Our Students

2026-2027 Enrollment

Total enrollment: 71
Average Size of Incoming Class: 12
Average Time to Degree:

Ph.D. Students: 5.89 | M.D./Ph.D. Students: 4.28

Courtney Kureshi

Hometown: Portland, OR Other Places Lived: Hanover, NH and Boston, MA Undergrad Institution: Dartmouth College What I do for fun: At home, I like to paint and play my oboe. I also really enjoy exploring New England’s historical sites. Research Interest...

Daniel Kutsovsky

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania Hometown: Arlington, MA Other Places I have lived: Philadelphia, New York What I do for fun: Exploring nature, lifting, live music What I like best about Boston: Fun neighborhoods to explore and new...

Sarah Lane-Reticker

Hometown: Avon, CT Other Places Lived: Boston Undergrad Institution: Colby College What I do for fun: Distance running, mountain biking, eating toast

Erica Langan

Undergraduate Institution: Duke University Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Other Places I have lived: Durham, NC What I do for fun: running, hiking, lifting, creative writing What I like best about Boston: I love all of the greenspaces and local coffee shops!

Tom LaSalle

Research Interest and/or Dissertation Project: Epigenetic regulation of cytotoxic programs in CD8+T and NK cells (TBD) Undergraduate Institution:Harvard College Hometown:Sewell, NJ Other Places I have lived:Boston and Cambridge, MA What I do for fun...

Jasper Lee

Research Interest and/or Dissertation Project: Engineering better CAR-T cells Undergraduate Institution:Princeton University Hometown:Princeton, NJ Other Places I have lived:New York City What I do for fun:Running, hiking, rock climbing

Emily Liu

Undergraduate Institution: UC San Diego Hometown: Fremont, CA What I do for fun: Drawing, ballroom dancing, looking at cat videos

Keying Liu

Undergrad Institution: UCLA Hometown: China, Inner Mongolia Other Places I have lived: Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles What I do for fun: golf, karaoke, traveling to beaches. What I like best about Boston: people

Michael Mandanas

Hometown: Edmond, OK Other Places Lived: Just Boston and Cambridge! Undergrad Institution: MIT Biological Engineering What I do for fun: I love performing. In college, I probably spent as much time in musical theatre rehearsals and dance practices as I...

Joshua Mao

Undergraduate Institution: UC Berkeley Hometown: Victoria, BC, Canada Other Places I have lived: Berkeley, CA What I do for fun: Rugby, Running, Pickleball, Hiking, Fishing, and Crossword Puzzles.

Daniela Martinez

Peri Matatia

Research Interest and/or Dissertation Project:I'm interested in neuroimmune interactions in allergic immune responses Undergraduate Institution:Northeastern University Hometown:Stow, MA Other Places I have lived:San Francisco, CA What I do for fun:Reading...

Yaniris Molina

Undergraduate Institution:University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Hometown:Humacao, Puerto Rico Other Places I have lived:Baltimore, Maryland What I do for fun:I enjoy reading, writing poetry, watching international films, visiting museums, hiking, and...

Sydney Mullin

Undergrad Institution: Princeton University Hometown: Smithville, NJ Other Places I have lived: Princeton, NJ; Oxford, UK What I do for fun: I love dancing, singing, pilates, reading, traveling, and playing the flute! What I like best about Boston: Boston...

Kirti Nath

Research Interest and/or Dissertation Project:maternal immunology, tolerance, autoimmunity Undergraduate Institution:University of Pennsylvania Hometown:East Setauket, NY Other Places I have lived:Philadelphia, PA What I do for fun:running, yoga...

Thao Nguyen

Robert Novak

Undergraduate Institution:University of Pennsylvania Hometown:Chatham, NJ Other Places I have lived:Philadelphia, PA; Cambridge, UK What I do for fun:Soccer, hiking, reading (especially short stories!), and playing guitar

Katherine Opria

Undergrad Institution: Carleton College Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI Other Places I have lived: Northfield, MN; Boston, MA What I do for fun: Playing cards, trying new restaurants, and taking scenic walks. What I like best about Boston: The people, the...

Joanna Peng

Dissertation Lab: David R. Liu Rotation Labs: David J. Mooney, Amy E. Keating Dissertation Project: Genome and protein engineering of hematopoietic stem cells Undergrad Institution: Duke University Hometown: Seattle, WA Other Places I have lived: Durham...

Lucas Pomerance

Hometown: Weston, MA Other Places Lived: Middlebury, VT Undergrad Institution: Middlebury College What I like best about Boston: I enjoy exploring Boston's excellent restaurant scene, as well as going to games and concerts at The Garden and Fenway...

Irene Posse Alonso

Dissertation Project: Neuroimmunology Undergrad Institution: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) Hometown: Adeje, Tenerife (Spain) Other Places I have lived: Madrid What I do for fun: Salsa dancing, cooking and traveling! What I like best about Boston...

Ally Questell

Dissertation Lab: Dr. Nir Hacohen Rotation Labs: Drs. Cathy Wu, Eli Van Allen, Bradley Bernstein Dissertation Project: TBD Undergrad Institution: Vanderbilt University Hometown: Greensboro, NC Other Places I have lived: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Cincinnati...

Hugo Redondo Azema

Undergraduate Institution: École Normale Supérieure, Université Paris Cité, Aix-Marseille Université Hometown: Madrid, Spain Other Places I have lived: Marseille, Paris What I do for fun: Traveling, hiking, playing the violin What I like best about Boston...

Joseph Rone

Hometown: Springboro, OH (suburb south of Dayon, north of Cincinnati) Other Places Lived: Just Ohio and Boston Undergrad Institution: University of Cincinnati What I like best about Boston: The academic environment around the city is extremely conducive...

Daniela Russo

Undergraduate Institution: McMaster University Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada What I do for fun: Playing and watching sports, hanging out with friends, cooking, spin cycle classes, crocheting

Isabella Salinas

Undergraduate Institution: MIT Hometown: Burke, VA Other Places I have lived: Querétaro, Mexico; Breno, Italy; San Francisco, California What I do for fun: I can often be found trying new cooking recipes, exploring cute cafes in Boston, and hiking in a...