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.

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.

Rebekkah Clauson
Research Assistant - Data Science Major, Biology Minor

Bekkah is a senior at Siena College and is pursuing a BS in Data Science as well as a minor in Biology. Her ultimate goal is to obtain her PhD in Data Science, but currently she is unsure of what her future plans hold. In the Adikes Lab Bekkah is working image analysis of SM cell migration and helping to establish image analysis and statical analysis pipelines.

Alyssa Lunman
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Alyssa is a Senior at Siena College majoring in biology. Alyssa works on understanding the role of septins in cell migration. Her future goal is to become a Physicians Assistant

Edna Binga
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Edna is a Senior majoring in Biology. She would like to persue working in Biotech. Her research focuses on the role of nuclear positioning in cell migration

Eve Butler
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Nahal Jangada
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Rithika Patnam
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Dan Leake
Research Assistant - Biology Major
Dan is a junior at Siena College majoring in Biology with a minor in Psychology. 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.

Grace Branshaw
Research Assistant - Biology Major, Biostatistics Minor

Grace is a junior at Siena College and is pursuing a BS in Biology and a minor in Biostatistics. Her future goal is to obtain her MD and become a Pediatric Oncologist. In Adike's Lab Grace is working on image analysis of SM cell migration and understanding the role of septins in cell migration.

Sarina Gianatasio
Research Assistant - Biology Major

Killian McNamee
Research Assistant - Biology B.S.

Killian is a graduate student at Siena College pursuing a certificate in data analytics after finishing his BS in Biology. In the future he hopes to attend medical school to practice sports medicine. In lab, Killian is working on imaging SM cells during their migration

High School Volunteers

Tavish

Megan

Previous Adikes Lab Undergraduates