Our team

Yicheng Long

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Biochemistry

Weill Cornell Medical College

Postdoc, University of Colorado Boulder, Tom Cech lab

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Jane Jackman lab

BS in Biological Sciences, Tsinghua University

Christian is an ambitious researcher who loves anything from RNA to chromatin to stem cells. For his scientific endeavors, he has traveled the world quite a bit: He graduated from the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, completed his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the EMBL Rome in Italy, and then went on for his postdoc research in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Boulder, Colorado.

Christian joined the lab in October 2021, where he can be seen knocking out lncRNAs and differentiating iPSCs to cardiomyocytes.

Outside the lab, Christian enjoys playing football, table tennis, and billiards. He’s always down for fun events and all kinds of activities in and around town.

Sandy earned her bachelor's degree in Biotechnology in India and then moved to the US to pursue her master's degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She then went to work in the labs of Dr. Tom Maniatis at Columbia University and Dr. Daniele Canzio at UCSF. In both labs, Sandy studied the molecular regulation of clustered protocadherins in neural cell-surface identity using mouse models. It was during this time that Sandy developed an interest in further exploring research pertaining to RNA regulation within a defined chromatin environment. She then joined the BCMB PhD program in late 2020 and joined our lab in the summer of 2022.

In her free time, Sandy likes to sketch, read, watch anime, and play chess.

John graduated from Cornell University in May 2021 and joined the lab in Oct 2021. John is in charge of the baculoviral production of recombinant protein complexes and downstream biochemical approaches. Outside the lab, John loves climbing and running.

Roxanne is a passionate medical student from University of Montreal (cohort 2020-2025) who joined the Long Lab in the summer of 2022. She is working on multiple projects including one involving proteins in the PRC2 complex. Her general interests align with internal medicine and cardiology.

Outside the lab, she loves to travel and discover great places to eat in the city. Feel comfortable sending recommendations her way as she is always willing to try out new spots! Roxanne also enjoys knitting, early runs in Central Park and playing chess – you can challenge her to a game anytime, she rarely declines the opportunity.

Cyril is a driven medical student interested in cardiology and internal medicine from University of Montreal (cohort 2020-2025); he joined the Lab back in June 2022 and has been working on the PRC2 complex amongst other projects.

Outside the lab, when he is not brewing kombucha (or drinking it), he can be seen going out for runs around town. Some of his other hobbies include snowboarding, sailing, and biking. Feel free to reach out to him as he is super social and loves to exchange on different subjects.

Kristin is currently at Cornell University studying chemistry as an undergraduate student. Her current interests are in cardiology and biochemistry. Some of the things she love to do in her free time include playing the violin, going to the gym, and thrifting.