BTI Cornell Chemistry


Schroeder Group - Current Members
For former members, please visit our alumni page.

Frank C. Schroeder | Principal Investigator

Professor of Chemical Biology, BTI, and Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University

EMAIL: [email protected]
OFFICE PHONE: 607 351 2720
CAMPUS ADDRESS: 533 Tower Rd., BTI/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853



Postdocs and Research Associates

Bennett Fox | Research Associate

Cornell University, B.S. 2008; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. 2016.

Contact: [email protected]

Arnaud Tauffenberger | Research Associate

Université de Montréal, Ph.D. 2015.

Arnaud investigates the metabolic processes underlying ageing and neurodegeneration using C. elegans.

Contact: [email protected]



Graduate Students

Annie Liu | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

University of Maryland, B.S. 2024

Annie is interested in investigating the nucleus via proteomics and metabolomics.

Contact: [email protected]

 

 

Ali Turk | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Indiana University, B.S. 2023

Ali is investigating mitochondrial metabolite transport and the role of the electron transport chain in regulating catabolism in C. elegans .

Contact: [email protected]

 

 

Yu-Heng Hsieh | Graduate Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

National Taiwan University, B.S. 2018; M.S. 2021

Yu-Heng is using metabolomics and proteomics to study plant-microbe symbiosis.

Contact: [email protected]

 

 

Yuxin Xie | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Nanjing University, B.S. 2023

Yuxin is employing a combination of analytical tools and total synthesis to understand nucleotide catabolism in C. elegans, as well as RNA modifications in the closely related P. pacificus.

Contact: [email protected]

Tomer Markovich | Graduate Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

University of Illinois, B.S. 2023

Tomer is interested in the small molecules involved in stem cell signalling, specifically in the context of extracellular vesicles.

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Olivia Duncan | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Indiana University, B.S. 2023

Olivia is investigating the role of the gut microbiome in directing host fat metabolism.

Contact: [email protected]

Marissa Fontaine | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Boston College, B.S. 2022.

Marissa's research aims to explore the complex host-microbiome interplay by employing a combination of targeted and untargeted comparative metabolomics as well as proteomics in mouse models.

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Elise Garner | Graduate Student, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

University of Delaware, B.S. 2021.

Elise is identifying metabolic pathways connected to mTORC2 using untargeted metabolomics.

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Allen Schroeder | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Bates College, B.A. 2021.

Allen is employing synthesis and metabolomics to probe metabolic pathways involved in neurotransmitter biosynthesis and fatty acid degradation.

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Tyler Schwertfeger | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

SUNY Cortland, B.S. 2018.

Tyler develops synthetic and mass spectrometry-based approaches for characterizing new RNA modifications in C. elegans.

Contact: [email protected]



Research Assistants


Undergraduate Students

Matthew LeClair | Biological Sciences Major

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