Myles Herbert Myles Herbert is an NIH postdoctoral fellow performing materials chemistry research in the laboratory of Timothy M. Swager at MIT. He previously received a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry in the laboratory of Robert H. Grubbs at Caltech and a B.S in chemical biology from the University of California Berkeley. His current research involves the synthesis and evaluation of … Read More

Kristen Hahn Kristen Hahn is an epidemiologist focused on reproductive, pediatric, and perinatal research topics. She received a PhD in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health where she completed her dissertation on predictors of spontaneous abortion. Since 2014, she has been a Research Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at BUSPH studying factors related to fertility and … Read More

Jessica Gronsbell Jessica Gronsbell is a PhD candidate in Biostatistics advised by Dr. Tianxi Cai at Harvard University.  Before coming to Harvard, she completed her undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley.  Her current research focuses on the development of efficient semi-supervised learning algorithms that accurately extract patient disease status from large electronic medical records … Read More

Scott Greenwald Dr. Scott Greenwald is a research fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Ocular Genomics Institute at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He is currently developing a gene therapy for treating the NMNAT1 form of Leber Congenital Amaurosis, an inherited disease that causes irreversible blindness in young children, and … Read More

Tonya Gilbert Tonya received her B.S. in biochemistry from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo in 2008. She then attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for graduate school, and received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences in 2014. Her thesis research determined the molecular mechanisms of an epigenetic complex that regulates gene transcription in a … Read More

Shonda Gaylord Shonda Gaylord is currently a MERGE-ID (Medically-oriented Research in Graduate Education) post-doctoral trainee at Tufts Medical Center working towards the development of a point-of-care diagnostic for the detection of cryptosporidiosis in resource-limited settings.  Her interdisciplinary graduate work involved diagnostic development for the early detection of disease states to include: dengue infection, thromboembolic disease and ricin intoxication.  She has … Read More

Di Feng Di Feng developed an interest in studying hypertension and kidney disease during college. She received her BS in Pharmaceutical Science from Peking University and Ph.D. in Physiology from Medical College of Wisconsin under the mentorship of Dr. Allen Cowley. During her graduate school, she used animal models to identify a new gene contributing to salt-sensitive hypertension as a … Read More

Lina Colucci Lina Colucci is a PhD student at the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Program. She is developing a sensor for non-invasive assessment of a person’s hydration state. The ultimate goal of her work is to help heart failure patients and their doctors accurately measure fluid status and prevent hospitalizations. Lina is passionate about healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship: … Read More

Andrés Colubri Andrés Colubri is a computational scientist who is developing new methodologies to visualize complex biological information and to derive predictive models to help improve clinical treatment. He is passionate about the use of computer graphics as a medium for communication and interaction. Andrés originally studied Mathematics in Argentina, carried out research in Computational Biology at the University of … Read More

William Chen William received his B.S. in biology and M.D. in medicine from the Chung-Shan Medical University in Taiwan. He completed the internship and then served as a surgical resident before coming to the U.S. for graduate studies. William received his master’s degree in biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh. His … Read More