Anita Corbett, PhD
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(she/her) |
Samuel C. Dobbs Professor, Department of Biology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Senior Associate Dean of Research, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Programs
- Full Member - Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
- Full Member - Genetics and Molecular Biology
Education
PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1992Contact Information
Email: acorbe2@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-4546
Address:
O. Wayne Rollins Research Center, Room 1021
1510 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
1940-001-1AE

Zachary Bressman (he/him)
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
Entrance Year: 2023
Topic: Functional and biochemical analysis of RNA exosome variants linked to neurological and cardiac diseases

Dory Fawwal (she/her)
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
Entrance Year: 2022

Jordan Goldy
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
Entrance Year: 2021

Madison Intemann (she/her)
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
Entrance Year: 2024

Rebecca McSweeney (she/her)
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Entrance Year: 2024
Carly Lancaster
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2024
"The conserved RNA binding protein Nab2 regulates RNA targets critical for proper neuronal function"
Julia de Amorim
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2023
"The RNA Exosome: Implications for Gene Expression Regulation and Neurological Pathology"
Maria Sterrett
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2023
"In vivo characterization of the critical interaction between the RNA exosome and the essential RNA helicase Mtr4 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Miranda Adams
Cancer Biology
MS, 2022
Edwin Corgiat
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2022
"“The Drosophila RNA-binding Protein Nab2 Interacts with the Planar Cell Polarity Pathway to Regulate Neurodevelopment”"
Christy Kinney
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2022
"The RNA binding protein Nab2 genetically interacts with multiple RNA exosome cofactors to regulate target RNAs"
Binta Jalloh
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2021
"THE DROSOPHILA NAB2 RNA-BINDING PROTEIN REGULATES SPLICING OF NEURONAL RNAs "
Chris Rounds
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2021
"The Disease-Associated Proteins Drosophila Nab2 and Ataxin-2 Interact with Shared RNAs and Coregulate Neuronal Morphology"
Stephanie Jones
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2020
"The Polyadenosine RNA Binding Protein ZC3H14 is Required in Mice for Proper Working Memory, Synaptosomal Composition, and Dendritic Spine Density and Morphology"
Annie McPherson-Davie
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2020
"Regulation of the Base Excision Repair Pathway is Critical for Proper Cell Function"
Jennifer Rha
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
MD/PhD, 2020
"The RNA-binding protein, ZC3H14, is critical for control of polyadenylation, neuronal development, brain morphology, and working memory in mice"
Kevin Morris
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2018
"Defining the Function of the Polyadenosine RNA-binding Protein ZC3H14: Molecular Insight into a Disease-associated RNA-binding Protein"
Brittany Phillips
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2018
"Tissue-specific regulation of the Pabpn1 gene: Functional implications for muscular dystrophy"
Alicia Cutler
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2017
"Analyses of Aging and Heterogeneity in Nuclei of Multinucleated Skeletal Muscle Cells"
Rick Bienkowski
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2016
"The polyadenosine RNA-binding protein dNab2 interacts with the Fragile-X protein homolog and regulates gene expression in Drosophila neurons"
Callie Wigington
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2015
"RNA binding proteins in human disease"
ChangHui Pak
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2011
"Mutation of the conserved polyadenosine RNA binding protein, ZC3H14/dNab2, impairs neural function in Drosophila and humans"
Shana Kerr
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2010
"Functional interactions between chromatin modifying complexes and the nuclear pore in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Seth Kelly
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2009
"The recognition of polyadenosine RNA by CCCH zinc fingers"
Kanika Pulliam
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2009
"Interplay between nuclear import and the cell cycle control"
Allison Lange
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2008
"Mechanisms of nucleocytoplasmic transport"
Laura McLane
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2008
"Nucleocytoplasmic transport of the yeast retrotransposon, Tyl in S. cerevisaie"
Adam Berger
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2004
"Insight into Niemann-Pick disease type C through the establishment and study of a yeast model system"
Deanna Green Heier
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2003
"Analysis of the role of MLP1 and MLP2 in mRNA export and quality control"
Michelle Harreman
Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
PhD, 2003
"Molecular mechanism of NLS-cargo delivery into the nucleus"
Kavita Marfatia Berger
Genetics and Molecular Biology
PhD, 2002
"Insight into nuclear transport: Nab2p and Moglp"