Alumni
Fay Nicolson
Current Post: Assistant Professor at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & Harvard Medical School, Department of Molecular Imaging
Education:
B.S. Chemistry with Drug Discovery, University of Strathclyde, UK (2014)
Ph.D. Bionanotechnology, University of Strathclyde, UK (2018)
Mohammad Faizaan
Current Post:
Hanna Cameron
Current Post:
Alexandra Kratochwill
Current Post:
Nisha Gandhi
Current Post:
Bing Shui
Current Post: Postdoctoral Associate, Tyler Jacks Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Education:
B.A. in Biology, Carleton College (2016)
Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University (2022)
Dissertation title:
Joshua Cook
Current Post: Computational Genomics Research Scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California, Irvine (2017)
B.S. in Chemistry, University of California, Irvine (2017)
Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University (2022)
Dissertation title: “Studying the tissue-specificity of cancer driver genes through KRAS and genetic dependency screens"
Website: https://joshuacook.netlify.com
Shikha Sheth
Current Post: Scientist at Alltrna
Education:
B.S. in Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Irvine (2013)
Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University (2022)
Dissertation title: “The effects of Gly12 KRAS oncogenes are mutation and context specific”
Rebecca Agnor
Education:
B.S. in Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, (2020)
Marza Hill
Education:
B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with minors in Chemistry and Biology (2018)
Hyosoo Lee
Current Post: Research Support Service at DFCI
Education:
B.S. in Biology, Sookmyung Women's University (2003)
M.S. in Bioinformatics, Sookmyung Women's University (2005)
Contact: hyosoo_lee at dfci dot harvard dot edu
Yi-Jang Lin
Current Post:
Education:
B.A. in Biology, Specialization in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boston University (2011)
B.A. in French Language and Literature, Boston University (2011)
Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard University (2020)
Research Topic: Characterization of K-RasG13D as a unique activating mutation in cell line and murine models of colorectal cancer.
Research Interests: Broadly in cancer biology, specifically in cancer genetics, cancer immunology, and translational research for colorectal cancer
Shayna Stein
Current Post:
Education:
B.S in Mathematics of Computation, University of California, Los Angeles (2015)
Ph.D. in
Research Topic: Characterizing oncogenic properties of different KRAS mutants in colorectal cancer (Co-advised by Franziska Michor, DFCI)
Research Interest: Cancer evolution, mechanisms of resistance and metastasis
Lucia suarez-lopez
Ona Therapeutics Senior Scientist
Education:
B.Sc. in Biology, Oviedo University, Spain (2006)
M.Sc. in Biomedicine, Barcelona University, Spain (2008)
Ph.D. in Biomedicine, Barcelona University-Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Spain (2013)
Research Topic: Identification and translational validation of novel therapeutic targets for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Research Interests: mucosal immunology, systems biology, kinase signaling networks.
Bethany Hunt
Current Post:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Education:
B.A. in Integrative Biology, Skidmore College (2017)
Doug Brubaker
Current Post:
Purdue University, Assistant Professor
Education:
B.S. in Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University (2013)
Ph.D. in Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University (2016)
Education: University of Trento
ALINA STARCHEnko
Current Post:
QuenchBio, Senior Scientist
Education:
B.S. in Biological Engineering, Cornell University (2010)
M.Eng in Biomedical and Tissue engineering, Cornell University (2011)
Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University (2017)
Research Topic: Analysis of immune system deregulation in autoimmune and inflammatory disease
Research Interests: Immunology, Systems Biology, Extracellular matrix signaling (co-advised by Douglas Lauffenburger, MIT)
AISHA LAGUNA MERCED
Current Post:
Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, Ithaca College (2015)
Research Interests: cancer biology, signaling pathways, molecular mechanisms of autoimmunity and precision medicine
SAMANTHA DALE STRASSER
Current Post:
Education:
B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (2011)
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (2011)
M.Phil. in Physics, University of Cambridge, UK (2012)
Research Topic: In vivo systems biology of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia. (Co-advised by Douglas Lauffenburger, MIT)
Research Interests: Systems Biology, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Computational Analysis
PHAEDRA GHAZI
Current Post:
University of Utah PhD program
Education: B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2016)
Emily Poulin
Current Post:
Associate Medical Communications Manager Excerpta Medica B.V.
Education:
B.S. in Biology, Norwich University (2009)
Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University (2015)
Research Topic: Regulation of Ras oncogenicity by lysine acetylation
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Structural Biology
Danielle Cook
Current Post:
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
Education:
B.S. in Chemistry, UC Berkeley (2005)
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2013)
Research Topic: Biology of codon specific mutations of Ras and synthetic lethal partners of mutant Ras
Research Interests: Cancer, Cancer Immunology, Synthetic Biology, Mouse model of cancer
Sneha Menon
Current Post:
Research Assistant at Oregon Health and Science University
Education:
B.Tech. in Biotechnology, VIT University, India (2014)
Rebecca Rood
Current Post:
Graduate Student, UW Madison
Education:
B.A. in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Assumption College (2014)
Katherine Baldwin
Current Post:
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at University of Connecticut/Connecticut Children's Medical Center Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Education:
B.A. in English Literature, Cornell University (2005)
M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School (2011)
Residency in Internal Medicine / Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School (2014)
Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, MGH
Research Topic: Signaling network in inflammatory bowel disease; potential novel treatment targets for inflammatory bowel disease
Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease
Jesse Lyons
Current Post:
Torque Therapeutics
Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry, Columbia University (2003)
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, University of California San Francisco (2011)
Research Topic: Systems biology of inflammatory bowel disease. (Co-advised with Douglas Lauffenburger, MIT)
Research Interests: Systems biology, inflammation, immunology, intestinal biology, cancer
Sam Nguyen
Current Post:
Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Research Topic: Developing searchable website to release research data pertaining to Inflammatory Bowel Disease and mutant Ras cancers (Co-advised with Douglas Lauffenburger, MIT)
Research Interests: Viruses, cancer, website design, algorithms
Reed Horwitz
Current Post:
Undergraduate Student, Computer Science, Bioinformatics Track, University of Michigan
Research Topic: Mapping signal transduction pathways using mass spectrometry data
Research Interests: Systems biology, proteomics, computational analysis, network algorithms
Jessica Gierut
Current Post:
Senior Scientist, Biology, Omega Therapeutics
Education:
B.S. in Biology, Kalamazoo College (2004)
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago (2011)
Research Topic: K-Ras activation in the regulation of stem kinetics in the colonic epithelium and colon cancers
Research Interests: RNA interference technology platform for innovative treatments for rare inherited diseases of the liver
LEVI WOOD
Current Post:
Assistant Professor
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Education:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University (2004)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T. (2008)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, M.I.T. (2008)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, M.I.T. (2011)
Research Topic: Systems biology of Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia. (Co-advised with Douglas Lauffenburger, MIT)
Research Interests: Systems Biology, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, System Identification, Angiogenesis, Microfluidics, Stochastic Feedback Control
Contact: levi dot wood at me dot gatech dot edu
Erin Fletcher
Current Post:
CEO/Founder, Camp Casco, Inc.
Education:
B.S. in Microbiology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (2013)
M.S., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2015)
Research Topic: Post-translational modifications of Ras
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Translational Medicine
CASIE GENETTI
Current Post:
Graduate student in genetic counseling at Boston University
Education:
B.S. in Biology, Davidson College (2011)
Research Topic: Cancer biology and inflammation with an emphasis on characterizing small molecule inhibitors.
Research Interests: Colorectal cancer therapy, cancer-associated inflammation, cell death and proliferation, human genetic disorders
Laura Kleiman
Current Post:
Scientific Research Director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute cBio Center
Education:
B.A. in Biomathematics, Rutgers University (2004)
Ph.D. in Computational and Systems Biology, M.I.T. (2010)
Research Topic: Identification and characterization of small molecule inhibitors that radiosensitize K-RAS mutant cancers
Research Interests: Translational systems pharmacology
Sergia Velho
Current Post:
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto
Education:
B.S. in Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal (2003)
Ph.D. in Human Biology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal (2010)
Research Topic: N-RAS activation in colorectal cancer
Research Interests: Cancer biology, colorectal cancer, cancer-associated inflammation, tumor microenvironment, colorectal cancer therapy
Ken Lau
Current Post:
Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University
Education:
B.S. in Molecular Genetics and Biology, University of Toronto (2002)
Ph.D. in Proteomics and Bioinformatics, University of Toronto (2008)
Research Topic: Systems biology of Intestinal Epithelial Response to Inflammatory Signals
Research Interests: Systems Biology, Intestinal Inflammation, Signal Transduction, Immune Responses, Cell Death and Proliferation
Yufang Wang
Current Post: Associate Professor, Sichuan University, China
Yina Li
Current Post: University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Kimberly Cavaliere
Current Post: Loyola University of Chicago Medical School
Krystle Kendall
Current Post: University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Rachel Danforth
Current Post: Indiana University School of Medicine
Max Juchheim
Current Post: Scientist, Addgene
Sarah Philips
Current Post: New York University School of Medicine
Angela Krebs
Current Post: Technical University of Munich