People
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Na An
naan@mit.edu
- I take care of everyone's safety and happiness in the lab, including the frozen strains.
- Joined the lab in 1991
Nick Anisimov
anisimov@mit.edu
- I help with grants, fellowships, admin details, etc.
- Joined the lab in 2003
- B.A. in Economics, UMass Boston 1981
- M.A. in Economics, Boston University 1985
- M.B.A., Sloan School 1987
Varun Perla
varun.perla@students.iiit.ac.in
- I work on Autonomous Navigation in Indian Road Setting.
- Joined the lab in March, 2018
- B.E. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani
- Previous: Associate Product Manager at IMIconnect
Anna Corrionero Saiz
annacs@mit.edu
- I am studying the pathogenic mechanism(s) of the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia.
- Joined the lab in 2011
- B.Sc. in Human Biology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2005
- Research proficiency degree (Diploma d’Estudis Avaçats), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2007
- PhD in Biomedicine, Center for Genomic Regulation/Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2010
- Ph.D. Advisor: Juan Valcárcel Juárez
- Dissertation Title: Regulation of mammalian 3' splice site recognition
Calista Diehl
cdiehl@mit.edu
- I am currently studying the molecular interactions which control cell death.
- Joined the lab in 2017
- B.A. in Biology, Oberlin College 2016
Akiko Doi
adoi@mit.edu
- I am studying gene regulatory mechanisms controlling stem cell fate and larval-to-adult transition.
- Joined the lab in 2013
- B.S. in Biological Chemistry and Music, Bates College, 2007
- Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2013
- Ph.D. Advisor: Andrew P. Feinberg
- Dissertation Title: Epigenetic Basis of Cell Identity
Rita Droste
rdroste@mit.edu
- I am working with members of the lab on projects where electron microscopy may help visualize ultrastructural details of the worm. On the side, I am assisting Na and I am filling in for her when she is away.
- Joined the lab in 2008
- Masters of Science, Northeastern University 2003
Vivek Dwivedi
vivekd@mit.edu
- I am exploring the mechanisms of cell extrusion, a form of caspase-independent programmed cell death, in C. elegans.
- Joined the lab in 2013
- B.Tech., M.Tech in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 2012
Dipon Ghosh
dipon@mit.edu
- I am studying neuronal regulation of stress responses.
- Joined the lab in 2017
- B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
- Ph.D., Yale University, 2017
- Ph.D. Advisor: Michael Nitabach
- Dissertation Title: Multisensory integration in C. elegans behavioral ecology
Ji Na Kong
jikong@mit.edu
- I am studying the role of lipids in physiological responses to environmental stress.
- Joined the lab in 2017
- B.A. in Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2011
- Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, 2016
- Ph.D. Advisor: Erhard Bieberich
- Dissertation Title: Ceramide Compartments and Protein Interaction: Structure Meets Function
- I am studying the genetic regulation of programmed cell death.
- Joined the lab in 2018
- B.S., Pusan National University, South Korea, 2010
- Ph.D., Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea, 2017
- Ph.D. Advisor: Seung-Jae V Lee
- Dissertation Title: Genetic factors that regulate metabolism and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans on glucose-rich diets
- I am working on the control of behaviors in C.elegans, as well as the learning and memory processes that occur in parallel with them.
- Joined the lab in 2015
- BSc, Biomedical Science, Imperial College London 2013
- I study the neural circuits of the pharynx, a neuromuscular pump that the worm uses to feed. These studies have revealed a previously unknown C. elegans behavior that occurs in response to noxious chemicals: spitting, presumably to remove the offending taste.
- Joined the lab in 2012
- B.A., Grinnell College, IA 2011.
- I work with postdoc Akiko Doi
- I am broadly interested in the genetic control of cell fate decisions, and I am currently working on cell-fate maintenance.
- Joined the lab in 2015
- B.A. in Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Berkeley 2014
Dongyeop Lee
dyeoplee@mit.edu
Eugene Lee
ellq@mit.edu
Steve Sando
srsando@mit.edu
Marco Suarez
gdsuarez@mit.edu
Josh Saul
joshsaul@mit.edu