National Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility Team Members

Thomas Edwards, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist

Thomas Edwards earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Virology focusing on structural studies of intra-cellular virus induced membranes formed during infection by alphaviruses and flaviviruses. In addition to virology, Thomas has expertise in electron tomography and single particle cryo-EM.

Adam Wier, Ph.D.
Microscopist

Adam Wier earned his Ph.D in structural and molecular biology with a focus on structural studies of protein complexes regulating transcription. He has experience in single particle cryoEM, sample preparation, data collection, and data processing.

Tara Fox, Ph.D.
Microscopist

Tara Fox earned her PhD from Case Western Reserve University focusing on Structural Biology methods for analyzing engineered viruses and for evaluating nanoparticles in development for drug delivery. She has expertise in single particle data collection, tomography, structural analysis, data management for cryoEM, and Bash scripting in various scientific computing environments.

Joseph Finney
Software Engineer

Joseph Finney earned his BS in Systems Engineering with experience in systems integration and process improvement. He has worked in a variety of languages creating united workflows from discrete software packages.  In addition, he has a working knowledge of data management and system administration, and has a background in statistical analysis and system testing.

Vladimir Veremeychik
Software Developer

Vladimir (Vlad) Veremeychik earned his MS in Computer Science with experience in software development. He has worked in the telecommunications and pharmaceutical industry using a variety of software development environments and languages. He also has experience in data collection and management, system integration, and API development.

Helen Wang, MS, MBA, PMP
Scientific Project Manager

Helen Wang earned her MS in Biotechnology and MBA with a focus in Project Management.  She also holds a Project Management (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute and has worked in academic research in Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics. In addition, she has experience in Infectious Disease research in government labs, and has private industry experience in Project Management on government contract projects.