Kelly Brock, Postdoc (Joint with Sander Lab)

Kelly spent her PhD studying the evolution of protein stress response in the England group at MIT. As a joint postdoc between the Marks and Sander groups, she applies evolutionary couplings analysis both to predict protein structures de novo and to enable better fold and alternate conformation analysis from NMR and X-ray crystallography. Additionally, she works on Pathway Commons biological applications and analysis tools. When not trying to bend computers to do her bidding, she enjoys playing pub trivia and coaching cheerleading.
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Jonathan Frazer, Postdoc

Jonny's background is in theoretical physics. His previous work included developing computational tools for testing theories of the very early universe, as well as pioneering the use of information theory and probabilistic modelling for studying cosmic inflation in string theory. His love of high-dimensional probability and information theory has now brought him to the data-rich world of genomics.
Jonny's webpage
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Mafalda Figueiredo Dias, Postdoc

Mafalda is a theoretical physicist who recently became interested in genomics. Before joining Debbie's lab she worked at the border between cosmology and string theory, developing computational tools and studying complex models as a way to learn about the first instants of the Universe.
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Nikki Thadani, Postdoc

Nikki spent her PhD applying synthetic biology principles to the task of engineering viruses for gene therapy. Years of synthesizing and testing capsid mutants inspired her interest in data-driven prtoein engineering and synthetic evolution. Outside of lab, she enjoys taking her mini-schnauzer on pup adventures around Boston.
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Nathan Rollins, Graduate Student (joint with Silver Lab)

Nathan is a joint student with DEbbie and Pam SIlvevr. With Pam, he's modeled enzyme mechanisms and designed anti-caner proteins. Lately he's been scroungin around in viral genomes with DEbbie. Outside the lab, he can be found in the middle of a biking accident, compulsively acquiring more craigslist furniture, or hanging too many things from his ceiling.
Harvard Systems Biology
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Eli Weinstein, Graduate Student

Eli received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard College. He's interested in Bayesian statistics and machine learning, and is currently focused on generative models of complex mutational processes.
Harvard Biophysics
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June Jung-Eun Shin, Graduate Student

June is a first year Systems Biology PhD student rotating in the Marks lab. Broadly, she is interested in the use of computational methods applied to therapeutics-related research and intends to spend her rotation working on computational drug screens.
Harvard Systems Biology
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David Ding, Graduate Student

Contrary to appearance, David was born and raised in idyllic Austria, and educated in even more idyllic Oxford. David somehow ended up being interested in how protein interactions evolve, and travelled across the pond to work with Debbie. When David is not troubleshooting experiments, he likes to move around even more, preferably on a bike and somewhere in nature.
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Aaron Kollasch, Graduate Student

Aaron is a PhD student in the BBS program. He is interested in learning from observed sequences to design new biomolecules.
Systems Biology
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Tessa D. Green, Graduate Student

Tessa studied Physics as an undergraduate at MIT, where she spent far too much time in dark rooms trapping ions. After a brief flirtation with molecular biology and some quality time spent pipetting, she decided to reture to her mathematical roots. She is now a Biophysics graduate student interested in how cells and scientists interpret noisy data.
Harvard Biophysics
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Ada Shaw, Graduate Student

Ada is a graduate student in the School of Applied Science and Engineering. She comes from UC Berkeley where she worked on raising Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria. After spending her first year in graduate school with atmospheric chemistry models she decided to apply her modeling experience to her original interest in biology.
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Amy Tam, Computational Biology Research Assistant, Lab manager

Amy's zest for learning drives her to study systems biology with an interdisciplinary approach and brought her first pit stop at UCLA, where she studied Computational and Systems Biology. From there, she was inspired to take a more data-driven, computational path. When Amy's not in lab, she can be found wandering the streets of Boston or the pages of a book.
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Joshua Rollins, Software Engineer

Joshua studied applied and computational math sciences along with electrical engineering at University of Washington. He now absorbs knowledge of our tiny friends the tardigrades, while creating bioinformatics software. Enticed by candles, bamboo, and coconuts he can often be found drawn into Filipino folk dance.
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Rose Orenbuch, Graduate Student

Coming from a background in computer science and biology, Rose is a first year Systems Biology graduate student rotating in the Marks lab.
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Kasia Kready, Graduate Student

Kasia is a first year PhD student in the Systems Biology program rotating in the Marks lab.
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Siranush Babakhanova, Ed Boyden's Synthetic Neurobiology group, MIT Media Lab and McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Siranush is studying Physics and CS at MIT'20. She is interested in creating new tools to study and augment complex biological systems. Outside of lab she can be found trying to marry physics, neuroscience and art, engaging in work on human enhancement, or spotted dancing or writing in books.
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Aashna Shah, Undergraduate Intern

Aashna is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University studying Mathematics. She's interested in interrogating the structure proteins and designing new ones to address issues ranging from cancer to climate change. If she's not in the math lounge or in the lab, you can probably find her in the gym or outdoors. Email >>