: Evidence of extra-telomeric effects of hTERT and its regulation involving a positive feedback loop (M.S., 2005)
- W. Kliph Love: Inhibition of Telomerase in Human Leukemia Cells (M.S., 2006)
- Joel Berletch: Telomerase gene regulation in response to polyphenols in cancer prevention (Ph.D. 2007)
- Sharla Phipps: Analysis of telomerase in embryonic and cancer cells (Ph.D. 2007)
- Vijayalakshmi Nandakumar: DNA methylation patterns in the ultraviolet radiation-exposed skin and tumors: Chemoprevention role of phytochemicals (co-mentor; M.S. 2008)
- Clayton Ulrey: Impact of DNA methylation on metabolism (M.S., Plan II Program, 2009).
- Brannon Queen: Polyphenols and Aging (M.S. Plan II, 2009)
- Joseph DeAngelis: An investigation into the molecular mechanisms involved in the generation and metastasis of breast cancer (Ph.D. 2010)
- Shweta N. Patel: Mechanisms of cancer epigenetics (M.S., 2011).
- Anna Watkins: Epigenetics in cancer (M.S., Plan II, 2011)
Current Tollefsbol lab Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates:
- Tabitha Hardy: MERIT Scholar: Telemorase gene regulation and epigenetics
Previous Tollefsbol lab Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates:
- Joyce Haskell: Manager of the Cell Senescence Culture Facility.
- Nadejda Lopatina: DNA methyltransferases in aging and cancer cells.
- Mitchell Pate: Manager of the Cell Senescence Culture Facility.
- Liang Liu: DNA methyltransferases in aging and cancer
- Canhui Liu: EGCG and epigenetic control of telomerase in cancer
- Sabrina Walthall: Caloric restriction in cancer and aging
- Yuanyuan Li: Epigenetics of tumorigenesis and aging
- Syed Musthapa Meeran: Epigenetics of cancer prevention
Current Tollefsbol lab Junior Faculty:
- Yuanyuan Li: Epigenetics of tumorigenesis and aging
Previous Tollefsbol lab Junior Faculty:
- Liang Liu (Assistant Research Professor): Epigenetics and Bmi-1 in cancer and aging
- Stephanie Yap (Assistant Professor; Morehouse University): Epigenetics of ovarian cancer
- Syed Musthapa Meeran: Epigenetics of cancer prevention
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