Lab Members
Jean Gautier, Ph.D., Dr.Sc.
Principal Investigator
Chen Cheng, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Peter Harkins
Senior Research Assistant
Lingyan (Lillian) Xue
Graduate Student, Columbia University
Ziwei Yan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Song Zhang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Former Trainees and Laboratory Members
| Name (Year of Depature) |
Laboratory Postion |
Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Students | ||
| Michela Di Virgilio (2007) |
Graduate Student | Group Leader, Di Virgilio Lab at Max Delbr¨¹ck Center for Molecular Medicine |
| Jessica Greenwood (2006) |
Graduate Student | Principal Laboratory Research Scientist, Francis Crick Institute |
| Mary Hendrickson (1998) |
Graduate Student | High School Science Research Teacher, Syosset High School (retired, 2025) |
| Niyo Kato (2018) |
Graduate Student | Assistant Scientific Director, Healthcare Consultancy Group |
| Eva (Schwartz) Kaye | Graduate Student | Graduate Student, Columbia University |
| Rowyn Liebau (2024) |
Graduate Student Postdoctoral Fellow |
Scientific Associate, Healthcare Consultancy Group, New York |
| Shaun Peterson (2009) |
Graduate Student | Senior Scientist, Rumi Scientific, New York |
| Mai Sato (2019) |
Graduate Student Postdoctoral Fellow |
Strategic insight and planning associate, ZS Associates |
| Benjamin Schrank (2019) |
M.D./Ph.D. Student | Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson |
| David Shechter (2004) |
Graduate Student | Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Lily Wang (2008) |
M.D./Ph.D. Student | Pediatric Urologist, MaineHealth |
| Wee Teck Yeo (2004) |
Graduate Student | Senior Director, Global Business Development, Teva Pharmaceuticals |
| Carol Y. Ying (2007) |
Graduate Student Postdoctoral Fellow |
On Leave |
| Jennifer Zagelbaum (2022) |
M.D./Ph.D. Student | Resident, Radiation Oncology, Harvard Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
| Postdoctoral Fellows | ||
| Tomas Aparicio Casado (2023) |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Associate Research Scientist | Venture Associate, Stony Brook University, New York |
| Jiaxin Bao (1997) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Professor, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University |
| Merav Ben-Yehoyada (2010) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Head of Clinical Gastroenterology Laboratory, Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center |
| Vincenzo Costanzo (2001) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Director, DNA Metabolism Lab, IFOM, Milan |
| David Dominguez-Sola (2007) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York |
| Aude Dupr¨¦ (2007) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Senior Group Leader, French National Centre for Scientific Research |
| Nobuhiro Hayashi (2001) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | President, H&H Health & Science, New York |
| Carmel Hensey (1999) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Associate Professor, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin |
| Isabel Kurth (2007) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Senior Vice President, Research, Inspirna, Inc, New York |
| Robert Marraccino (1996) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY & Fellow, Bio-Rad Explorer Program |
| Jaewon Min (2022) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (Institute for Cancer Genetics), Columbia University |
| Gaganpreet Sidhu (2022) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Head of Genomics & Traits at Meiogenix |
| Seetha Srinivasan (2012) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Website Coordinator/Management and Scientific Writing and Publishing, Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Yu Tao (2019) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Professor, Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University |
| Crystal Waters (2019) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Research Scientist, Agilent Technologies |
| Hannah Williams (2013) |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Research and Development Manager, Biocrucible, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Other Staff/Trainees | ||
| Arooba Ahmed (2024) |
Undergraduate Student Research Technician |
M.D./Ph.D. Student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Elena Coates |
Undergraduate Student | Chef, Platter Restaurant, London |
| Louise Boyer-Chatenet | Research Technician | Scientific Operations Project Manager, ICAN Institute of Cardiometabolism & Nutrition |
| Devin Mediratta (2022) |
Laboratory Technician | Associate Scientist, Immunai Inc, New York |
| Lane Phillips (2013) |
Laboratory Technician | Concierge Primary Care Physician at Forward Focus, Winnetka, Illinois |
| David Reiser (2003) |
Research Assistant | Principal Clinical Research Scientist, Celgene |
| Jorge Reyes (2021) |
Research Technician | Ph.D. Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Kirsten Robertson (2012) |
Lab Manager | Research Associate, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, New York |
| Jacob Rosenbloom (2016) |
Research Technician/Lab Manager | Resident, Psychiatry, NYC Health + Hospitals, New York |
| Rose Sattler (2008) |
Senior Technician | Senior Principal Scientist, Loxo Oncology@Lilly New York |
| Rebecca (Alizzi) Tamayao (2015) | Laboratory Manager | Associate Medical Director, Cadent/Syneos Health |
| Ellie Teng (2025) |
Research Technician/Lab Manager | Research Associate, U Penn |
| Soumini Vasan (2020) |
Senior Scientist/Laboratory Manager | Assessment Manager, UKAS, London, England (on sabbatical) |
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