Biographical Information:

Meet George S. Stephenson, our dedicated system administrator, overseeing the functionality of our laboratory server, Dexter—aptly named after his trusty Olde English Bulldogge (pictured right).

Alongside his administrative duties, George passionately works as a full-time RNA Structural and Transcriptomic Bioinformatician. His most recent research, conducted in collaboration with Silvia BV Ramos, explores the tissue targeting specificity of the RNA binding protein Zfp36l2. This study by utilizing RNAseq data from a Zfp36l2 knock-out mouse model across six specific tissues, reveals ZFP36L2’s distinct transcript preferences across different tissues and ARE motif sequence concentrations.

A fun fact about George: He is an avid skiier and outdoors man, and loves to take Dexter on long hikes, believe it or not!

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-stephenson-27a2a4302/

Publications:

Stephenson G., Ramos S., Laederach A., (2023) Tissue targeting specificity of the RNA binding protein Zlp36l2, NIH, Currently in preparation for submission to a peer reviewed journal.

Burch C., …, Stephenson G., Cordova Araujo K., Mayer, S., (2023) Collaborative Research: Speciation in Laboratory   Populations of Bacteriophage T7, Currently in preparation for submission to a peer reviewed journal.

Andryshak S., …, Stephenson G. (2021) Elucidating Mycobacteriophage Butters Gene Functions with the SEA-GENES Research Project at Lehigh, print. <https://seaphages.org/abstracts/summary/717/> 

Bachiashvili B., …, Stephenson G., …, Kenna M., Ware V. (2021) Bioinformatics Discoveries: Investigating  Mycobacteriophage Genomic Relationships and Immunity Mechanisms, print. <https://seaphages.org/abstracts/summary/660/>