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Bob Datta

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.

David Brann

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.

Winthrop Gillis

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.

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

Dilansu Guneykaya

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

Dana Rubi Levy

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.

Sherry Lin

Senior Computer Scientist

M.S., UC Santa Cruz

sherrylin42 at gmail.com
617-432-7971

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

Jonah Pearl

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.

Kara Fulton

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.

Lakshanyaa Thamarai Kannan

Lab Technician

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2023)

l.thamaraikannan22 at gmail.com
617-432-7971

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

Eli Conlin

Lab Technician

B.A., Wesleyan University

eliconlin at gmail.com
617-432-7971

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

Jingwen Araki

Lab Manager

B.S., UCLA
MNSP, Tufts University

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

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

Red Hoffmann

Co-op Student

B.S., Northeastern University (expected 2024)

hoffmann.an at northeastern.edu
617-432-7971

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

Tim Sainburg

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.

Jack Lovell

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.

Minhua Mei

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.

Byron Price

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.

Kayla Anthis

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.

Isabel D'Alessandro

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.

Kai Fox

Software/Data Engineer

B.S., Stanford University

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

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

Helen Scanlon

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.

Sandeep Robert Datta, MD, Ph.D Department of Neurobiology Harvard Medical School