Current Lab Members

Visiting Faculty

C. Brandon Ogbunugafor

(He/him)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professor

Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University

Research Scientist

R obert Wilson

(He/him)

Postdoctoral Associates

Chiara Giannone

(She/her)

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow

Minh (Peter) Nguyen Tran

(He/Him)

Graduate Students
Amanuella Mengiste (She/her) Robert J. Silbey Graduate Fellow MIT Future of Science Fellow BroadIGNITE Awardee
Kathryn Yammine (She/her) MIT Presidential Fellow NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein F31 Predoctoral Fellow
Jimin Yoon (She/her) Kwanjeong Scholar Mathworks Science Fellow
Jessica Patrick (She/her)
Seo-yeon Kim (She/her) Kwanjeong Scholar
Julie McDonald (She/her)
Sorin Srinivasa (They/them) NSF Fellow
Andrew Sabol (He/him) NSF Fellow
Anton Barybin (He/him) NSF Fellow
Stephanie Halim (She/her)
Jessica Lynn Bonnar (She/her)
Yunlong Zhao (He/him)

Research Technician

Ra'Mal Harris

(He/him)

Undergraduates
Yu Meng Zhang (She/her)
Jingting Lin (She/her)
Sophia M. Abularach (She/her)
Anna V. Plank (She/her)
April Wu (She/her)
Nathan P Shapiro (He/him)

Senior Administrative Assistant

Betty Lou McClanahan

(She/her)

Lab Alumni

Visiting Professor
Madhusudan Dey Visiting Professor, 2017	Currently: Associate Professor of Biological Sciences University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Postdoctoral Associates
Mahender B. Dewal Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2012 - 2015	Currently: Head of Research and Development Expansion Technologies
N.-Duc Doan Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2019	Currently: Scientist-III NextCure, Inc.
Pyae P. Hein Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2014 - 2015	Currently: Associate Director Dragonfly Therapeutics
Azade S. Hosseini Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2016 - 2018	Currently: Business Development Consultant Biofuturis
Emmanuel E. Nekongo Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012 - 2017	Currently: Senior Scientist ElevateBio

Graduate Students
Chet M. Berman Ph.D. 2018	Currently: Scientist-I Adimab
Kenny Chen Ph.D. 2020	Currently: Scientist-II ElevateBio
Andrew S. DiChiara Ph.D. 2017	Currently: Senior Scientist-II AbbVie
Samuel J. Hendel Ph.D. 2022	Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington Prof. David Baker Laboratory
Rasia C. Li Ph.D. 2022	Currently: Scientist-I NGM Biopharmaceuticals
Christopher L. Moore Ph.D. 2018	Currently: Director GentiBio
Louis J. Papa, III Ph.D. 2019	Currently: Strain Engineer Robigo
Angela M. Phillips Ph.D. 2018	Currently: Assistant Professor University of California - San Francisco
Anna I. Ponomarenko Ph.D. 2020	Currently: Scientist-II Ultragenyx
Christopher E.R. Richardson Ph.D. 2019	Currently: Principal Boston Consulting Group - Biopharma
Rebecca M. Sebastian Ph.D. 2022	Currently: Senior Scientist-I AbbVie
Madeline Y. Wong Ph.D. 2018	Currently: Faculty Division of Natural Sciences, Phillips Academy Andover

Research Technicians
Patreece H. Suen UROP, 2012 - 2015 Technician, 2015 - 2017	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Biophysics & Biochemistry Yale University Prof. Karin Reinisch Laboratory
Alexander J. Weickhardt Technician, 2017 - 2018	Currently: M.D. Student University of California - San Francisco

Undergraduates
Lucas D. Akin MIT-Amgen UROP Scholar, 2015	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Chemistry University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Prof. Jefferson Chan Laboratory
Agata A. Bikovtseva Johnson and Johnson UROP Scholar, 2018 - 2021	Currently: NSF Fellow and PhD Student in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University Prof. Eric Jacobsen Laboratory
Abigail M. Caron UROP, 2012	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Evolutionary Biology University of Chicago Prof. Michael Coates Laboratory
Gina Choi UROP, 2019	Currently: B.S. Student in Biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Erika A. Ding UROP, 2015	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California - Berkeley Prof. Sanjay Kumar Laboratory
Nora Enright UROP, 2016	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering Stanford University Prof. Ami Bhatt and Prof. Michael Bassik Laboratories
Xavier A. Bonilla Garcia MSRP-Bio Intern, 2022	Currently: B.S. Student in Chemistry University of Puerto Rico
Apolonia Gardner UROP, 2017	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Health Sciences and Technology Harvard-MIT Prof. David Liu Laboratory
Luna O. Gonzalez UROP, 2015 - 2018	Currently: PhD Student in Mathematics University of California - Los Angeles
Nicholas Guiliano UROP, 2017 - 2018	Currently: B.S. Student in Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chyleigh J. Harmon, MD UROP, 2012 - 2014	Currently: Physician Saint Louis, MO
Ra'Mal Harris MSRP-Bio Intern, 2022	Currently: Research Technician Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. Matt Shoulders Laboratory
Helen T. Hobbs, PhD MIT-Amgen UROP Scholar, 2013	Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow University of California - Irvine Prof. Chang Liu Laboratory
Michelle S. Huang UROP, 2016 - 2019	Currently: NSF Fellow and Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering Stanford University Prof. Sarah Heilshorn Laboratory
Karun Kaushik UROP, 2022 - 2023	Currently: B.S. Student (First-year) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abigail Kolyer UROP, 2020	Currently: B.S. Student in Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nancy B. Lu, PhD UROP, 2014	Currently: Management Consultant Qral Group
Diya Malhotra Visiting Summer Student, 2015 & 2016	Currently: MBA Student New York University Stern School of Business
Meryl Ann Mendoza MSRP-Bio Intern, 2021	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Cell and Molecular Biology University of Pennsylvania
Daniel J. Mirny UROP, 2015	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Marketing University of California - Los Angeles
Sebasthian Santiago UROP, 2015	Currently: NSF Fellow and Ph.D. Student in Chemistry University of California - Berkeley Prof. Alanna Schepartz Laboratory
Patreece H. Suen UROP, 2012 - 2015 Technician, 2015 - 2017	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Biophysics & Biochemistry Yale University Prof. Karin Reinisch Laboratory
Eileen Tan-Aristy UROP, 2019 MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2017	Currently: Technical Program Manager Google
Rebecca J. Taylor, PhD UROP, 2012 - 2015	Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Prof. John Briggs Laboratory
Marissa S. Vera MSRPx Research Intern, 2020	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. Laura Kiessling Laboratory
Rachel Weissman UROP, 2020 - 2021	Currently: NSF Fellow and PhD Student in Molecular and Cell Biology University of California - Berkeley Prof. David Savage Laboratory

High Schoolers
Rose Evard MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2018	Currently: B.S. Student in Biological Sciences Smith College
Brittan Gallo MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2022	Currently: High School Senior
Christopher J. Hillenbrand Research Science Institute Scholar, 2014	Currently: Ph.D. Student in Computational Science and Engineering Georgia Tech
Camden Holm MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2016	Currently: Research Associate-I MatTek Life Sciences
Karun Kaushik MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2021 - 2022	Currently: B.S. Student (First-Year) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jocelyn Koelb MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2018	Currently: B.S. Student in Biochemistry and Political Science Northeastern University
Caiden M. Kumar MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2015	Currently: B.S. Student Wheaton College
Kiera Murray MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2019	Currently: High School Senior
Rebecca Schooler MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2017	Currently: B.S. Student in Biochemistry University of Texas - Austin
Eileen Tan-Aristy MIT-HIPSAT High School Intern, 2017 UROP, 2019	Currently: Technical Program Manager Google

Accessibility

Current Lab Members

Visiting Faculty

Research Scientist

Postdoctoral Associates

Graduate Students

Research Technician

Undergraduates

Senior Administrative Assistant

Lab Alumni

Visiting Professor

Madhusudan Dey

Postdoctoral Associates

Mahender B. Dewal

N.-Duc Doan

Pyae P. Hein

Azade S. Hosseini

Emmanuel E. Nekongo

Graduate Students

Chet M. Berman

Kenny Chen

Andrew S. DiChiara

Samuel J. Hendel

Rasia C. Li

Christopher L. Moore

Louis J. Papa, III

Anna I. Ponomarenko

Christopher E.R. Richardson

Rebecca M. Sebastian

Madeline Y. Wong

Research Technicians

Patreece H. Suen

Alexander J. Weickhardt

Undergraduates

Lucas D. Akin

Agata A. Bikovtseva

Abigail M. Caron

Gina Choi

Erika A. Ding

Nora Enright

Xavier A. Bonilla Garcia

Apolonia Gardner

Luna O. Gonzalez

Nicholas Guiliano

Chyleigh J. Harmon, MD

Ra'Mal Harris

Helen T. Hobbs, PhD

Michelle S. Huang

Karun Kaushik

Abigail Kolyer

Nancy B. Lu, PhD

Diya Malhotra

Meryl Ann Mendoza

Daniel J. Mirny

Sebasthian Santiago

Patreece H. Suen

Eileen Tan-Aristy

Rebecca J. Taylor, PhD

Marissa S. Vera

Rachel Weissman

High Schoolers

Rose Evard

Brittan Gallo

Christopher J. Hillenbrand

Camden Holm

Karun Kaushik

Jocelyn Koelb

Caiden M. Kumar

Kiera Murray

Rebecca Schooler

Eileen Tan-Aristy