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
Giuliano Iurilli
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
giuliano.iurilli at gmail.com
617-432-7971
Strange but true: In college, Giuliano was a fan of "crowd-in-a-shower-box" contests, and once took a cold shower with 12 other boys and girls in a standard shower stall.
Ralph Peterson
Research Assistant
B.S. Northeastern University 2016
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Ralph once dislocated his shoulder by sneezing.
Neha Bhagat
Lab Manager
B.S. 2015
Northeastern University
ndbhagat at gmail.com
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.
Jeffrey Markowitz, Ph.D.,
Postdoctoral Fellow
NeuroTree link: https://neurotree.org/neurotree/tree.php?pid=155502
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Jeff has two webbed toes on each foot.
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.
Kristen Drummey
Research Assistant
B.S. Northeastern University 2016
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Before joining the Datta Lab, Kristen had a variety of jobs, including working as a bookseller, a receptionist at a hair salon, a mailroom clerk, a grader for a linguistics class, a notetaker, a barista, and an assistant in a dean’s office.
Courtney Dixon
Co-op Student
B.S. Northeastern University 2018
617-432-7971
Strange but true: Courtney's from Maine but hates lobster.
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.