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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., George Washington University
Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Nora won "Most Weird" in her 5th grade science fair for her project on the star-nosed mole.

Research Technician

B.S., Johns Hopkins University

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Gloria is terrified of rollercoasters but she's been skydiving.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Charlie cut off most of her hair for a science fair project. She only got second place but still thinks the horrible haircut was worth it.

Research Technician

B.A., Wellesley College

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Simone used to sample dog treats as a kid because she wanted to know why her dogs liked them so much.

Post-baccalaureate Fellow

B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Gabriella memorized the entirety of Tom Lehrer's "The Elements Song" in high school (for no apparent reason), and can still recite it to this day.

Visiting Student

M.D., Humanitas University & B.S., Politecnico of Milan (expected 2028)

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Jacopo once got left behind by his bus in Costa Rica, and chased it down in a stranger's car.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2027)

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Alice once ran into a wall playing indoor frisbee and popped a small hole in her lung. It closed on its own without treatment — apparently that just happens sometimes.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.S., Tufts University (expected 2027)

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Marc was born without fingernails or toenails and thought his parents had to pay extra for them.