top of page
Previous Lab Members
Maria Krasilnikov McClave (PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, 2021-2026)
Staff Scientist, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston, MA
Gonzalo Gonzalez-Del Pino (IRACDA Postdoctoral Scholar, 2020-2026)
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, MA
Lucas Polack (PREP Scholar 2022-2023, Research Assistant 2023-2024)
PhD Student in Virology, Harvard University School of Medicine in Boston, MA
Emma Young (Post-baccalaureate trainee 2023-2024)
PhD Student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY
Jose Martin Ramirez (MD/PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, 2018-2023)
Resident in Radiology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
Elizabeth Draganova (IRACDA Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016-2022)
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO
Zemplen Pataki (MD/PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, 2019-2022)
Resident in Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Michael Thorsen (PhD Student, CMDB 2016-2022, Postdoctoral Scholar 2022)
Senior Scientist, Treeline Bioscience, Watertown, MA
Ellen White (Postdoctoral Fellow 2015-2020, Staff Scientist 2020-2021)
Senior Scientist, Aera Therapeutics, Boston, MA
Adam Hilterbrand (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2021)
Principal Scientist, Sana Biotechnology, Cambridge, MA
Andrea Koenigsberg (PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology Program, 2013-2019)
Senior Manager, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Anshumali Mittal (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2018)
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Alexander Vorperian (MBS Student, 2017-2018)
Physician, OHSU, Portland OR
Xuanzong Guo (Senior Research Technician, 2015-2018)
PhD Candidate in Molecular Biology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Claire Metrick (PhD Student, Biochemistry Program, 2011-2017)
Senior Scientist, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Rebecca Cooper (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-2017)
Senior Principal Research Associate, Omeros Corporation, Seattle, WA
Heidi Burke (PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology Program, 2011-2016)
Associate Director, GSK, Greater Boston, MA
Janna Bigalke (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2016)
Senior Scientist at University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
Henry Rogalin (PhD Student, Biochemistry Program, 2010-2016)
DT Lead - Information Architecture, UCB, Cambridge, MA
Mary Duah (MBS Student, 2010-2011)
Attending Psychiatrist, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, NY
Jared Pitts (PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology Program, 2007-2014)
Principal Scientist at Gilead Sciences in San Francisco, CA
Jessica Silverman (PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology Program, 2009-2013)
Director Content Strategy, Ascend Learning, Greater Boston, MA
Samuel Stampfer (MD/PhD Student in Biochemistry Program, 2009-2013)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Sapna Sharma (Research Assistant/Lab Manager, 2007-2012)
Elvira Vitu (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2012)
POC Grant Recipient, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Tirumala Kumar Chowdary (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2012)
Associate Professor at the National Institute of Science, Education, and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
Updated September 2026
Previous Lab Members
Undergraduate and High School Student Trainees
SK Farhan Anjum (Roxbury Community College, 2026)
Paula Garcia-Valenciano Rodriguez (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 2026)
Sofia Carracedo Camacho (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 2026)
Meenakshi Rajesh (UMass Amherst, summer 2025)
Alicia de Pablos Fernández (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 2025)
Hannah DiBella (Rowan University, Tufts Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Program, summer 2024)
Beatriz Gálvez Martínez (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 2024)
Alemaris Collazo (University of Puerto Rico, Tufts Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Program, summer 2023)
Fernando Garcia Gonzalez (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 2023)
Amarachi Onwuka (University of Pittsburgh, Tufts Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Program, summer 2022)
Chloe Deveney (Tufts University, SEPA STEM program, summer 2022)
Carmen Rivera Terriza (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 2022)
Jonathan Valentin (University of Florida, National Summer Undergraduate Research Program, summer 2021)
Kristin Ng (Braintree High School, TAHSS Summer Experiences for High School Students, summer 2019)
Alexis Tam (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, summer 2019)
Aiden Peterson (Oberlin College, summer 2019)
Ming-Sook (Laura) Song (Massachusetts Bay Community College, 2018-2019)
Isabel Bulman (Newton South High School, summer 2018)
Andrea Mechery (Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science, TAHSS Summer Experiences for High School Students, summer 2018)
Loi Ly (Boston Latin Academy, TAHSS Summer Experiences for High School Students, summer 2017)
Melanie Wu (UMass Amherst, summer 2017)
Suyoung Choi (Newton South High School, summer 2016)
Eleni Papadopoulos (Connecticut College, Tufts Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Program, summer 2016)
Daniel Golden (Brown University, summer 2016)
Ian Patten (Tufts University, summer 2016)
Grace Ngobo (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, summer 2015)
Arti Tewari (Northeastern University, summer 2011, summer 2012)
Rebeca González-Pastor (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, summer 2011)
Karl Gadicke (Tabor Academy, summer 2010)
Elisa Saldaña Prieto (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, summer, 2009)
Patricia Pabon (Pine Manor College, Tufts Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences Program, summer 2008)
bottom of page