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
Lynna Tsai
Research Intern
Hometown: New York, NY
Hobbies: Baking, photography, hiking
Gustavo Velasquez
Medical Student Researcher
Hometown: Medillin, Columbia
Hobbies: Art, Cooking, Dance, Weightlifting
Previous Lab Members
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
