Xavier
Lab People
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Zhifang
Cao Research Fellow
Education M. Sc., Wuhan Inst. of
Virology; D. Sc., Tsinghua University, China
Interests
Protein interaction networks in lymphocyte and cancer cell signaling
My research interests focus on proteomics, gain of function genomic
screens and gene expression analysis.
My main research interest is identification of novel binding partners
of the MAGUK family of proteins using a mammalian tandem affinity
purification (TAP) approach. I am also following up on novel genes
identified in genomic and bioinformatics screens in cancer cell signaling
and NF-kB activation. I am always available for a game of badminton. |
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Kara Conway Visiting Research Fellow from Podolsky Lab
Education Ph.D., U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interests Immunology and Crohn's disease
I am interested in immune homeostasis, specifically in the gut, where complex regulatory mechanisms are overcome in inflammation. I am specifically exploring Crohn's disease (CD)-associated genes in murine models in hopes of better understanding CD pathogenesis as well as identifying potential therapeutic targets. |
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Jason Eisenberg Research Associate
Education B.S. and M.Eng., Cornell University
Interests Systems Biology
My research focuses on the development of algorithms to reconstruct regulatory
networks and predict the function of poorly annotated genes. I am also interested
in the application of these methods to further the understanding of the
pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. |
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Agnès Gardet Visiting Research Fellow from Podolsky Lab
Education Ph.D, Paris VI University
Interests Innate immunity, inflammation, inflammatory bowel diseases
I am involved in research projects primarily focused on proteins regulated by processes of inflammation.
The goals of these projects are to better understand the role of these proteins in the host-response to pathogens and to define whether dysregulation of these proteins is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. |
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Gautam Goel Research Fellow
Education Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Interests Photography, cooking and trekking
My research focuses on integrative analysis of immune system response to infection and vaccination. My aim is to identify systemic properties and models of immunological processes that could aid in disease diagnosis and vaccine development. |
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Robert Heath Research Fellow
Education Ph.D., University of Birmingham, UK
Interests
I started out studying cell motility and the actin cytoskeleton, wandered in membrane organization and vesicle trafficking, and hope to keep studying some aspects of each of these in the future. |
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Alan Huett
Research Fellow
Education B.Sc., University of Warwick;
MRes and PhD, Imperial College London
Interests Innate immunity, bacterial
pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions
My undergraduate training was in microbiology, but during my PhD program
I became interested in the complex interplay between pathogens and
their hosts. My interests include innate immune activation and control,
particularly in the context of the gut, where pathogens appear to
induce rapid immune activation while the normal microflora do not.
I am developing model in vitro systems to study immune-epithelial
interactions, and am attempting to identify proteins involved in novel
aspects of bacteria-host dynamics. |
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Hamed Kahlili
Education M.D.,
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Petric Kuballa Research Fellow
Education Ph.D., University of Köln
Interests Epithelial cancers, serum response element, PDZ proteins and ligands
I'm primarily interested inPDZ networks and the serum response element. Most of my work is in basic research, with long-term implications for the treatment of diseases. I'm enjoying life in Boston and playing soccer with the CCIB Football Club.
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Chun Li Research Technologist
Education B.S., MIT
Interests Reading, cooking, fencing (foil), and exploring Boston
As an engineer with a passion for medicine, I am interested in bridging the gap between molecular biology and computational biology. I will be working to understand the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease, among other projects.
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Aylwin Ng Research Fellow
Education Ph.D., Oxford University
Interests Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Networks and Immunity
I am interested in combining computational methods and experimental approaches toward understanding host-pathogen interactions, immunity and inflammation.
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Harry Sokol Research Fellow
Education MD, Paris V University; PhD, Paris XI University
Interests Inflammatory Bowel Disease, primary immune deficiency
I'm interested in the crosstalk between gut microbiota and the host in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis. |
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