Principal Investigator
David Housman, Ph.D.
Ludwig Professor of Biology
(617) 253-3016 / dhousman@mit.edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Julia Alberta, Ph.D.
(617) 253-0261 / alberta@mit.edu
Research Interest: Wilms Tumor
Ruth Bodner, Ph.D.
(617) 253-0261 / rbodner@mit.edu
Research Interest: Altering pathogenesis of Huntington's disease with novel chemical compounds
webpage: http://ruthabodner.googlepages.com/
Katie Rose Boissonneault, Ph.D.
MIT/WHOI Joint Program
(617) 253-3010 / krb2@mit.edu
Research Interest: Gene Expression in the toxic marine diatom, Pseudonitzschia
multiseries.
Alain Charest, M.Sc., Ph.D.
(617) 253-3020 / charest@mit.edu
http://web.mit.edu/charest/Public/charest_homepage.htm
Research Interest: (1) Development of mouse models of astrocytoma
(2) Mapping of modifier genes in a mouse model of melanoma (3)
Genome-wide phylogenic
assessment of mouse strains
Jill Crittenden, Ph.D.
(617) 253-3010 / jrc@mit.edu
Research Interest: Exploring the function of CalDAG-GEFI that is
highly enriched in brain neurons which dies in the neuro-degenerative
disorder,
Huntington's
Disease.
web page:
Amanda Shearman, Ph.D.
(617) 253-3015 / shearman@mit.edu
Research Interest: The genetics of estrogen action and
complex traits including cardiovascular disease and
bone mineral
density. Projects
include collaborations
with the Framingham and Northwick Park Heart Studies.
Technical Assistants
Shanie Coven, Lab Manager
(617) 253-3015 / shanie@mit.edu