Meet the Team
Our team is comprised of a diverse group of dedicated scientists with a common goal of studying the intricate world of small regulatory proteins in bacteria.
Current Members
Provost New Faculty Fellow & Assistant Research Professor of Microbiology
Email: aisha.burton(at)cornell.edu
Education and Training:
Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Gisela Storz at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Ph.D. in Microbiology from Indiana University under the tutelage of Dr. Daniel Kearns
Postbaccalaureate Fellow - University of Missouri with Dr. Judy Wall
B.A in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University of Illinois at Chicago
Fun Fact:
Dr. Burton likes weightlifting.
Xiaoxuan (Meg) Shi, M.S.
Research Technician III
Email: xs276(at)cornell.edu
Education:
Master of Science in Food Science and Technology - Cornell University (2024)
Bachelor of Science in Food Science - The Pennsylvania State University (2019)
Research Interest:
Identifying small regulatory proteins in B. subtilis using transposon mutagenesis.
Fun Fact:
Meg has 3 cats and the one currently with her is named Gogo.
Mark Watson, B. S.
Research Technician III
Email: mlw335(at)cornell.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology - Scranton University (2024)
Research Interest:
Elucidating the function and regulation of the small protein YshB in E. coli.
Fun Fact:
Mark is a moutain biker and enjoys many outdoor activities.
Elly Conrad
Undergraduate - Class of '27
Education:
Major - Human Development
Minors - Moral Psychology, Philosophy, and American Indian + Indigenous Studies
Fun Fact:
Elly has lived abroad in Mexico and Japan.
Tochi Ezidiegwu
Undergraduate
Education:
Major - Biological Sciences
Fun Fact:
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