Lab Members

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.

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.

Graduate Student

B.A. Boston University

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

Strange but true: Winthrop lived through most of his childhood without two front teeth.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University

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

Strange but true: Helen broke the same bone in each foot 10 years apart.

Visiting Graduate Student

B.A., Federal University of Sao Carlos

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

Strange but true: Phelipe's earliest memory is of his parents and him positioning to witness a total solar eclipse. He was three years old and still remembers how exciting it was.

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.

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.