Ghobrial Lab - Precursor Hematological Malignancies

Irene M. Ghobrial, M.D.
MICHELE &STEVEN KIRSCH LABORATORY

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Lab Team

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Mike Agius, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

favorite expression

"Your vibe attracts your tribe."

education
PhD, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 2017
BS, Chemistry & Biomedical Sciences, Grand Valley State University, 2011
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contact info
MichaelP_Agius@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn


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Michelle Aranha, PhD
Computational Biologist

inspired by

"The opportunity to learn and contribute to understanding cancer."

education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2017
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contact info
MichelleP_Aranha@dfci.harvard.edu

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Jean Baptiste-Alberge, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

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favorite book
Le Rouge et le noir, Stendhal

education
PhD, Université de Nantes, France, 2021
MScEng, École Centrale de Nantes, France, 2017

contact info
Jean-Baptiste_Alberge@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn​

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Luca Bertamini, MD
Research Fellow

​inspired by

"My father, who taught me the love for knowledge"

education
MD, University of Verona and Bologna, Italy, 2017
Hematology Residency an dFellowship, University of Torino, Italy, expected 2022

contact info
​​Luca_Bertamini@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn

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Cody Boehner
Senior Research Technician

favorite quote

"It’s a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to." - J.R.R. Tolkein

education
BS, Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Honors College, 2019
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contact info
CodyJ_Boehner@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn

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Julia Colchie
Lab Manager

inspired by

"I am inspired by those that have come before, those that surround me, and the promise of those that have yet to come"

education
MA, Syracuse University, 2009
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contact info
Julia_Colchie@dfci.harvard.edu

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Ankit Dutta, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

favorite expression

"Peak performance is meditation in motion"

education
PhD, Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Australia, and SAHMRI, 2018
BHlthSc (Hons), The University of Adelaide, 2013
BSc, Molecular Biology, The University of Adelaide, 2012
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contact info
AnkitK_Dutta@dfci.harvard.edu

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Habib El-Khoury, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow

inspired by

"My family and cancer patients"

education
Doctor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, 2020 | Bachelor of Science in Biology, American University of Beirut, 2016

contact info
HabibG_El-Khoury@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn

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Camille Gladieux
Executive Support Specialist

inspired by

"Knowing that I wake up everyday to advance the future of the prevention of cancer one scheduled meeting at a time."

education
BA in Sociology, Mount Holyoke College, 2018
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contact info
Camille_Gladieux@dfci.harvard.edu

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Jillian Goober
Research Intern


​inspired by
"I have had a lot of family members affected by cancer and wanted the opportunity to do work in the field in order to make a difference for the future of cancer patients."

education
BS in Comprehensive Science, Villanova University, expected 2023

contact info
jilliangoober@gmail.com
LinkedIn

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Daniel Heilpern-Mallory
Research Technician

inspired by
"My mother, a brilliant emergency physician and an even better mother, without whose guidance I would not be where I am today."
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education
Biochemistry & Data Science, Saint Michael's College, 2021
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contact info

DanielL_Mallory@dfci.harvard.edu​
LinkedIn

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Laura Hevenor
Research Technician

inspiried by

"The opportunity to keep learning new things all the time"

education
BS in Molecular Biology, Messiah University, 2020
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contact info
Laura_Hevenor@dfci.harvard.edu 
​LinkedIn

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Anna Justis, PhD
Scientific Writer and Editor

education
BS in Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming
PhD in Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine
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contact info
Anna_Justis@dfci.harvard.edu

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Yoshinobu Konishi, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

current project
To define the role of immune and stromal dysregulation in progression and clinical presentation of multiple myeloma

education
PhD (Medicine), Kyoto University, 2019
MD, Kyoto University, 2010
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contact info
Yoshinobu_Konishi@dfci.harvard.edu
​LinkedIn

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David J. Lee, MD
Visiting Scientist

inspired by
"nature, culture, music, food"

education
MD, MMSc, Harvard Medical School
MPH, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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contact info
 DJLee@mgh.harvard.edu

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Elizabeth Lightbody, PhD
Instructor

inspired by
"My mom's battle with multiple myeloma."

education
PhD, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, 2018                      
BS, Biology, Queen's University, 2013
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contact info
ElizabethD_Lightbody@dfci.harvard.edu
​LinkedIn


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Oliver Lomas, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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inspiration
"My family"
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education
PhD, 2017 University of Oxford
MD, 2008, University of Oxford


contact info
OliverC_Lomas@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn

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Mahshid Rahmat, PhD
Research Scientist

education
PhD in Molecular Medicine, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 2015
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contact info
Mahshid_Rahmat@dfci.harvard.edu
LinkedIn

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Romanos Sklavenitis Pistofidis, MD
Instructor

inspired by
"Decoding cancer & producing new knowledge"

education
MD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2016
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contact info

Romanos_SklavenitisPistofidis@dfci.harvard.edu​

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Andrea Poletti
PhD Student

inspired by
"The sense of wonder in discovery for helping others"

education
MSc, Health Biology, University of Bologna, 2017
PhD, Biomedical Sciences, University of Bologna, expected 2023
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contact info

LinkedIn

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Michael Anthony Timonian, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow

inspired by
“It’s all about the scenery along the route.”

education
MD, American University of Beirut, 2021
BS in Biology, American University of Beirut, 2017
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contact info

MichaelA_Timonian@dfci.harvard.edu

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Katherine Towle
Research Technician

inspired by
"The chance to give back and make the world a better place"

education
BS, Biochemistry and BA, French and Francophone Studies, Bates College, 2021
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contact info

Katherine_Towle@dfci.harvard.edu​
LinkedIn

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Xiyue (Shirley) Wang
Masters Student

inspired by
"My passion for medical oncology (greatly influenced by my mother being a hematologist)."
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education
MS in Immunology, Harvard Medical School, expected 2022
BS in Biochemistry, Brandeis University, 2020
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contact info

Xiyue_Wang@dfci.harvard.edu
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