People
Nadya Dimitrova
Associate Professor of MCDB and Genetics
B.S. Brown University
Ph.D. The Rockefeller University
Nadya graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry from Brown University and received a Ph.D. from Rockefeller University. As a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Tyler Jacks at MIT, she pioneered the development of genetic mouse models to study long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in cancer biology. Nadya is the recipient of the HHMI Predoctoral Fellowship, the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, the Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, the 2016 Lung Cancer Research Foundation Scientific Merit Award, the 2017 Pew-Stewart Award for Cancer Research, the NIH Merit Award, and the 2020 Lion Heart Award.
Nadya enjoys working at the bench and interacting closely with members of the lab. Our work is driven by deep curiosity about the biological functions and diverse mechanisms of lncRNAs and aims to develop innovative approaches that would help uncover their mysteries. Our ultimate goal is to help elucidate the contribution of lncRNAs to normal homeostasis and in complex disease states, such as cancer.
At Yale College, Nadya teaches MCDB3250: Molecular Hallmarks of Cancer and co-teaches in MCDB3500: Epigenetics. Outside of the lab and classroom, Nadya loves to spend time with her family. Her favorite activities are running and hiking.
Lab Manager
Justin Glynn, MSA
Justin makes sure that the lab runs smoothly. He loves to ruck and bake deserts for lab meetings!
Postdoctoral Researchers
Yeolhoe Kim
Ph.D. Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, South Korea
Yeolhoe loves sports, especially basketball - watching it and playing it. He also likes to go for a jog and, more than anything, spend time with his wife.
Graduate Students
We are actively recruiting graduate students! Contact Nadya if you are interested in a rotation!
Postgraduate Research Assistants
Karliane Delgado Soto
American Cancer Society DIRC Postbac Fellow
Karliane is investigating mechanisms, by which long noncoding RNAs promote drug resistance. In the future, she plans to be a physician.
Undergraduate Students
Pol Berger Romeu, B.S./M.S. candidate, class of 2026
Pol is developing novel technologies to control the abundance of long noncoding RNAs and aims to investigate drivers of cancer progression. Outside of the lab, Pol is a board member of the Yale Entrepreneurial Society and enjoys playing soccer with friends.
