People

Stephen Elledge

selledge@genetics.med.harvard.edu

Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine

A major area of our interest is how eukaryotic cells sense and respond to stress in the form of damage to their genetic material. When cells incur DNA damage, they induce the transcription of genes involved in cell cycle arrest and repair of the damage...

Alan N. Engelman

alan_engelman@dfci.harvard.edu

Professor of Medicine

Research in the Engelman laboratory focuses on the integration step in the retroviral life cycle. In order to replicate, retroviruses must integrate the viral DNA (vDNA) product of reverse transcription into a host cell chromosome. In addition to the...

Lamount Evanson

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Advisor: Aaron Schmidt Rotations: Dan Barouch, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, Aaron Schmidt Previous Education: BA, Chemistry: Concentration in Biochemistry, City University of New York; Global Affairs: Global Health, Tsinghua University

Michael Farzan

Professor of Pediatrics

Michael Farzan’s laboratory focuses on the generation and delivery of antibodies and antibody-like entry inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, especially those caused by coronaviruses, arenaviruses, and retroviruses. We are...

Dana Gabuzda

dana_gabuzda@dfci.harvard.edu

Professor of Neurology

Our lab studies molecular mechanisms of HIV replication and pathogenesis, and their role in mediating pathogen-host interactions, immune responses, and disease outcomes. Using biological, genetic, biochemical, metabolomic, systems biology, and...

Gaurav Gaiha

ggaiha@mgh.harvard.edu

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Gaurav D. Gaiha, MD, DPhil, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Gaiha’s lab focuses on understanding the T cell...

Apolonia Gardner

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Advisor: Constance Cepko Rotations: Omar Abudayyeh, Constance Cepko, Sun Hur, David Liu Previous Education: BS, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Alton Gayton

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Advisor: Gaurav Gaiha Rotations: Gaurav Gaiha, Todd Allen, Pardis Sabeti Previous Education: BS, Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lee Gehrke

Lee_Gehrke@hms.harvard.edu

Professor of Microbiology

We work on positive strand RNA viruses, with a current focus on understanding how cells sense viral invaders to initiate an immune response. We also have interests in global health, and we collaborate with engineers to develop a rapid point of care...

Benjamin Gewurz

bgewurz@bwh.harvard.edu

Associate Program Head, PhD Program in Virology

George and Sandra K. Schussel Associate Professor of Medicine in the Field of Infectious Diseases

The gamma-herpesvirus Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is a master regulator of B-cell biology. EBV persistently infects >95% of adults, making it one of the most successful viruses worldwide. While EBV typically establishes a safe balance with the host, it is...

Ben Goldberg

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Advisor: Ayano Kohlgruber Rotations: Alejandro Balazs, Ayano Kohlgruber, Bruce Walker, Duane Wesemann Previous Education: BA, Biology, Bates College; Biology