Carver Biotech

The DNA Services Team

The DNA Services Team

The DNA Services Director

Alvaro G. Hernandez, Ph.D.

I serve as the Director of DNA Services at the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center (CBC), leading the next-generation sequencing division serving academic, federal, and corporate partners. I received my PhD from the University of Illinois in March 2001 and joined the CBC a week later as a postdoctoral student. I became Assistant Director in 2005 and Director in 2008. My focus is on facility management, user support, and development of strategic partnerships. The DNA Services lab provides state-of-the-art equipment and expertise to users around the world. 

The DNA Services Team

Chris Wright

Associate Director of DNA Services

Leslie Benson

Laboratory Supervisor

Elizabeth Hogan

Elizabeth Hogan

Long Reads Lead

Gloria Rendon

Gloria Rendon

Research Bioinformatics Analyst

Leslie Rye

Leslie Rye

Senior Research Specialist

Kimberly Schneider

Kim Schneider

Research Specialist - Sanger

Tina Skelton

Tina Skelton

Senior Research Specialist

Fangxiu Xu

Fangxiu Xu

Single-Cell Lead

Yachi Yu

Yachi Yu

Senior Research Specialist

Gisselle Camacho

Gisselle Rosas Camacho

Visiting Research Specialist

Danman Zheng

Danman Zheng

Library Team Lead