GATES LAB
LAB CULTURE & DIVERSITY
The Gates lab is committed to fostering an inclusive and collegial environment for all lab members. We are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. We believe that diversity is essential for scientific excellence and cultivates creativity, yet we also recognize that there are serious disparities and injustices that exist. We welcome all aspects of diversity, including but not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic circumstance, age, citizenship, or disability status. Here, we strive to empower all lab members in their career development in a setting that celebrates diversity and promotes scientific excellence.
TEAM
LEAH GATES
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Member, Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leah received her B.S. in Biology and M.P.H. in Environmental Health from the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities. She then received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Baylor College Medicine under the mentorship of Bert W. O'Malley, where she focused on mechanisms of transcription regulation and cancer biology. She joined The Rockefeller University for her postdoctoral studies under the mentorship of C. David Allis, where she investigated how microbial metabolites signal to chromatin in the gut. Now, Leah leads her research group at Case Western Reserve University, where she studies the intersection of metabolism, chromatin, and gene regulation in health and disease.
CHARLOTTE CONNAMACHER
Research Assistant
Charlotte graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Hispanic Studies. She is excited to spend time in the lab as a research assistant learning more about the relationships between chromatin and metabolism. In her free time, she enjoys baking, bird watching, bug spotting, and bothering her friends with facts about bog bodies.
Here’s what her friends had to say about her:
“Most likely to have a prophetic dream” ⭐️
“She puts the home in homie” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“If she were a Nintendo character, she would be Kirby” ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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