| Graduate Students | Laboratory Staff | Undergraduates | Alumni |
Eric S. Folker, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
Originally from Chicago, Eric earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame. Eric became interested in the phenomenon of moving nuclei late during his Ph.D. and moved to a postdoc with Gregg G. Gundersen at Columbia University to study the mechanisms of nuclear movement during cell migration. From there, Eric moved to Sloan-Kettering to focus on the movement of the nucleus during muscle development in the lab of Mary K. Baylies. Eric started as an Assistant Professor at Boston College in the Biology Department in 2013.
▸ Contact: eric.folker (at) bc.edu
Graduate Students
Jorel Padilla – Graduate Student
Originally from Florida, Jorel earned his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Florida State University in 2020. Jorel’s projects focus on using genetic and cell biological techniques to describe the regulation of nuclear positioning via the microtubule network and its associated motors and proteins in Drosophila myofibers.
▸ Contact: padilljg (at) bc.edu
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Undergraduate Students
Class of 2025:
(Biology Major)
(Biology Major)
(Biology Major)
Class of 2026:
(Biology Major)
Laboratory Staff
Mackenzie Vallely – Research Technician
Mackenzie earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from Saint Anselm College in 2023.
▸ Contact: vallel (at) bc.edu
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Folker Lab 