After receiving her Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she worked in biotechnology research in both the for-profit and higher education settings before coming to Cornell in 2009.  She has led the launch of two core facilities, the Transcriptional Regulation and Expression (TREx) Facility and the Genomics Innovation Hub (GIH). Jen assumed the directorship of the Genomics Facility in Summer, 2023. To read more about Jen’s expertise and experience, see the leadership page.

Adrian received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2004 from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He held research positions at SUNY Upstate, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, and most recently at Cornell University in John Schimenti’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. In addition to research, Adrian held teaching appointments at LeMoyne College, Ithaca College, and Cornell. With a wealth of experience in genetics, developmental biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and a variety of model organisms from yeast to mouse, Adrian brings considerable expertise in experimental design and bench work to the Genomics Facility.

Linda received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from SUNY Cortland. Since joining the Genomic facility in 2007, Linda's position has evolved from junior technician responsibilities to her current role as laboratory manager for the Sanger and Illumina Sequencing labs. In addition to overseeing all Sanger and Illumina workflow and billing, Linda works directly with researchers to coordinate special research projects. Linda takes part in the Vitisgen grape project based in Geneva, processing marker assisted selection samples from around the country and world, and working directly with the researchers involved in this project.

Yassi received her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2011. She has a breadth of experience in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, evolution and development. Prior to joining the BRC Genomics Facility in 2023, she was a research scientist in Andrew Clark’s laboratory in Cornell's Molecular Biology and Genetics Department. She currently manages the core’s single-cell sequencing projects.

Chester received his Bachelor’s degree from Montana State University, majoring in Biotechnology with a concentration in Plant Sciences, and minoring in Genetics. Chester is specifically working in the Sanger lab under the direction of Linda Cote, and is responsible for tracking and processing samples, preparing buffers and reagents, setting up PCR reactions, analyzing results, keeping track of inventory, providing billing information and general customer support, and performing general lab maintenance.

George received his Bachelor’s degree in biology from UCLA and a Master’s degree in forensic science with a concentration in DNA analysis from UC Davis. He started at Cornell in 2020 where he initially worked as a technician in the Buckler Lab for 2 years. Since joining the BRC Genomics Facility, his responsibilities include extractions, quantification, and quality control of nucleic acids. He also prepares sequencing libraries for different applications such as whole genome, rAmpseq, and 3’RNA-Seq.

Asha received her Bachelor of Science from Tulane University of Louisiana, as a dual major in Cellular and molecular biology and Psychology with a concentration in neural science. Since joining the Cornell community in 2014, she has supported genomics projects in a variety of species ranging from plants, animals, and insects and has experience with both DNA and RNA extraction and NGS library prep workflows. Previously she worked in Andrew Clark’s laboratory in Cornell’s department of molecular Biology and Genetics where she studied transcriptional programs in D. melanogaster. Her interest in data analysis led to earning a graduate certificate in Bioinformatics from Harvard University Extension school in 2025. She currently leads the TREx’s RNAseq services and supports library prep for the core’s single-cell projects.

Josh received his Ph.D. in Molecular and Evolutionary Systems Biology from the University of New Hampshire in 2021, with additional experience as a postdoctoral fellow at the Broad Institute. His research focused primarily on bacterial pathogen evolution, spanning studies of specific molecular mechanisms to longitudinal populations of more than 30,000 genomes. He loves learning about the evolutionary processes that have shaped life on our planet and sharing that enthusiasm through teaching. Within the Genomics Facility, he mainly works on high-throughput genomics projects.

Amanda has a Bachelor of Agriculture in Plant Pathology and a Masters of Landscape Architecture both from The Ohio State University.  Before joining the BRC she worked in research and laboratory support at local companies ST Genetics and Transonic Systems, Inc.  As a facility technician, she assists users with training and instrumentation operation.