Associate 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.
Stan Pashkovski
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. Brandeis University
pashkovs at fas.harvard.edu
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Stan can eat a pound of peanut M&Ms in under two minutes.
Maria (Masha) Bloom
Graduate Student
B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Masha grew up on the same block as Stan in St. Petersburg, Russia
Neha Bhagat
Lab Manager
B.S. 2015
Northeastern University
Neha_Bhagat at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Neha can “jump rope” with her arms.
Tatsuya Tsukahara
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., University of Tokyo
Ph.D., University of Tokyo
617-432-7971
Strange but true: When Tatsuya was 4 he got lost in Paris, and while in the brief custody of the police spent the time trying to get them to pronounce his name correctly.
David Brann
Graduate Student
B.A. Columbia University
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Things David has slept through: fire alarms, a Philip Glass concert, his college graduation.
Winthrop Gillis
Graduate Student
B.A. Boston University
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Winthrop lived through most of his childhood without two front teeth.
Veroniki (Veronica) Nikolaki
Lab Technician
B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2016
M.A. Columbia University 2017
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Once at diving practice, Veronica got a bruised eye from smacking on the water trying to do 2 and 1/2 front flips off the 3 meter springboard.
Emalee Peterson
Research Assistant
B.S. Emmanuel College 2018
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Emalee won “Best Ears” as a superlative in high school.
Jeffrey Markowitz
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S., Johns Hopkins University
PhD, Boston University
jeffrey_markowitz at hms.harvard.edu
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Jeff has two webbed toes on each foot.
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
Rockwell Anyoha
Graduate Student (joint with H. Hoesktra lab)
B.S., Columbia College
B.S., Western Connecticut State College
ranyoha at g.harvard.edu
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Rockwell has three independent visual impairments in one eye: cancer (benign), amblyopia, and astigmatism. Because of this he hates red/blue 3d glasses, microscopes and binoculars.
Slater Sharp
Graduate Student
B.S., Cornell College
slatersharp at g.harvard.edu
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Slater eats one box of Trader Joe’s Organic Shells and White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese® every day.
Johanna Rajotte
Co-op Student
B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2021
617-432-7971
Strange but true: When Johanna was 5, she shut down Walmart by hiding in a clothes rack
Jeffrey Wood
Co-op Student
B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2020
617-432-7971
Strange but true: When Jeff was 8, he was playing with fireworks and accidentally set his arm on fire
Alexandra Bespalko
Co-op Student
B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2021
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Allie's studio competed against Abby Lee's studio on Dance Moms
Amit Prasad
Visiting High School Student
Stuyvesant High School, diploma expected 2021
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Amit freezes his grapes before eating them
Utsab Majumdar
Visiting Master's Student
B.Sc., Presidency University, Kolkata
M.Sc, Banares Hindu University, expected 2020
617-432-7971
Strange but true: When Utsab was 5, he fought off two doctors and a nurse to avoid getting a shot
Maya Jay
Graduate Student
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Maya once bribed her way out of a foreign country, and for $100 she'll tell you which one.