People
Shannon Hughes (Postdoc, Biological Engineering)
skalford [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Systems analysis of invasive Mena isoforms in EGF-mediated cancer metastasis
skalford [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Systems analysis of invasive Mena isoforms in EGF-mediated cancer metastasis
Guillaume Carmona (Postdoc, Biology)
gcarmona [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Cell Biology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
B.S./M.S. Cell Biology, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Role of MRL proteins in cancer cell migration
gcarmona [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Cell Biology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
B.S./M.S. Cell Biology, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Role of MRL proteins in cancer cell migration
Russell E. McConnell (Postdoc, Biology)
remcco [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Cellular & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
S.B. Biology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Function of Ena/VASP proteins in neuronal pathfinding and epithelial biology
remcco [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Cellular & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
S.B. Biology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Function of Ena/VASP proteins in neuronal pathfinding and epithelial biology
Aaron Meyer (Graduate Student, Biological Engineering)
aameyer [at] mit [dot] edu
B.S. Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Systems analysis of cancer cell migration within extracellular matrix and associated resistance mechanisms
aameyer [at] mit [dot] edu
B.S. Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Systems analysis of cancer cell migration within extracellular matrix and associated resistance mechanisms
Chandrani (Rini) Mondal (Graduate Student, Biology)
cmondal [at] mit [dot] edu
B.S./M.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Determining the effects of integrin and growth factor receptor co-trafficking on cell motility and invasion
cmondal [at] mit [dot] edu
B.S./M.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Determining the effects of integrin and growth factor receptor co-trafficking on cell motility and invasion
Madeleine Oudin (Postdoc, Biology)
mjoudin [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
M.S. Pharmacology, King's College London, UK
B.S. Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Investigating the mechanism of MenaINV-driven breast cancer metastasis
mjoudin [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
M.S. Pharmacology, King's College London, UK
B.S. Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Investigating the mechanism of MenaINV-driven breast cancer metastasis
Dahlia Perez (Graduate Student, Biology)
deperez [at] mit [dot] edu
B.A. Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Alternative splicing in cancer cell invasiveness and motility
deperez [at] mit [dot] edu
B.A. Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Alternative splicing in cancer cell invasiveness and motility
Daisy Riquelme (Graduate Student, Biology)
daisynr [at] mit [dot] edu
B.A. Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Function and Regulation of the Mena:alpha5 integrin interaction
daisynr [at] mit [dot] edu
B.A. Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Function and Regulation of the Mena:alpha5 integrin interaction
Jenny Tadros (Lab Manager)
jtadros [at] mit [dot] edu
jtadros [at] mit [dot] edu
Marina Vidaki (Postdoc, Biology)
mvidaki [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Developmental Neuroscience, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
M.S. Molecular Biology & Biomedicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
B.S. Biology, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
mvidaki [at] mit [dot] edu
Ph.D. Developmental Neuroscience, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
M.S. Molecular Biology & Biomedicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
B.S. Biology, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
Dr. Frank Gertler, PI
fgertler [at] mit [dot] edu
(on the left)
(present day)
Current Lab Members
Lab Alumni
Michele Balsamo (Postdoc 2007-2012) m.balsamo@sssup.it
Research Associate - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Research Associate - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Melanie Barzik (Postdoc 2002-2008) barzikm@nhlbi.nih.gov
Senior Research Fellow - National Institutes of Health
Senior Research Fellow - National Institutes of Health
James Bear (Postdoc 1998-2003) jbear@email.unc.edu
Associate Professor - UNC Chapel Hill med.unc.edu/cellbio...bear
Associate Professor - UNC Chapel Hill med.unc.edu/cellbio...bear
Erik Dent (Postdoc 2002-2007) ewdent@wisc.edu
Assistant Professor - University of Wisconsin anatomy.wisc.edu/dent
Assistant Professor - University of Wisconsin anatomy.wisc.edu/dent
Frauke Drees (Postdoc 2006-2013) frauke.drees@gmail.com
Craig Furman (Postdoc 2002-2007) craig.furman@pfizer.com
Senior Research Scientist - Pfizer Research Technology Center
Senior Research Scientist - Pfizer Research Technology Center
Stephanie Gupton (Postdoc 2006-2011) stephanie_gupton@med.unc.edu
Assistant Professor - UNC Chapel Hill unc.edu/~sgupton
Assistant Professor - UNC Chapel Hill unc.edu/~sgupton
Hyung-Do Kim (Graduate Student 2003-2008) hyungdo@northwestern.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow - Northwestern University
Postdoctoral Fellow - Northwestern University
Eva Kovacs (Postdoc 2003-2006) e.kovacs@imb.uq.edu.au
Research Scientist - University of Queensland, Australia
Research Scientist - University of Queensland, Australia
Matthias Krause (Postdoc 2000-2004) matthias.krause@kcl.ac.uk
Group Leader, Randall Division - King's College London
Group Leader, Randall Division - King's College London
Adam Kwiatkowski (Graduate Student 1997-2005) adamkwi@stanford.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow - Stanford University
Postdoctoral Fellow - Stanford University
Lorene Lanier (Postdoc 1998-2002) lanie002@tc.umn.edu
Associate Professor - University of Minnesota neurosci.umn.edu/faculty/lanier.html
Associate Professor - University of Minnesota neurosci.umn.edu/faculty/lanier.html
Cecile Lebrand (Postdoc 2001-2004) cecile.lebrand@unil.ch
Group Leader - University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Group Leader - University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Joseph Loureiro (Postdoc 1999-2007) joseph.loureiro@novartis.com
Senior Scientist - Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Senior Scientist - Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Rob Makar (Postdoc 2004-2007) rmakar@partners.org
Instructor of Pathology - Harvard Medical School
Instructor of Pathology - Harvard Medical School
Leslie Mebane (Graduate Student 2004-2011) leslie.mebane@tufts.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow - Tufts University sackler.tufts.edu/academics...leslie-mebane
Postdoctoral Fellow - Tufts University sackler.tufts.edu/academics...leslie-mebane
Sheila Menzies (Graduate Student 1997-2004)
Technical Advisor - Ropes & Gray LLP
Technical Advisor - Ropes & Gray LLP
Ulrike Philippar (Postdoc 2004-2007) ulrike_philippar@merck.com
Senior Research Biologist - Merck Laboratories, Boston, MA
Senior Research Biologist - Merck Laboratories, Boston, MA
Elaine Pinheiro (Postdoc 2004-2010) elainem_pinheiro@dfci.harvard.edu
Research Scientist - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Research Scientist - Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Douglas Rubinson (Graduate Student 2000-2005) drubinson@partners.org
Medical Oncology Fellow - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Medical Oncology Fellow - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Irina Shapiro (Postdoc 2007-2011) ishapiro@verastem.com
Scientist - Verastem Inc, Cambridge, MA
Scientist - Verastem Inc, Cambridge, MA
Ed van Veen (Graduate Student 2005-2011) jevanveen@alum.mit.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow - University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral Fellow - University of California, San Francisco
