Lab Members

Postdoctoral Fellow

A.B. Harvard College
Ph.D. Harvard University

617-432-7971

Strange but true: Paul was born within 100 yards of his bench.

Graduate Student

B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University
Ph.D. Harvard University

Strange but true: Masha grew up on the same block as Stan in St. Petersburg, Russia

Graduate Student

A.B. Harvard College

Strange but true: The day that Dan officially joined the Datta lab, the FBI came to ask Bob a few questions.

Graduate Student

H.B.S. Oregon State University

Strange but true: As a child Tari once fell face-first into a roaring campfire, but miraculously escaped without injury.

Graduate Student

B.S. University of Michigan

Strange but true: After a 90-degree fracture of his left arm in a freak rollerblading accident, Alex learned to type one-handed at 40 words-per-minute.

Co-op Student

B.S. Expected 2016
Northeastern University

Strange but true: Jesse has a birthmark that looks like cheetah print.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

giuliano.iurilli at gmail.com

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.

Research Assistant

B.S. Northeastern University 2016

Strange but true: Ralph once dislocated his shoulder by sneezing.

Lab Manager

B.S. Northeastern University

Neha_Bhagat at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: Neha can “jump rope” with her arms.

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., University of Tokyo
Ph.D., University of Tokyo

Strange but true: When Tatsuya was 4 he got lost in Paris, and while in the custody of the police spent the time trying to get them to pronounce his name correctly.

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., University California Berkeley
S.M., M.I.T.
Ph.D., M.I.T.

Strange but true: Matt earned a 5.0/5.0 GPA during both his master and doctorate degrees, a vast improvement from his 3.97/4.0 GPA while an undergrad at UC Berkeley.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University 2018

Strange but true: Natasha is an ordained minister thanks to her own boredom and the powers of the internet.

Visitng Student

B.S., Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris
M.Sc. Ecole normale supérieure
M.D., Ph.D. Université Rene Descartes (expected 2018)

Lab Technician (2009-2011)

B.S. Cornell University

Summer Student (2011)

M.D. expected 2015
Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar

Summer Student (2011)

B.S. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italia

Gap Year Student

B.S. expected 2016
Harvard University

Summer Student

B.A. Wheaton College

Strange but true: Everyone in Jason's family, and his wife's family, has a name that begins with the letter J.

Visiting Senior Scientist

B.Sc. University of Windsor
Ph.D. University of Western Ontario

Strange but true: Vince once, somehow, set the tree in front of his rental house in North Carolina on fire.

Lab Manager

A.B. Wellesley College

Strange but true: Allison once spent an entire year teaching adjectives to a computer.

Co-op Student

B.S. expected 2014
Northeastern University

Strange but true: Katie lip-synchs to "Happy Birthday."

Summer Research Assistant

Strange but true: Strange but True: Max is an actor, best known for The Purge (2013), Parenthood (2010), and Daddy Day Care (2003). He was also the only lab member with a Wikipedia page.

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S. University of Kansas
Ph.D. Harvard University

Strange but true: When he was 9 years old Andrew designed and built a multi-room structure completely out of tumbleweeds.

Lab Manager

B.S. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Strange but true: Ally once had 50 pets (30 chickens, 8 ducks, 2 rabbits, 9 cats, and a dog) despite not living on a farm.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

A.B. Expected 2015
Harvard College

Strange but true: At the last minute, Francis' father almost changed his name to Socrates.

Co-op Student

B.S. Expected 2015
Northeastern University

Strange but true: Alex's worst nightmare consists of cockroaches the size of cats.

Lab Technician

B.A. Neurobiology
Harvard College

Strange but true: Christine helped pay for her college tuition with money she made as a child model in Japan.

Graduate Student

B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018

Strange but true: Maya once bribed her way out of a foreign country, and for $100 she'll tell you which one.

Research Assistant

B.S. Northeastern University 2016

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.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University 2018

Strange but true: Courtney's from Maine but hates lobster.

Lab Technician

B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2016
M.A. Columbia University 2017

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.

Research Assistant

B.S. Emmanuel College 2018

Strange but true: Emalee won “Best Ears” as a superlative in high school.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University 2018

Strange but true: Joe once broke his tooth down the middle eating a soft-shell taco.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University 2019

Strange but true: When Fae was eight years old, she was featured on America's Funniest Home Videos with her neighbors and their adorable black lab, Sawyer.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University 2017

Strange but true: Lauren broke her clavicle running the 50 yard dash. She would have won first place had she fallen forward, instead of sideways.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University 2020

Strange but true: Paneed has the same birthday as Soulja Boy.

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S. UC Davis
Ph.D. University of Oregon

angiemicha at gmail.com
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Angie has had many strange pets over the years, including an octopus.

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.

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: because of this he hates red/blue 3d glasses, microscopes and binoculars.

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.

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2021

Strange but true: When Brendan was a kid, he had a pathological fear of chickens

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2021

Strange but true: Julie went to school with Malia Obama

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2021

Strange but true: When Johanna was 5, she shut down Walmart by hiding in a clothes rack

Research Assistant

B.S., Northeastern University

Jeffrey_Wood at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: When Jeff was 8, he was playing with fireworks and accidentally set his arm on fire

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2021

Strange but true: Allie's studio competed against Abby Lee's studio on Dance Moms

Visiting High School Student

Stuyvesant High School, diploma expected 2021

Strange but true: Amit freezes his grapes before eating them

Visiting Master's Student

B.Sc., Presidency University, Kolkata
M.Sc, Banares Hindu University, expected 2020

Strange but true: When Utsab was 5, he fought off two doctors and a nurse to avoid getting a shot

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University, Expected 2021

Strange but true: Alia used to order cheese pizza without the cheese

Senior Computer Scientist

B.S., Lehigh University

ayman_zeine at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: Ayman didn't eat a strawberry until he was 18

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S. Brandeis University
Ph.D. Harvard 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.

Lab Technician

B.S. Northeastern University, 2021.

emsrobinson101 at gmail.com
617-432-7971

Strange but true: In high school, Emma was a volunteer at an invertebrate zoo as a tarantula handler!

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.A. Boston University
Ph.D. Harvard University

guitchounts at fas.harvard.edu
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Greg once had a brief but illustrious football career as a defensive tackle. Ask him about his pinkie.

Senior Software/Data Engineer

B.S. Stanford

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

Strange but true: Until the age of 5, Akshay went by “Milkshake”

High School Intern

Newton South High School (diploma expected 2021)

samuelcaronnajones at gmail.com
617-432-7971

Strange but true: Sam broke his leg before he turned two.

Co-op Student

B.S. Northeastern University (expected 2022)

harris.ryl at northeastern.edu
617-969-1799

Strange but true: Ryley competed in the world championship for Irish dance when she 12

Administrative Coordinator

B.A., UNC Chapel Hill
Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill

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

Strange but true: Until she was 30 Janet thought that "drumettes" were drumsticks from exceptionally small chickens.

Senior Computer Scientist

M.S., UC Santa Cruz

sherrylin42 at gmail.com

Strange but true: Sherry dreams in 4 different languages (English, Japanese, Cantonese, and sometimes German).

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2024)

annapragada.s at husky.neu.edu

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

Senior Computer Scientist

B.S., Stanford University
M.S., Stanford University

Strange but true: The superlative that Mo was given by his sophomore year dorm-mates was “Most likely to secretly be God posing as an atheist.”

Lab Technician

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2023)

l.thamaraikannan22 at gmail.com

Strange but true: Lakshanyaa never ate a grilled cheese sandwich before the age of 19.

Post-baccalaureate Fellow

B.S., Morehouse College
M.S., Morehouse School of Medicine

jhunter.nigel15 at gmail.com

Strange but true: Nigel can crack nuts barehanded.

Lab Technician

B.A., Wesleyan University

eliconlin at gmail.com

Strange but true: Eli couldn't talk until the age of 5, so he had to communicate through crude sign language.

Lab Manager

B.S., UCLA
MNSP, Tufts University

jingwen_araki at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: Jingwen had five wisdom teeth with the fifth one laying horizontally next to her sinus.

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2024)

hoffmann.an at northeastern.edu

Strange but true: Red can play 10 instruments, including the banjo.

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2024)

makowska.s at northeastern.edu

Strange but true: Sofia has a cup of green tea every day.

Software/Data Engineer

B.S., Stanford University

Kai_Fox at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: Strange but true: Kai lived out of his car in the Sierras for three months after undergrad.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University

nihal_chaudhary at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: Nihal can’t go to sleep unless she has eaten a bag of popcorn every night.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University

rylin_lubash at hms.harvard.edu

Strange but true: Rylin once played so much Minecraft that she had to get wrist surgery.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University

Strange but true: Alex has a chemical scar from using "elephant snot" graffiti remover when she was 8.

Co-op student

B.S., Northeastern University