---

Antony Lab - July 2025

---

Current Members

---

Dr. Rajnandani Kashyap, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2022 - )

Nandini focuses on CryoEM studies of nitrogenase, nitrogenase-like enzymes and iron-sulfur cluster containing proteins.
Recent Publications:
1. Cryo-EM structure of a methanogen nitrogenase-PII protein supercomplex. Kashyap R, Deere TM, Dhamad A, Chanderban M, Tokmina-Lukaszewska M, Bothner B, Lessner DJ, Antony E. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Sep 10:2025.09.09.675011. doi: 10.1101/2025.09.09.675011.
​2. ​​Cryo-EM captures the coordination of asymmetric electron transfer through a di-copper site in DPOR. Kashyap R, Walsh N, Deveryshetty J, Tokmina-Lukaszewska M, Zhao K, Gan YJ, Hoffman BM, Sarangi R, Bothner B, Bennett B, Antony E. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 24;16(1):3866. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59158-7.

---

​Ayush Mistry
Graduate Student (2023 - )

Ayush is an afficionado of mechanisms of homologous recombination. He uses single molecule and biophysical approaches to investigate mediator-paralog-Rad51 interactions at Pre-synapsis.
​Recent Publications:
1. Mechanism of Rad51 filament formation by Rad52 and Rad55-Rad57 in homologous recombination. Deveryshetty J, Mistry A, Pangeni S, Ghoneim M, Tokmina-Lukaszewska M, Gore SK, Liu J, Kaushik V, Karunakaran S, Taddei A, Heyer WD, Ha T, Bothner B, Antony E. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 21;16(1):6685. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-61811-0.
2. ​Mechanism of RPA phosphocode priming and tuning by Cdk1/Wee1 signaling circuit. Roshan P, Kaushik V, Mistry A, Vayyeti A, Antony A, Luebbers R, Deveryshetty J, Antony E, Origanti S. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 16:2025.01.16.633180. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.16.633180.

---

​Tania Sultana,
​Graduate Student (2024 - )

Tania is interested in RPA-protein interactions and how functional-specificity is accomplished during DNA metabolism.

---

​Lakshana Mandve
Graduate Student (2025 - )

Lakshana is interesting in understanding how RPA is regulated during the various phases of the cell-cycle. She is developing non-canonical amino acid based fluorescent tools to capture configurational rearrangements in RPA.

---

Vaishnavi Sanjayan
Graduate Student (2025 - )

​Vaishnavi is focused on uncovering how the IGF2BP family of oncofetal mRNA binding protein gains functional specificity. She is spearheading biophysical and cellular assays in the group towards chemotherapeutic targeting of these proteins.

---

​Lauren Pepper
UG Researcher (2025 - ) 

Lauren is a sophomore at St. Louis University and is working on mechanisms of mediator proteins involved in homologous recombination. Her future goal is to become a physician.

---

​Ellie Clark
UG Student (2025 - )

Ellie is a freshman at St. Louis University and is working on the mechanisms of proteins involved in homologous recombination. Her future goal is to pursue graduate studies in Biochemistry.

---

Mansha Jain (2025 - )
(Research Technician)

Mansha is a clinical psychologist in the making. She is helping us with cloning and protein purification to support our work on Homologous Recombination

---

Edwin Antony, Ph.D. Principal Investigator

---

LAB ALUMNI

---

Former Graduate Students (Ph.D)

---

Sahiti Kuppa. Graduate Student (2018 - 2023 ). Antony Lab to Eric Greene's group at Columbia University

Elliot Corless, Graduate Student (2015 -2020 ). Antony Lab to Postdoctoral Fellow @ MIT

Nilisha Pokhrel, Graduate Student (2015 - 2019): Antony Lab to Postdoctoral Fellow @ New England Biolabs

---

 Former Graduate Students (M.S.)

---

Parker Davenport, UG to Graduate Student (2013 - 2017). Antony lab to Scientist at ATGC

Niharika Rajnala (2018) Graduate Student

Anna K. Lytle, Graduate student 2012-2014.

Mark Soffe, UG (2012-2013). MS ( 2013-2015). URCO grant recipient.

---

 Former Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Techs, & Scientists

---

Dr. Mohamed Ghnoneim, Ph.D., Senior Scientist (2024 - 2025) Antony Lab to Univ. of Kansas

Dr. Jaigeeth Deveryshetty, Ph.D. Senior Scientist (2019 - 2024 )

Dr. Vikas Kaushik, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (2021 - 2024 ) Antony Lab to Postdoc @ WashU

Dr. Rahul Chadda, Ph.D. Senior Scientist (2021 - 2024 ) Antony Lab to Scientist @ WashU

Dr. Brunda Tumala, Ph.D. Senior Scientist (2020 - 2021). Antony Lab to Wugen Inc.

Noah Englander, Research Associate (2022 - 2023 ). Antony Lab to Postbac program @NIH

Dr. Faiz Ahmed, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (2019 - 2020): Antony Lab to Postdoctoral Fellow @ Washington Univ. in St. Louis

Dr. Dwaipayan Das Gupta, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (2019)

Dr. Sofia S. Origanti, Ph.D, Research Assistant Professor. Antony Lab to Assistant Professor at Marquette University.

---

 Former Undergraduate Researchers

---

Natalie Walsh, Undergraduate Researcher (2023 - 2025 ) Antony Lab's first Goldwater Fellow. Antony lab to PhD @ WashU Biochemistry

Abhi Vayyeti, Undergraduate Researcher (2021 - 2025) SLU Presidential Scholar. Antony lab to MD @ SLU

Sonia Patel, Undergraduate Researcher (2022 - 2023). Antony Lab to MD program at SLU

Simi Karunakaran, Undergraduate Researcher (2020 - 2023 ). Antony Lab to MD program at SLU

Marisa Sadauskas, Undergraduate Researcher (2021 - 2022). Antony Lab to MD program at SLU

Ingrid Rosko, Undergraduate Researcher (2020 - 2022 ). Antony Lab to PhD program at Univ. of Michigan

---

Kaitlynn Borik, Undergraduate Researcher (2019 - 2021) Antony Lab to MD program @ SLU

Mckenna Myatt, Undergraduate Researcher (2021 - 2022 )

Jonah Ellif Undergraduate Student. Antony-Origanti Labs to MD-PhD @U. Iowa

Jessica Anderson, Undergrad 2015. URCO grant recipient. Antony lab to Ph.D @ Marquette University

---

Emma Tillison, Undergraduate Student (2017 Spring - 2019 Spring). Antony Lab to MD-PhD at MCW

Courtney Jungers, Undergraduate Student. Antony-Origanti Labs to Ph.D @Wash U

---

Spencer Kipfmueller, Undergraduate Student (2018 Fall - 2019 Spring)

Katie Breck. Undergraduate Student (2018 Fall - 2019 Spring)

Sandeep Buddharaju, Undergraduate Student

---

Amorina Cruz NSF-REU Student (2018)

Lauren Rendino, Undergradaute Student (2018 Summer)

Bradley Hanson, Undergraduate Student (2017 Fall)

Malika Handa, Undergraduate Student

---

Ayaa Shanna, McNair Scholar Undergraduate Student

Daisy Oceguera, Undergraduate Student

Kylie Schmitz, Undergraduate Student

Sarah Fouad, Undergraduate Student

---

Bo Kitelinger, Junior, Marquette

Andrew Koncel, Junior, Marquette

Nick Garcia, Freshman, Marquette

---

---

High School Students

---

Tahseen Sahik, High School Student

Pratyusha Emkay High School Student

Matthew Radovan, High School Student 2014-2015

---

Moe-Myint Han, Freshman, Marquette

---

Derek Harris Graduate Student 2014 "Awarded Piette Scholarship"

Dallas Elder, Undergrad 2015, URCO grant recipient

Dan Morris, Undergrad, 2014, URCO grant recipient

---

Elliot Corless, Undergrad 2014, URCO grant recipient.....now a grad student in the lab.

Matt Rasmussen, Undergrad 2014, URCO grant recipient

Cason Wortley, Undergrad 2015, URCO grant recipient

---

Emily Underlin, Undergrad 2012-2014, CoS Grant recipient

Jeff VonGermeten, Undergrad 2012-2014, URCO grant recipient

Karamatullah Danyal, Grad Student, 2014

---

Shawn Helm, Undergrad 2012-2013, URCO grant recipient

Tanner Trip, Undergrad 2012-2014. URCO grant recipient

Laurel Thompson, Undergrad 2013, CoS grant recipient

Jacqueline Johnson, Rotation student, 2013

---

Alumni not pictured above:
Steve Bux, Rotation student, 2013
Tawnie Moss, Rotation student, 2014
Brantley Bond, Undergrad, 2015
​

---

Antony Lab Group evolution

---

Year 12 - St. Louis University

Year 9 - St. Louis University

Year 8 - St. Louis University

Antony Lab - Year 7 - Marquette University

Antony Lab - Year 6 - Marquette University

Antony Lab - Year 5 - Marquette University

Antony Lab - Year 4 - Marquette University

Antony Lab - Year 3 - Utah State University

Antony Lab - Year 2 - Utah State University

Antony Lab - Year 1 - Utah State University