Postdoctoral Researchers
Matthew Burroughs, Ph.D.
he/him
mrburroughs@utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since fall 2019
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2025)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University (2019)
Research interests: RNA modifications, air pollution stress, protein engineering, RNA modification detection methods
Graduate Students
Ryan Buchser
he/him
ryan.buchser@austin.utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since fall 2021
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware (2021)
Research interests: RNA-protein interactions, global RNA regulatory networks, bacterial stress granules
Kobe Grismore
he/him
kobegrismore@utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since fall 2022
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2022)
Research interests: Systems biology, protein-metabolite interactions, metabolic engineering, gene regulation
Kathleen Taylor
she/her
katietaylor@austin.utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since fall 2022
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2022)
Research interests: Epitranscriptomics, RNA-protein interactions, post-transcriptional circuitry, disease-relevant proteins and environmental stressors
Agata Turula
she/her
agataturula@utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since fall 2022
B.E. Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York (2022)
Research interests: RNA regulatory networks, RNA design, pathogenic sRNA characterization, bioinformatics
Morgan Stephens
she/her
mlsteph@austin.utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since fall 2024
B.S. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University (2024)
Research interests: RNA modifications, environmental stress, epitranscriptome changes linked to stress and senescence
Abdurahman Atilla
he/him
aa224999@my.utexas.edu
CPE 5.406
Member since spring 2026
M.Sc. Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University (2025)
B.S. Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul University (2022)
Research interests: Microbiology, RNA modifications, epitranscriptomic modifications
Undergraduate Students
Irene Alapatt
she/her
Biochemistry
Expected graduation: May 2027
Irene likes spending time with family and friends, nature activities, traveling, and watching horror movies.
Audrey Chu
she/her
Biology, The University of Texas at Austin
Expected graduation: May 2027
Audrey enjoys cooking, crafting (bracelets, cards), ERG/rowing, and watching many genres of movies/shows. You can often find her wearing liquid eyeliner.
Santino Hassett
he/him
Chemical Engineering
Expected graduation: May 2026
Santino likes to watch horror movies and comedy shows, going to the gym, and art.
Jai Kumaravel
he/him
Chemical Engineering
Expected graduation: May 2028
Jai enjoys watching horror movies with his friends, going to the gym, and listening to music.
Laci Moline
she/her
Biomedical Engineering
Expected graduation: May 2027
Laci likes to watch Survivor and trivia shows like Jeopardy, collecting LEGO sets, running, and working out.