Past Lab Members
Postdoctoral Fellow
Blair Schneider Ph.D.
PhD: Biomedical Sciences
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2023
Bachelors of Biology
University of Delaware, 2017
Blair worked as a PennPORT IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Conine Lab from 2023-2026. Her research focused tRNA-derived RNAs (tDRs) in C. elegans. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers
Research Technician & Undergradate
Katrin Gross
BS: Biology
University of Pennsylvania, 2023
Kati was an undergraduate researcher in the lab, who did bother her honors thesis in the lab. She then was a research technician who worked on small RNA pathways that functions in the male (and female) germline of C. elegans. Kati is now a graduate student in UPenn's Cellular & Molecular Biolog - Genetics & Epigenetics program.
Unndergradate
Linda Chen
BS & MS: Biology
University of Pennsylvania, 2025
Linda was an undergraduate researcher in the lab, who did both her honors and Master's thesis in the lab. Linda is now a Junior Clinical Embryologist.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Natalie Trigg Ph.D.
PhD: Biological Sciences
University Of Newcastle 2021.
Bachelors of Biotechnology
The University Of Newcastle, 2016
Natalie worked as a Postdoctoral fellow in the Conine Lab from 2021-2024. She was awarded (and renewed) a Lalor Postodoctoral Fellowship. Her research focused on epididymal acquired sperm mircoRNA's and their role in embryonic gene expression. She also worked on a collaboration project with the Kambayashi Lab that studied how the mouse microbiome and immune system can impact embryonic gene expression of progeny. Natalie is currently and ARC DERCA Fellow at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Research Technician
Liana Savarirayan
John Hopkins University, 202o
Liana was a Research Technician in the lab from 2021-2022. Liana is now working as a consultant in Boston.
Research Technician
Olivia Crocker
University of Pennsylvania, 202o
Olivia was a Research Technician in the lab from 2020-2022. Olivia is now a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University in the genetics department.
Research Technician
Rachel Bartlett
Pennsylvania State University, 2020
Rachel was a Research Technician in the lab from 2020-2021. Rachel is now working as a Sales Account manager for Thermo Fisher.