Student Steering Committee

I am a 3rd year Ph.D. student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program researching Alzheimer’s Disease in the Young-Pearse lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I am originally from Palatine, Illinois (outside of Chicago) and conducted my undergraduate studies at Rice University majoring in Neuroscience and Biology. I then spent two years as a research technician in the Evrony lab at NYU Langone where I helped develop multiple molecular genetic technologies. My current project uses induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) models to investigate sex-differences in Alzheimer’s Disease. Outside of lab, I enjoy hiking, reading, and watching his favorite sports teams almost win.

I am a fourth year PhD student in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics in the joint Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program. I was born and raised in Colombia, and I am passionate about empowering and advocating for global health, education, and leveraging innovation to catalyze social and economic development in resource-limited areas. My research focuses on investigating the interactions between the nervous and immune systems within the context of chronic inflammation (CI). 

I'm a globetrotter at heart who loves learning new languages, diving into different cultures, and traveling the world. I started my academic journey with a Bachelor’s degree in German Philology and Education, studying in both Colombia and Germany. It was an incredible experience that fueled my passion for connecting with people across the globe. But the adventure didn’t stop there! I then moved to the USA to pursue another bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience. Now, I’m blending my love for languages and cultures with the exciting world of neuroscience, medicine and engineering!

I am a third year graduate student in the Chemical Biology program, doing my thesis work in Brian Liau's lab utilizing large-scale mutagenesis techniques to investigate substrate recognition of E3 ligases. I grew up in the Massachusetts suburbs and completed my undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Boston College. After graduating, I spent two years as a research technician at Harvard Medical School studying the evolution of influenza and coronavirus. My current project in the Liau Lab focuses on understanding the plasticity of E3 ligase-substrate interactions and developing generalizable strategies for molecular glue discovery. Outside of the lab, I love hanging out with animal friends, baking, and hiking. 

I am a PhD student at Harvard University, focusing on translational oncology and women's health. With over five years of international research experience spanning prestigious institutions such as the German Cancer Research Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the University of Toronto, my expertise lies in ovarian and breast cancer research. For my dissertation project, I investigate therapy-associated senescence in ovarian cancer. Currently, I manage the flagship chapter of Nucleate in Boston, deeply committed to translational research. My passion for biotech innovation was cultivated during my role as a business development intern at the Merck Innovation Center in Germany. Combining my research and biotech business experience across the USA, Europe, and the Middle East, I aim to drive impactful change at the intersection of academia and industry. I believe the TGP program will serve as an excellent bridge to reach my future goals.

I am a third-year BPH Ph.D. candidate in Rameen Berkouhim’s lab where I study gene regulation in cancer, utilizing single-cell and spatial approaches. I grew up in a small city outside of L.A. and first came to Massachusetts to attend Smith College for my undergraduate studies. I majored in Biology and was in a research lab for all four years using protein engineering approaches to develop narrow-spectrum antibiotics. After graduating, I joined the Sellers Lab at the Broad Institute as a research associate. There, I ran high-throughput dual-guide CRISPR screens to identify novel, paralog dependencies in ovarian cancers. In my free time, I also worked on a project seeking to elucidate conditional pathway hyperactivation as a synthetic lethality and novel therapeutic approach. Currently, my dissertation research is focused on developing computational methods to discern and characterize the role of inherited mutations in gene regulation across different cell types.