Principal Investigator

Rani George, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Dana 640
rani_george@dfci.harvard.edu

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Present Members

Bandana Sharma, Ph.D.
Lab Manager
Dana 640A
bandana_sharma@dfci.harvard.edu

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Hao Huang, Ph.D.  
Louisiana State University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Recipient, Grant Team Path to the Cure
hao_huang@dfci.harvard.edu

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"My research project focuses on the molecular biology and biochemistry research of ALK, a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase closely related to neuroblastoma."

Malgorzata Krajewska , Ph.D.
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Postdoctoral Fellow
Recipient, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research and Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer
malgorzata_krajewska@dfci.harvard.edu

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''My research is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying co-transcriptional RNA processing and their influence on genome stability''

Satyaki Sengupta, Ph.D.  
Michigan State University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Recipient, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research
satyaki_sengupta@dfci.harvard.edu

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"My research focus is to understand how MYCN contributes to oncogenic transcription in neuroblastoma."

Ruben Dries, Ph.D.
Erasmus MC, The Netherlands & KULeuven, Belgium
Postdoctoral Fellow
rdries@jimmy.harvard.edu

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"I use computational approaches to dissect high-dimensional datasets in order to study biological processes such as cellular plasticity during drug resistance and transcriptional processing. This provides a data-driven approach that, in collaboration with other people in the lab, allows us to gain significant insight in these complex biological problems."

 Matthew Harlow, Ph.D.  
 Vanderbilt University
 Postdoctoral Fellow
​Recipient, What Would Willie Want Foundation Fellowship
matthew_harlow@dfci.harvard.edu

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"I am interested in understanding the transcriptional processes that lead to tumor formation. In particular, I want to identify transcriptional dependencies that can be leveraged into improving patient outcomes."

Sanjukta Das, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Postdoctoral Fellow
sanjukta_das@dfci.harvard.edu

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"I use integrative computational and statistical methods to analyze genomics and transcriptomics data in order to understand the underlying mechanism of transcription and molecular pathways in tumors."

Marina Volegova
University of California - Berkeley
Postdoctoral Fellow
marina_volegova@dfci.harvard.edu

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"My research focus is to investigate how cellular mRNA translation machinery and amplified MYCN in high risk neuroblastoma synergize at the level of translation regulation to drive unique gene expression programs to evade apoptosis and potentiate oncogenic activity."

Cibele Cardoso
University of Sao Paulo
Postdoctoral Fellow
cibele_cardoso@dfci.harvard.edu

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"My research interest is to investigate the molecular basis of BORIS as an epigenetic modulator of therapeutic resistance and cancer aggressiveness." 

Alissa Joy
Administrative Assistant
Dana 640
(617) 582-8633
AlissaL_Joy@dfci.harvard.edu

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