Laboratory Members

Current Lab members:

Paula Watnick (PI)

Juliana Batista (postdoc) 2022-

Renato de Souza Santos (postdoc) 2022-

Xiang Ding (postdoc) 2022-

Lauren Findley (research assistant) 2023-

Guillaume Sadrin (postdoc) 2023-

Tania Paulo (postdoc) 2023-

Chris Akut (research assistant) 2024-

Mingyu Shin (postdoc) 2025-

Previous Lab Members:

Daniela Barraza (grad student) 2019-2025; consultant AI for Biology

Jamaurie James (masters student/research assistant) 2022-2024: Tufts University Biology Department PhD program

Fernanda Pace (postdoc) 2018-2024: Scientist, Oddity Laboratories, Cambridge, MA

Bria Caison (summer intern) 2023: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Junior

Lang Liang (Harvard dental student) 2022

Rita Wang (grad student) 2021-2022: MD-PhD program, University of Connecticut Medical School

Jacob Gibson (grad student) (2017-2022): Illumina, San Diego, CA

Bat-Erdene Jugder (2018-2021): Instructor, Chatila Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital Immunology 2021-2022; Scientist, Synlogic (2022-23) Cambridge, MA; Senior Scientist, Astra-Zeneca (2023-)

Layla Kamareddine (2016-2018): Asst Prof, Qatar University, Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Doha, Qatar

Johanna Brynjarsdottir (2018): Medical Student, University of Iceland

Julie Liao (2014-2018): Associate Program Officer on the Forum for Microbial Threats, National Academy of Medicine, Washington D. C.

Vidhya Vijayakumar (2014-2017): Scientist, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc, Cambridge, MA

Audrey Vanhove (2015-2017): Permanent Associate Professor, UMR5600 EVS-ISTHME / IUT de Saint-Etienne, France

Adam Wong (2015-2017): Asst Prof,  University of Florida, Gainesville

Manabendra Mandal (2013-2014): Prof, Tezpur University, Assam, India

Daniel Smith (2012-2015): Analytical Lead, Joyn Bio

Saiyu Hang (2012-2014): Scientist, Dept. Immunology, Genentech

Zhipeng Wang (2010-2012): Director, Gifted and talented program, Renmin University HS, Beijing

Patrick Ymele-Leki (2009-2012):Professor and Chair, Chemical Engineering, Howard University

Bradley Pickering (2009-2012): Research Scientist, Special Pathogens, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health

Cedric Absalon (2008-2010): Maximo Functional Analyst, Maltem Canada, Monteal, Quebec

Sarah Chang (2009-2011): Family Medicine, Lifecare Medical Assoc.

Alexandra Purdy (2008-2012): Associate Professor and Chair, Biology Dept, Amherst College

Cristin Berkey (2006-2010): Senior Director, Intellectual Property & Contracts, Abata Therapeutics

Laetitia Houot (2006-2009): Maitre de Conference, Aix-Marseille University

Margo Rockwell (2006-2007): University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine; Rheumatologist-Allergy & Immunology Associates of New England

Katrina Van Dellen (2005-2007): Instructor of Biology, Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Nathan Blow (2003-2006): Editor, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Ece Karatan (2003-2005): Professor, Vice Provost for Research, Appalachian State University

Dagmar Kapfhammer (2003-2005): Clinical Research Associate, Sanofi-Aventis

Sudha Moorthy (2002-2005): Assistant professor of Biology, Arcadia University

Katharine Kierek-Pearson (2001-2004)

Adam Haugo (2000-2002): Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; hospitalist-The Polyclinic