Lab Members

Smriti Pandey

Smriti Pandey

Education 2015-2019 B.A. Biochemistry Mount Holyoke College (supervisor, Katherine E. Berry) 2019-2024 Ph.D. Biology and Biomedical Sciences Harvard University (supervisor, David R. Liu) Awards and honors 2018 Louisa Stone Stevenson Prize for Excellence in Chemistry (Mount Holyoke College) 2019 Gertrude “Bobby” Lerch Award in Biochemistry (Mount Holyoke College) 2019 Phi Beta Kappa (Mount Holyoke College) […]

Isabel Burger

Isabel Burger

Education 2021-2025 B.A. Molecular Biology Pomona College 2025-Present Ph.D. Student in Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University (supervisors: Johannes Walter and Joe Loparo) Awards and honors 2021 National Merit Scholar 2022 Tileston First Year Physics Prize 2025 Phi Beta Kappa Publications Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2025-02-25 | Journal article DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2423774122 Part […]

David Gao

David Gao

Education Expected 2028 B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology Northeastern University Awards and honors 2024, 2025 Dean’s List – College of Science Hobbies Chess, Swimming, Cooking

Leah Gulyas

Leah Gulyas

Education 2015-2019 B.S. Biology with Honors; B.A. French with Honors Gettysburg College (supervisor, Jennifer R. Powell) 2019-2026 Ph.D. Microbiology University of California, Berkeley (supervisor, Britt A. Glaunsinger) Awards and honors 2018 Goldwater Scholar 2019 Summa Cum Laude, Salutatorian (Gettysburg College) 2019 Phi Beta Kappa (Gettysburg College) 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award ( Molecular and […]

Robert Nykodym

Robert Nykodym

Education 2021-2025 B.S. Biotechnology University of California Davis Awards and honors 2022-2025 University Honors Program 2025 Outstanding Senior in Biotechnology Hobbies Creative Writing, Editorial Photography, Thrifting, Jogging

Brody Luce

Brody Luce

Education 2025 – present B.A. Neuroscience Harvard University Awards and Honors 2025 California State Seal of Biliteracy (Mandarin) 2025 USRowing National Champion Hobbies Rowing, swimming, backpacking, reading

Luke Lynch

Luke Lynch

Education 2013-2017 B.S. Biology Lenoir-Rhyne University 2019-2025 Ph.D. Biochemistry Stanford University (supervisor: Gheorghe Chistol) 2025-Present Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard Medical School (supervisor: Johannes Walter)   Awards and honors 2016 Stanford Cellular and Molecular Biology Retreat Top Poster Prize 2017 Stanford Chemical and Systems Biology Mansour Award for Best Short Talk 2020 NC Academy of Science 1st Place […]

Shivani Bhandarkar

Shivani Bhandarkar

Education 2017-2021 B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley 2023-Present Ph.D. Student in Biological and Biomedical Sciences Harvard University (supervisors: Johannes Walter and Karen Adelman) Awards and honors 2021 Highest Distinction in General Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley 2021 Molecular and Cell Biology Departmental Honors, University of California, Berkeley 2020 Jesse Rabinowitz Memorial […]

Nayoung Cheon

Nayoung Cheon

Education B.S., Biological Sciences, UNIST(Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea MS/PhD student Advisor: Ja Yil Lee, Ph.D. UNIST(Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea 2023-Present Post-doc Harvard Medical School (supervisor: Johannes Walter) Awards and honors 2016 UNIST excellent scholarship (Overseas scholarship) 2018 2018 KPS(Korean Physics Society) Fall Meeting 2018 2018 […]

Martha Longley

Martha Longley

Education 2014-2018 B.S. Biochemistry Yale University 2020-Present MD/PhD student Harvard/MIT Harvard Medical School (supervisor: Johannes Walter) Awards and honors Magna Cum Laude (Yale University) Phi Beta Kappa (Yale University) Pat Wilde Prize (Yale University) Intramural Research Training Award (NIH) Publications Longley, J. Lee, J. Jung, F.W. Lohoff, Epigenetics of Alcohol Use Disorders – A Review […]