Our Team

Sherrie J. Divito, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Hobbies: Hiking, kayaking, canoeing, volleyball, travel, rooting on the Steelers and Pens!

Pranali Shah, Phd

Post-doctoral Fellow

Hometown: Chennai, India

Hobbies: Travel, reading, yoga and cooking

Xiaopeng Fu, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Hometown: China

Hobbies: Rowing, musicals, DIY  

Xiangmei Hua, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Hometown: Fuzhou, China

Hobbies: Running, soccer, baking, photography

Tracy (Qiying) Cui, BS, MS

Laboratory Technician

Hometown: Shenzhen, China

Hobbies: Classical music, swimming, rowing, and climbing the Harvard Stadium

Collaborators 

The Divito Lab loves to work with and learn from amazing colleagues and collaborators! We have numerous institutional, regional, national and international collaborators from both academia and industry, and are always looking to expand our scientific network. If interested in connecting, please contact divitolab@bwh.harvard.edu.


Previous Lab Members


Gustavo Velasquez

Laboratory Technician

Hometown: Medillin, Columbia

Hobbies: Art, Cooking, Dance, Weightlifting


Lynna Tsai

Research Intern

Hometown: New York, NY

Hobbies: Baking, photography, hiking


Lydia Boer, B.S.


Lillian Mousad, B.S.

Laboratory Technician

Hometown: Natick, MA

Hobbies: Hiking, kayaking, reading, trying new restaurants for my food blog, catching the sunset and sunrise.


Natalie Asemi, B.S.

Masters Student

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Hobbies: Cooking/trying new cuisines, training


Elisa Schunkert, M.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

Hometown: Munich, Germany & Boston, MA

Hobbies: Running, yoga, art (painting), and traveling


Pei-Chen (Emily) Hsieh, B.S.

Laboratory Technician

Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, ice skating, hiking, CD collecting, yoga, growing houseplants 


George Romar, B.A.

Harvard Medical Student

Hometown: Port Arthur, TX

Hobbies: podcast consuming, bird-watching, baking & cooking (especially Louisiana Creole cuisine), politics aficionado


Laila Khatib, B.S.

Medical Student

Hometown: Miami, FL  


Dayan (Jack) Li, Ph.D.

Harvard Medical Student

Hometown: Laurel, MD

Hobbies: capoeira, playing violin, and running along the Charles river