Principal Investigator
Joshua E. Mayfield, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 2025-present.
Postdoctoral Experience
Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Pathology, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2023-2025. Supervisor: Christina Sigurdson, DVM, PhD (Sigurdson Lab)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2017-2023. Advisor: Jack E. Dixon, PhD (Emeritus)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2012-2017. Advisor: Yan Jessie Zhang, PhD (Zhang Lab)
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry & Biology (Double Major), Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, 2008-2012.
NCBI Bibliography
Joshua Mayfield’s NCBI Bibliography
Research Assistant Professor
Sarah A. Wolfe, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 2025-present.
Postdoctoral Experience
Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Pathology, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2023-2025. Supervisor: Alexandra Newton, PhD (Newton Lab)
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA, 2017-2023.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2012-2017. Advisor: Kimberly Raab-Graham, PhD (Raab-Graham Lab) & R. Adron Harris, PhD (Emeritus)
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, 2008-2012.
NCBI Bibliography
Sarah Wolfe’s NCBI Bibliography
Graduate Students
Mariana Pereira Moraes
Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 2025-present.
Research Technician, Aldridge Lab, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2021-2025.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Nyack College, Nyack, NY, 2016-2020.
NCBI Bibliography
Mariana Pereira Moraes’ NCBI Bibliography
Taryn DeFusco
Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 2025-present.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience, SUNY College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, 2023-2025.
NCBI Bibliography
Taryn DeFusco’s NCBI Bibliography
Essential Lab Affiliates
Clyde, Christopher Crumb, and Kit
