Alumni
Graduate Students:
Linda B. Couto (PhD, 1985). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of E. C. Friedberg, Stanford University Medical School. Present: Staff scientist, Avigen, Inc., Vice President (Research and Development), Tacere Therapeutics, Inc.
Dana Zbehlik Lasko (PhD, 1986). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of Tomas Lindahl. Present: Principal at Lasko Biotechnology Services LLC
Kimberly S. Ellison (PhD, 1989). Postdoctoral position: University of Alberta, Edmunton, Canada
Lisa J. Naser Bradley (PhD, 1991). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, ENSR Engineering, Inc.
Ishrat S. Chaudhuri (PhD, 1989). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist: ENSR Engineering, Inc.
Susan B. Malaikal Verghis (PhD, 1992). Subsequent position: Instructor of Biology, MIT; Kumon Instructor, Kumon Math and Reading Center, Midlothian, VA
Brian A. Donahue (PhD, 1991). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of P. Hanawalt, Stanford University. Subsequent position: Senior Scientist, Cell GeneSystems, Inc.
Kara D. Best Altshuler (PhD, 1994). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, Alcion Corp. Subsequent position: Independent Toxicology Consultant
Daniel Treiber (PhD, 1993). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of J. Williamson, Scripps Research Institute. Director of Molecular Biology and Technology Development, Ambit Biosciences, San Diego, CA
Kevin Yarema (PhD, 1994). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of C. Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley. Present: Associate Professor, Bioengineering, Johns Hopkins University
Marshall Morningstar (PhD, 1994). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of C. Michejda, NCI-Frederick; Takabe Pharmaceuticals; Present: Staff Scienist, Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Elisabeth Bailey (PhD, 1995). Mechanism of aflatoxin induced mutagenesis. Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of B. Demple, Harvard University. Present: Scientist, Menzie-Cura Associates
Esequiel Barrera (SM, 1995). Subsequent position: Assistant Director of EHS; Biological and Chemical Safety Officer, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Zenghuan (Richard) Chen (PhD, 1995). Novel drug design. Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of R. Jaenisch, Whitehead Institute. Present: Research Scientist, Merck Research Laboratories
Jill Mello (PhD, 1996). Postdoctoral position: Genevieve Almouzni and Claude Helene, Institute Curie, Paris. Present: Technology Specialist, patent law office of Lahive & Cockfield
Xiao-Quan Zhai (PhD, 1996). Roles of HMG box proteins as modulators of genotoxicity. Subsequent position: medical residency, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Elizabeth Trimmer (PhD, 1997). Functional evaluation of SRY as a DNA damage recognition protein. Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of R. Matthews, Univ. of Michigan. Present: Associate Professor of Chemistry (with tenure), Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
William Kobertz (PhD, 1997). Synthesis of adduct-containing oligonucleotides. Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of C. Miller, Brandeis University. Present: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worchester, MA
Deborah Kreutzer (PhD, 1998). Subsequent position: Visiting faculty, Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Brookline, MA; Instructor in Chemistry, Wheaton College
David Wang (PhD, 1998). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of Donald Ganem, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Present: Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University in St. Louis
Sophie Currier (SB, 1998; SM, 1999). Subsequent position: MD-PhD student, Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.
James Delaney (PhD, 1999). Postdoctoral position: Essigmann Lab, MIT
Annie Lee (SM, 2000). Subsequent position: MD student, University of Pittsburgh Medical School.
Zoran Zdraveski (PhD, 2001). Subsequent position: Technology Specialist, patent law office of Wolf Greenfield. Present: Senior Director of Intellectual Property, Epizyme
Maryann Smela (PhD, 2002). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, Momenta Pharaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Neena Kadaba (SB, 2002; SM, 2003). Subsequent position: PhD, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
Doriana Froim (PhD, 2004). Cellular responses to anticancer drugs. Present position: Toxicologist, Altus Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Jennifer Robbins (PhD, 2005). Cellular responses to cisplatin. Subsequent position: Technology Specialist, Ropes and Gray, LLP, New York
Shawn Hillier (PhD, 2005). Cellular responses to anticancer drugs. Subsequent position: Scientist, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Peter Rye (PhD, 2006). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, BioTrove, Inc.
William Neeley (PhD, 2006). Postdoctoral position: Laboratory of Robert Langer, MIT. Subsequent position: Technology Specialist, patent law office of Wolf Greenfield
Lauren Frick (PhD, 2007). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, BioTrove, Inc.
Francis Gozalez (SM, 2008). Subsequent position: Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Genzyme, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Bogdan Fedeles (PhD, 2009). Postdoctoral position: Essigmann Lab, MIT
Sreeja Gopal (PhD, 2009). Subsequent position:Scientist, Biogen-Idec, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Charles Morton (PhD, 2009). Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Associate, Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Cancer Systems Biology, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Jeannette Allen Fiala (PhD, 2009). Subsequent position: Biotechology Project Manager, Global Prior Art, Boston, MA
Kyle Proffitt (PhD, 2009). Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Associate, Singapore National University; Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Nashville, TN
Jason Bouhenguel (SM, 2010). Subsequent position: MD student at Stanford University School of Medicine
Nidhi Shrivastav (PhD, 2011). Subsequent position: Associate at McKinsey & Company, Philadelphia, PA
Nirachara Wiriyachan (PhD, 2011). Jointly supervised by Professor Mathuros Ruchirawat of Mahidol University, Thailand. Subsequent position: Staff, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology,
Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
Sirikan Beth Nawapan (PhD, 2012). Jointly supervised by Professor Skorn Mongkulsuk, Mahidol University and Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Thailand
Roongtiwa Anne Wattanawaraporn (PhD, 2013). Jointly supervised by Professors Gerald Wogan and Mathuros Ruchirawat, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Thailand
Supawadee Apple Chawanthayatham (PhD, 2014). Jointly supervised by Professor Jutamaad Satayavivad, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Thailand. Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Associate, Essigmann Lab, MIT
Shiou-chi Steven Chang (2011-2017). Subsequent position: Consultant, Simon-Kucher & Partners
Postdoctoral Personnel:
Calvert L. Green (1981-1983). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, AMGEN, Thousand Oaks, CA
Edward L. Loechler (1982-1984). Subsequent position: Assistant, Associate, Full Professor of Molecular Biology, Boston University
Patricia L. Rouet (1982-1983). Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
Ashis K. Basu (1984-1990). Subsequent position: Assistant, Associate, Full Professor of Chemistry, University of Connecticut
Eugenia Dogliotti (1984-1987). Subsequent position: Director of Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy
Manjit Dosanjh (1986-1989). Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, Berkeley. Current position: Advisor to Director-General for International Organizations and Life Sciences, Division of Education and Technology Transfer, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
Michael Wood (1987-1991). Subsequent position: Senior Scientist, NAXCOR, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Colette Hodes (1987-1990). Subsequent position: Sciences International, Inc.; Current position: US Environmental Protection Agency
Wendy Heiger-Bernays (1987-1990). Subsequent positions: Menzie, Cura and Associates; Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University
Asuncion Esteve (1988-1991). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Dipti Mathur (1990-1994). Subsequent position: McLaren-Hart Environmental Engineering Corp
Roberta Pastorelli (1990-1991). Subsequent position: Senior Scientist, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
Elizabeth Miller (1991-1992). Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Marjorie Solomon (1992-1996). Subsequent position: Symbiotech/Hybridon; Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Stacia Rink (1994-1995). Subsequent positions: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of L. Loeb, University of Washington; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle
Mitra Tadayoni-Rebek. Subsequent positions: Scripps Research Institute; University of California, San Diego, CA
Lisa Paige (1994-1996). Subsequent position: Novalon Pharmaceuticals
Sharon Malia (1996-1999). Subsequent position: University of Connecticut.
Linda Shimizu (1997-1998). Subsequent position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of South Carolina.
Sang-Ge Lee (1997-1998). Subsequent position: Korean Institute of Science and Technology.
Hyun-Ju Park (1997-2000). Subsequent position: Assistant, Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Sungkyunkwan University.
Jessica Kosa (1999-2003). Subsequent position: Sloan Fellow, Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry, MIT Sloan School of Management; Research Analyst, Division of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
James Delaney (1999-2006). Subsequent position: Research Associate/Research Scientist, Essigmann Lab, MIT; Senior Scientist/Principal Scientist, Visterra, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Arlette Nicole Dinaut (2001- 2003). Subsequent position: Technology Specialist, Toronto, Canada
Beatriz Zayas-Rivera (2000-2002). Subsequent positions: Assistant, Associate Professor of Toxicology, Universidad Metropolitana, Puerto Rico
Michelle Hamm (1999-2001). Subsequent position: Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Virginia
Kaushik Mitra (1999-2003). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, Merck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Paul Henderson (1999-2002). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, Berkeley, CA
Uday Sharma (2001-2004). Synthetic Chemist, India
Denise Rordriquez (2001-2003). Subsequent position: Instructor in Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin; Austin, TX
Sarah Delaney (2005-2007). Subsequent position: Assistant, Associate Professor (with tenure) of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Yurey Alekseyev (2000-2005). Subsequent position: Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomics, Boston University, Boston, MA
John Marquis (1999-2007). Subsequent position: Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Mayuree Fuanthong (2005). Subsequent position: Research Scientist, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
Pei-Sze Ng (2004-2007). Subsequent position: Staff Scientist, Tempo Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA; National University of Singapore, Singapore
Alfio Fichera (2004-2009). Subsequent position: Research Chemist, BetaPharma, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut; Researcher, Oncology Chemistry, Eisai, Andover, MA
Aida Herrera Gutierrez (2003-2007). Subsequent position: Technology Specialist, ORT Patent Law, Cambridge, MA
Eunsuk Kim (2006-2008). Subsequent position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Leslie Woo (2008-2012). Subsequent position: Research Scientist III at EMD Millipore
Bogdan Fedeles (2009-2014). Subsequent position: Research Associate, Essigmann Lab, MIT
Jennette Allen Fiala (2009-2010). Subsequent position: Biotechology Project Manager, Global Prior Art, Boston, MA
Deyu Li (2009-2014). Subsequent position: Assistant Professor, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Univeristy of Rhode Island
Vipender Singh (2010-2015). Subsequent position: Investigator II/Lab Head, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Cambridge, MA
Nicole Iverson (2010-2015). Subsequent position: Assistant Professor/Biomedical Nantechology Specialist, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sakunchai Khumsubdee (2015 - 2017). Subsequent position: Research Scientist, Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Thailand
Supawadee Apple Chawanthayatham (2014 - 2017). Subsequent position: Technology Development Resesarch Scientist at MIT BioMicro Center, Cambridge, MA
Stephen Slocum (2014 - 2018).
Additional Members:
Clint Valentine (2014-2017). Subsequent position: Intern at TwinStrands, Seattle, WA; M.S. in Bioinformatics, Northeastern University - 2017
Jake Campolo (2016-2017). Subsequent position: Student at University of New Zealand, New Zealand; B.Sc. in Computer Science, Northeastern University - 2018
Michelle Huang (2016). B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, MIT - 2019
Leandra Zimmermann (2016). B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT - 2018
Marie Gaillard (2017). M.Sc. in Chemistry of Biomolecules and Life Science, Grenoble Alpes University - 2018
Sierra Walker (2017). B.Sc. in Chemistry, with Biochemistry emphasis, North Dakota State University - 2017
Jake Zuckerman (2017). Graduate of Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School - 2018
Kim Bond Schaefer (1987-2017). Subsequent position: Retired in Florida
Miguel Aguilar (2016-2018). B.Sc. in Biological Chemistry, MIT - 2020
Nicole Zatorski (2014-2018). Subsequent position: MD/PhD Student; B.Sc. in Bioengineering, MIT - 2018
Ning Thongararm (2016-2017). Ph.D. in Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute - 2019
Tania Gonzalez-Robles (2016-2018). Subsequent position: Technical Associate, Koch Institute for Cancer Research
Sarah Andoh (2018). B.Sc. in Chemistry and Sociology, Mount Holyoke College - 2019
James Gatter (2017-2018). B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst - 2019
Lina Kim (2016-2018). Subsequent position: Research Associate, Gritstone Oncology