Elena Ezhkova Laboratory

Elena Ezhkova, PhD

Lab Head       

elena.ezhkova@mssm.edu

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Elena carried out her PhD studies on epigenetics and chromatin in Dr. Bill Tansey’s lab at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY, USA). For her postdoctoral studies, she moved to Dr. Elaine Fuchs’s lab at the Rockefeller University (NY, USA), where she learned the skin stem cell system. At Mount Sinai, Dr. Ezhkova's lab is part of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute and the Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology. 

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Idan Cohen, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

idan.cohen@mssm.edu

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Idan Cohen did his MSc and PhD studies at the Ben-Gurion University, Israel. He joined the lab in November 2014. In the lab, he is interested in regulation of skin stem cells and skin development. 

Minh Nguyen, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

minhn01@mssm.edu

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Minh Nguyen did his PhD at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea. He joined the lab in January 2017. In the lab, he is interested in the mechanisms controlling Merkel cell formation.

Meng-Yen Li, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

dustyanyan@gmail.com

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Meng-Yen received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Biochemistry at National Taiwan University under the supervision by Dr. Guang-Chao Chen. During his PhD, he studied the function and molecular regulation of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase in lung cancer. Meng Yen joined the Ezhkova lab in February 2018. In the lab, he is interested in  skin cancer.

Pooja Flora, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Pooja received her PhD  at University at Albany in Dr. Rangan's lab. She joined the Ezhkova lab at September 2018. In the lab, she is interested in skin regeneration and wound healing. Outside the lab, she is an avid reader. Her favorite genre is fantasy fiction. She is also fascinated by true crime shows.

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Carmit Bar

Graduate Student

carmit.bar@icahn.mssm.edu

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Carmit received her BSc from Tel-Aviv University and MSc from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. She entered the graduate program at Mount Sinai in August 2014 and joined the lab in July 2015. Carmit is interested in development of the oral epithelium. She is the recipient of Merksamer fellowship for Israeli graduate students. Outside the lab, Carmit is interested in Illustration, photography and playing the guitar.

Venu Pothula

Graduate Student

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Venu is a PhD Student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Mount Sinai, he joined the lab in January of 2018. He pursued his BA  in New York University. These days, he is determined to discover critical events of the opening and closing of chromatin during the development of the mouse epidermis during embryogenesis, from its single-layer construction to its heterogeneous nature at birth and through adulthood, by utilizing a variety of epigenetic molecular biology techniques. Outside the lab, he is interested in Angloculture and keeping his bicycle fast outside. 

Madison Weber

Graduate Student

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Madison is earned her BA in biology and philosophical studies from Bard College at Simon's Rock. She joined the lab in December 2019 and is interested in skin cancer. Outside the lab, she enjoys dance, creative writing, and sewing

Sergei Ezhkov

Laboratory Technician

sergey.ezhkov@mssm.edu

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Sergei joined the lab in April 2016. He is helping with genotyping and lab upkeep.