Meet the Team!

Meet the team.

The Adikes lab is powered by the next generation of Scientists and Physicians!

Established in 2021

The Adikes lab began unpacking boxes in the Fall of 2021, by the Spring of 2022 we were able to successfully maintain C.elegans and started our RNAi based screen during the Summer of 2022.
We are currently performing the screen and beginning to follow up on promising hits!

We celebrate the small victories!

Our Goal

The Adikes lab trains the next generation of scientific thinkers using a broad range of techniques from large scale RNAi screens to advanced imaging modalities to unravel the mechanisms of cell migration during development.

Funded in 2025

In September of 2025 we were received our first grant! We are now funded by the NSF to study Cytoskeleton Regulation in Cell Migration in Complex Environments!

Our Team

Becca Adikes, PhD
Assistant Professor

Full CV

Dr. A began her research career working in the Quintero Lab at Mount Holyoke College, obtained her PhD from UNC Chapel Hill and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stony Brook University. She joined Siena College in the Fall of 2021 and is a Leading Edge New Faculty Fellow. Dr. A is interested in understanding the regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics,
from the atomic to organismal level.

Nahal Jangada
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Dan Leake
Research Assistant - Biology Major
Dan is a senior at Siena College majoring in Biology with a minors in Psychology and Italian. In the future, he aspires to attend medical school and have a career as a physician. He is looking forward to learning more about the role of the cytoskeleton in C. elegans cell migration.

Rithika Patnam
Research Assistant - Biology Major
Rithika is a senior in the Siena/Albany Medical College Sciences and Humanities Program majoring in biology with a philosophy minor. In the lab, she is exploring the role of septin in C. elegans.

Sarina Gianatasio
Research Assistant - Biology Major
Sarina is a junior at Siena University majoring in Biology with minors in Spanish and Science, Technology and Value. In the Adikes lab, Sarina is looking at the role of nuclear hormone receptors in planaria. Her future goal is to become a Physicians Assistant.

Amelia Robertson
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Emily Marrone
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Nainika Lebaka
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Tanvi Jasthi
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Audrey Jasper
Research Assistant - Biology Major
Animal Care

Ava Charbonneau
Research Assistant - Biology Major
Ava is a sophomore at Siena University majoring in Biology with minors in Forensics and Criminal Justice. In the lab she is learning how to maintain C.elegans and make qualitative observations. Her future goal is to become a Forensic Pathologist.

High School Volunteers
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Previous Adikes Lab Undergraduates