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Bob Datta

Professor,
Harvard Medical School

B.S. Yale College
M.D., Ph.D. Harvard University

srdatta at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7890

Strange but true: Bob went to high school with Snoop Dogg.

David Brann

Graduate Student

B.A. Columbia University

david_brann at g.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Things David has slept through: fire alarms, a Philip Glass concert, his college graduation.

Caleb Weinreb

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., Brown University
Ph.D., Harvard University

calebsw at gmail.com
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Caleb went through a six month phase around age 5 where he required a half apple face down on his chest to fall asleep

Dilansu Guneykaya

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S. Istanbul University
M.S. Strasbourg University
Ph.D. Charite Medical University

Dilansu_Guneykaya at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Dilansu almost went to the Olympics

Dana Rubi Levy

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.Sc. Hebrew University
Ph.D. Weizmann Institute

dana_levy at hms.harvard.edu
617-969-1799

Strange but true: Dana's name was changed after her older sister relentlessly insisted she be named after her best friend from kindergarden.

Jonah Pearl

Graduate Student

B.S., Yale University

jonahpearl at g.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Jonah has an inverted sternum, and used to try to convince new acquaintances that it had been caused by a cannonball hitting him at point blank when he was very young.

Kara Fulton

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S. University of Michigan
Ph.D. Brown University

Kara_Fulton at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Kara used to think that the world-wide community of Minecraft was actually playing Minesweeper.

Sidharth Annapragada

Research Technician

B.S., Northeastern University

sidharth_annapragada at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Sid has cooked every dish from the book series "Redwall," and loves to make unique foods from books.

Tim Sainburg

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., Penn State
Ph.D., UC San Diego

Tim_sainburg at hms.Harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Tim was once kicked by a wild, juvenile mountain gorilla.

Jack Lovell

Computer Data Specialist

B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder

jack_lovell at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Jack ran one of the largest white water rapids in North America using a sit-on-top-raft that is best suited for flat water — in the middle of December.

Minhua Mei

Lab Technician

B.S., MCPHS University

Minhua_Mei at hms.Harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Min was once anorexic, but now she would travel for hours just to try some good food.

Byron Price

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.A., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Boston University

Byron_Price at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Byron’s original driver’s license at age 16 listed him as 5' 6", but he was 6' 3" by 18.

Kayla Anthis

Post-baccalaureate Fellow

B.S., Spring Hill College

jkayla_edwards at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: In high school, Kayla had a near death experience during a hurricane.

Isabel D'Alessandro

Graduate student

isabel_dalessandro at g.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Isabel once won a contest at her local ice cream shop and was crowned the 'ice cream queen'. This entitled her to a free pint of ice cream per week, for a year.

Charlotte Piette

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris)
Ph.D., Collège de France (Paris)

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Many believed (and some still do…) that Charlotte was a princess of Belgium, who fled to Paris due to conflicts within the Royal Family.

Brian Xu

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., Tongji University
Ph.D., University of Rochester

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Brian's family uses three dialects to communicate, but he never managed to learn any of them.

John Jacoby

Software/Data Engineer

B.S., M.S. Northeastern University

john_jacoby at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: In high school, John rode his bicycle around the entire perimeter of Nova Scotia.

Lauren White

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2027)

617-432-7971

Strange but true: At 20 years old, Lauren has been to more countries than years they've been alive.

Julia Martz

Senior Research Lab Manager

B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

julia_martz at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Julia’s first pet was a beloved lizard that she named Calculator.

Sandeep Robert Datta, MD, Ph.D Department of Neurobiology Harvard Medical School