Previous Lab Members
Graduate Researchers
Zhiyuan Chen
Graduate Research Assistant MS, PhD, August 2011-May2017
Ph.D. Dissertation 2017 - Molecular Characterization of a Congenital Overgrowth Syndrome Induced by Assisted Reproduction
M.S. Thesis 2013 - Large offspring syndrome: a bovine model for human loss-of-imprinting overgrowth syndrome Beckwith-Wiedemann
Current Position: Postdoctol Fellow, Dr. Yi Zhang, - Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School.
Kira Marshall
Graduate Research Assistant, M.S. 2013 -2015
Graduate School Fellowship Recipient 2013 - 2015
Miller Fellowship Division of Animal Sciences 2013-2015
Thesis 2015 - The effects of aging and FSH on the epigenome of the mouse oocyte.
Current position: Reproductive Sciences Research Associate, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research.
Angela Rost (Schenewerk)
Graduate Research Assistant, M.S. (2011 -2013)
Thesis 2013 - Effects of the Use of Assisted Reproduction and High Caloric Diet Consumption on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Health of Juvenile Mouse Offspring.
Veronica Negron Perez
Graduate Research Assistant, M.S. (2011 -2013)
Thesis 2013 - Determination of Allelic Expression of H19 in Pre- and Peri-Implantation Mouse Embryos
Ph.D. 2017 - Department of Animal Science, University of Florida
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Michelle Rhoads Laboratory, Virginia Tech University
Katie Robbins
Graduate Research Assistant, M.S. 2009 -2011
Thesis 2011 - Establishment of a phenotypical model of adverse outcomes associated with assisted reproductive technologies.
Ph.D. 2016 - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware. 2016.
Current position: Director Biomolecular Core Laboratory - Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children - Wilmington, DE
Franklin Echevarria
Post-Baccalaureate Researcher. August 2010 -July 2011
Project while in the Rivera lab - Determination of allelic expression of H19 in peri-implantation mouse embryos.
Ph.D. 2017 - Neuroscience. Vanderbilt University
Current Position - Postdoctoral Fellow. Case Western Reserve University.
Md Almamun D.V.M.
Graduate Research Assistant, M.S. 2009 -2011
Thesis 2011 - Size-dependent acquisition of global DNA methylation in oocytes is altered by hormonal stimulation
Ph.D. 2015 - University of Missouri. Pathobiology Area Program
Current Position: Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital
Undergraduate Researchers
Logan Womack
Undergraduate Research Apprentice - January 2017 - August 2017
Major: Animal Science
Colleen Hayes
Undergraduate Research Apprentice. August 2015 -December 2015
Truman State University - Major - Agricultural Science
Jessica Holman
Undergraduate Research Apprentice. October 2014 -December 2014
Major - Animal Sciences
Lauren Anderson
Undergraduate Research Assistant. December 2013 -May 2014
Major - Animal Science
Current Position: Laboratory Technical Specialist, Q2 Solutions, Raleigh
Collin Morris
Undergraduate Research Assistant. August 2013 -December 2014
Major - Biology
Current Position: Medical Laboratory Scientist - Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
Laura E. Moon
Undergraduate Research Assistant. August 2012 -May 2014.
Major - Biological Engineering
Current Position: Candidate for Juris Doctor - The University of Iowa College of Law Iowa City, IA.
Jasmine Randle
Undergraduate Research Apprentice. February 2013 -September 2013
Major: Biology
Jordan Thomas
Undergraduate Research Assistant. March 2010 -December 2011
M.S. 2015 - University of Missouri Animal Science
Ph.D. 2017 - Division of Animal Sciences University of Missouri
Tricia Rowlison
Undergraduate Research Assistant. Fall 2008 to May 2010
Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Fellow. 2009-2010
Major - Animal Science
Project while in the Rivera lab - Effect of Assisted Reproductive Technologies on the Methionine Recycling Pathway in Mouse Embryos.
M.S. 2012. Mississippi State University, Memphis Zoo
Ph.D. 2017 -Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. University of Maryland, Animal and Avian Sci.
Rachael Zelenak
Undergraduate Research Apprentice. August 2008 - December 2008
Major - Animal Science
Emily Medlin
Undergraduate Research Assistant. Summer 2008
Project while in the Rivera lab - Effects of culture conditions on cytosine methylation and MeCP2 binding in preimplantation mouse embryos The Connection, Sept. 2008
Ph.D. 2016 - Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. North Carolina State University- College of Veterinary Medicine.
Current Position: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Student, Equine Surgery and Medicine
Research Specialists
Matt Sepulveda
Research Specialist: October 2010 to January 2013
Current position: Veterinary Technician - MedVet Chicago
Sarah Huffman
Research Specialist. February 2008 - May 2010
Current Position: Research Specialist. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center (MMRRC) & Rat Resource and Research Center (RRRC) University of Missouri - Columbia
Lab Members: Lit1, H19, Timp(RIP) and POU