You have made your way from worm to man, and much within you is still worm.
Past Postdoctoral
Researchers
Past Predoctoral Students
Past Visiting Scientists
| Alkema, Mark | 1996-2005 |
| PhD/96/Netherlands Cancer Inst. | |
| Assistant Professor of Neuroscience / UMass Medical School | |
| Ambros, Victor | 1979-1984 |
| PhD/79/MIT | |
| Professor of Biology / UMass Medical School | |
| Avery, Leon | 1984-1987 |
| PhD / 83 / Stanford | |
| PhD student Applied Math/U of Waterloo/Ontario | |
| Bargmann, Cornelia | 1987-1991 |
| PhD/87/MIT | |
| Professor of Biology / Rockefeller University/ HHMI Investigator | |
| Basson, Michael | 1988-1995 |
| PhD / 88 / UC Berkeley | |
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Senior Editor / Nature Medicine |
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| Bieker-Brady, Kristina | |
| PhD / 91 / Princeton | |
| Patent Attorney / Partner / Clark & Elbing | |
| Boulias, Konstantinos | 2005-2015 |
| PhD / 05 / Univ. of Crete | |
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Research Scientist / Greer Lab / Children's Hosp |
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| Burkhart, Kirk | 2012-2020 |
| PhD / 2011 /University of Wisconsin | |
| Scientist II / Ascidian Therapeutics | |
| Cameron, Scott | 1995-2001 |
| PhD / 88 / SUNY Stony Brook MD / 94 / Harvard Medical School | |
| Oncology Director / Novartis Inst Biomed Research | |
| Champness, Wendy | 1982-1984 |
| PhD / 82 / Michigan State | |
| Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, & Molecular Genetics / Michigan State University | |
| Chisholm, Andrew | 1991-1995 |
| PhD / 90 / U Cambridge / UK | |
| Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Neurobiology / UC San Diego | |
| Conradt, Barbara | 1994-1999 |
| PhD / 94 / UCLA | |
| Professor of Genetics / Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich | |
| Corrionero Saiz, Anna | 2011-2019 |
| PhD / 11 / U Pompeu Fabra | |
| Principal Scientist / Korro Bio, MA | |
| Edwards, Mary Kaye | 1982-1984 |
| PhD / 82 / U Colorado | |
| Associate Professor of General Programs & Coordinator of Minority Scholars Program / Haverford | |
| Denning, Daniel | 2004-2014 |
| PhD / 04 / Stanford Med | |
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Lab Head / Novartis Inst Biomed Res |
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| Doi, Akiko | 2013-2020 |
| PhD / 2013 / Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | |
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Scientist II / Ascidian Therapeutics |
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| Froehlich, Allan | 2004-2007 |
| PhD / 02 / Dartmouth | |
| Senior Research Scientist / Mascoma Corp. | |
| Garriga, Gian | 1986-1991 |
| PhD / 86 / St Louis University | |
| Professor of Genetics and Development / UC Berkeley | |
| Ginsberg, Dorit | 1992-1993 |
| PhD / 92 / Weizmann | |
| Unknown | |
| Hafner, Angela | 2012-2018 |
| PhD/12/Freie University of Berlin/HMS | |
| Manager,External Innovation, Lexington, MA | |
| Hirose, Takashi | 2005-2015 |
| PhD / 99 / Osaka University | |
| Senior Scientist / Sysmex Corporation | |
| Hunter-Ensor, Melissa | 1997-2001 |
| PhD / 97 / UPenn Medical School | |
| Patent Attorney / Associate / Edwards Wildman Palmer | |
| Hurwitz, Michael | 2001-2010 |
| PhD / 97 / Rockefeller University, MD / 98 / Cornell | |
| Asst. Prof Medicine, Yale Cancer Center | |
| Jin, Yishi | 1991-1995 |
| PhD / 91 / UC Berkeley | |
| Professor of Biology / UC San Diego / HHMI Investigator | |
| Jorgensen, Erik | 1989-1994 |
| PhD / 89 / U Washington | |
| Professor of Biology / U Utah / HHMI Investigator | |
| Kaplan, Joshua | 1989-1992 |
| PhD / 89 / UCSF | |
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Professor of Genetics / Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital |
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| Kim, Stuart | 1984-1989 |
| PhD / 84 / CalTech | |
| Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics/ Stanford Medical School | |
| Koelle, Michael | 1992-1996 |
| PhD / 92 / Stanford | |
| Associate Professor of Molecular Biophysics / Biochemistry / Yale Medical School | |
| Kornfeld, Kerry | 1991-1995 |
| MD/PhD / 91/ Stanford | |
| Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology / Washington University School of Medicine | |
| Labouesse, Michel | 1989-1992 |
| PhD / 83 / U P&M Curie/Paris | |
| Principal Investigator Lab Director / INSERM / LGME-CNRS / Strasbourg / France | |
| Lobel, Leslie | 1988-1994 |
| MD/PhD / 87 / Columbia | |
| Senior Lecturer and Scientist / Ben Gurion University, Israel | |
| Lu, Xuemin | 2010-2011 |
| PhD / 10 / Princeton | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow / Westbrook Lab / Baylor College of Medicine | |
| Luo, Shuo | 2010-2017 |
| PhD / 09 / Washington University in St. Louis | |
| Associate Specialist / Ma Lab / University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | |
| Ma, Dengke | 2009-2014 |
| PhD / 09 / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | |
| Assistant Professor of Physiology / University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | |
| Ma, Long | 2003-2009 |
| PhD / 00 / UT Southwestern | |
| Assistant Professor Central South University Changsha Hunan China | |
| Miska, Eric | 2000-2004 |
| PhD / 99 / Univeristy of Cambridge | |
| Principal Investigator / Wellcome Trust / Cambridge, England | |
| O'Hagan, Bob | 2006-2007 |
| PhD / Columbia | |
| Postdoctoral Researcher / Barr Lab / Rutgers | |
| Paquin, Nicolas | 2008-2016 |
| PhD / Université de Montréal | |
| Assistant to the Director / EHS Biosafety Program / MIT | |
| Ringstad, Niels | 2000-2009 |
| PhD / Yale University | |
| Assistant Professor Skirball Institute of Molecular Medicine / NYU | |
| Roberts, Denise | 1987-1988 |
| PhD / 87 / Harvard | |
| Deputy Director of Administration / CSHL Cancer Center | |
| Ruvkun, Gary | 1982-1985 |
| PhD / 82 / Harvard | |
| Professor of Molecular Biology / Harvard Medical School / MGH | |
| Sawa, Hitoshi | 1994-1997 |
| PhD / 91 / Kyoto U/Japan | |
| Professor / National Institute of Genetics / Mishima / Japan | |
| Stern, Michael | 1986-1991 |
| PhD / 86 / UC Berkeley | |
| Dean, Professor / Northeastern | |
| Thomas, James | 1984-1988 |
| PhD / 84 / MIT | |
| Professor of Genome Sciences / U Washington / Seattle | |
| van den Heuvel, Sander | 1994-1996 |
| PhD / 91 / U Leiden | |
| Professor of Developmental Biology / Utrecht University / Netherlands | |
| Wolinsky, Eve | 1984-1985 |
| PhD / 84 / Harvard | |
| Psychiatrist / Acadia Hospital / Bangor, ME | |
| Xue, Ding | 1993-1997 |
| PhD / 93 / Columbia | |
| Professor MCD Biology / U Colorado / Boulder | |
| Zhou, Zheng | 1995-2001 |
| PhD / 94 / Baylor College of Medicine | |
| Assistant Professor / Baylor College of Medicine |
| Alvarez-Saavedra, Ezequiel | 2001-2010 |
| BS/99/Stanford/PhD/08/MIT | |
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Scientist / Templeman Automation / Somerville, MA |
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| Andersen, Erik | 2001-2007 |
| BS/00/Stanford/PhD/07/MIT | |
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Assistant Professor / Molecular Biosciences / Northwestern University |
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| Beitel, Gregory | 1988-1994 |
| BS/86/U Calgary/PhD/94/MIT | |
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Associate Professor of Molecular Biosciences / Northwestern |
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| Berdichevsky, Ala | 2002-2007 |
| BA/99/TelAviv/MS/01/Weizmann/PhD/07/MIT | |
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Laboratory Head / Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research |
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| Bhatla, Nikhil | 2008-2015 |
| BS/02/Stanford/PhD/14/MIT | |
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Postdoctoral Scholar / UCSF School of Medicine / San Francisco CA |
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| Bloom, Laird | 1987-1993 |
| BS/85/U Michigan/PhD/93/MIT | |
| Research Scientist / Pfizer / Cambridge, MA | |
| Burton, Nicholas | 2012-2017 |
| BBS/09/Wisconsin-Madison/PhD/17/MIT | |
| Next Generation Research Fellow / Centre for Trophoblast Research / University of Cambridge | |
| Ceol, Craig | 1996-2004 |
| BS/MS/Yale/93 PhD/04/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor / UMass Medical School | |
| Chen, Fangli | |
| BS/90/Fudan/MS/94/Oklahoma State | |
| Technology Specialist / Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP | |
| Cho-Park, Andrew | |
| BS,MD/PhD/MIT/21 | |
| Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital | |
| Clark, Scott | 1986-1992 |
| BA/84/UC Berkeley/PhD/92/MIT | |
| Associate Professor of Biology / University of Nevada / Reno | |
| Davison, Ewa | 1995-2003 |
| BA/93/Princeton/PhD/03/MIT | |
| JD/07/University of Washington | |
| Associate Litigation / Fenwick & West LPP / Seattle, WA | |
| Desai, Chand | 1981-1988 |
| BA/80/UC Berkeley/PhD/88/MIT | |
| MLK Jr. Magnet High School / Nashville, TN | |
| Driscoll, Kaitlin | 2011-2016 |
| BA/09/Cornell/PhD/16/MIT | |
| Consultant/Boston Consulting Group | |
| Dwivedi, Vivek | 2013-2021 |
| PhD / 2019 / MIT | |
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Scientist / Intellia Therapeutics Inc, MA |
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| Ellis, Hilary | 1980-1985 |
| BS/78/UC Davis/PhD/85/MIT | |
| Homemaker | |
| Ellis, Ronald | 1985-1989 |
| BS/84/Michigan State/PhD/89/MIT | |
| Professor of Molecular Biology / Rowan University SOM | |
| Engert, Christoph | 2010-2017 |
| BS/08/Heidelberg University/PhD/17/MIT | |
| Consultant/Boston Consulting Group | |
| Federhen, Scott | 1985-1989 |
| BS/75/MIT/MS/81/UMD/MA/89/MIT | |
| Senior Staff Scientist / NCBI/NIH | |
| Ferguson, Edwin | 1978-1986 |
| BS/76/MIT/PhD/86/MIT | |
| Professor of Molecular Genetics& Cell Biology / U Chicago | |
| Finney, Michael | 1981-1987 |
| BA/80/Harvard/PhD/87/MIT | |
| Managing Director / Finney Capital | |
| Fixsen, William | 1979-1985 |
| BS/78/Carnegie-Mellon/PhD/85/MIT | |
| Senior Lecturer / Director -- ALM Program / Harvard Extension | |
| Freyd, Gwen (now Acton) | 1986-1991 |
| BA/85/UPenn/PhD/91/MIT | |
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CEO / Vivo Group, Consulting |
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| Galvin, Brendan | 1999-2009 |
| BS/96/UC San Diego/PhD/MIT/06 | |
| Research Scientist / Nabsys / Providence, RI | |
| Glass, Susan | 1989-1992 |
| BS/87/Duke/MA/92/MIT | |
| Technical Assistant / Mitotics | |
| Greenwald, Iva | 1978-1983 |
| BS/77/Cornell/PhD/83/MIT | |
| Professor of Biochemistry/Columbia | |
| Gustafson, Megan | 2000-2007 |
| BS/99/Vanderbilt/PhD/07/MIT | |
| Associate / Goodwin Procter LLP / Boston, MA | |
| Harris, Dave | 2004-2010 |
| BS/2000/UC Davis, PhD/2011/MIT | |
| Post Doctoral Fellow / Kristin Scott Lab / UC Berkeley | |
| Harrison, Melissa | 1999-2006 |
| BS/1998/Harvard University, PhD/06/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor / University of Wisconsin Madison | |
| Hengarter, Michael | 1989-1994 |
| BS/88/U Laval, Canada/PhD/94/MIT | |
| President / University of Zurich | |
| Herman, Michael | 1985-1991 |
| BS/84/U of Iowa/PhD/91/MIT | |
| Professor of Biology / Kansas State University | |
| Herman, Victoria | 1991-1998 |
| BA/89/Harvard-Radcliffe/PhD/99/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor of Biology / University of Oregon | |
| Hersh, Brad | 1995-2001 |
| BA/94/Kenyon College/PhD/01/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor of Biology / Allegheny College | |
| Hwang, Ho-Yon | 1996-2003 |
| BA/92/Reed College/PhD/02/MIT | |
| Research Scientist / Johns Hopkins University | |
| Johnsen, Holly | 2010-2016 |
| BS/07/Harvey Mudd/PhD/16/MIT | |
| Facebook Data Scientist | |
| Kim, Saechin | 1987-1994 |
| BS/86/MIT/MD-PhD/94/HMS-MIT | |
| Orthopedic Surgeon / MGH / Clinical Instructor / Harvard Medical School | |
| Lu, Xiaowei | 1992-1999 |
| BA/91/Peking University/PhD/99/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor / University of Virginia | |
| Levin, Joshua | 1986-1992 |
| BA/84/UPenn/PhD/92/MIT | |
| Research Scientist / Broad Institute / Cambridge, MA | |
| McIntire, Steven | 1983-1992 |
| BS/81/Stanford/MD-PhD/92/HMS-MIT | |
| Consulting Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sci / Stanford Medical School | |
| Nakano, Shunji | 2005-2011 |
| BS/2001/Nagoya University, PhD/2010/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor / Mori Lab / Nagoya University / Japan | |
| Omura, Daniel | 1999-2010 |
| AB/98/UC Berkeley, PhD/2010/MIT | |
| Consultant, L.E.K. Consulting | |
| Metzstein, Mark | 1992-1999 |
| BA/90/Cambridge/PhD/99/MIT | |
| Postdoctoral Researcher / Krasnow Lab / Stanford Medical School | |
| Park, Eunchung (Joan) | 1980-1985 |
| BS/74/Seoul National U of Korea/MS/79/U Wisconsin/PhD/85/MIT | |
| Program Officer / NIAID, NIH | |
| Pender, Cory | 2012-2018 |
| BS/09/California Institute of Technology/Ph.D/18/MIT | |
| Postdoc / Andrew Dillin Lab / University of California, Berkeley | |
| Perez de la Cruz, Ignacio | 1995-2003 |
| BS/95/Brown University/Ph.D/03/MIT | |
| Attorney / US Department of Justice | |
| Ranganathan, Rajesh | 1996-2001 |
| BA/95/Amherst/PhD/01/MIT | |
| Associate Director of Translational Research / NINDS, NIH | |
| Reddien, Peter | 1997-2002 |
| BS/96/U Texas/Austin/PhD/02/MIT | |
| Assocate Professor / Whitehead Institute / MIT | |
| Saffer, Adam | 2003-2011 |
| BS/02/Brandeis/PhD/11/MIT | |
| Postdoc / Vivian Irish Lab / Yale | |
| Sando, Steve | 2012-2022 |
| BA/11/Grinnell College/PhD/22/MIT | |
| Saul, Josh | 2015-2021 |
| BS/14/UC Berkeley/PhD/21/MIT | |
| Researcher / Rutgers | |
| Sawin, Elizabeth | 1990-1997 |
| BA/88/Dartmouth/PhD/97/MIT | |
| Program Director / Sustainability Institute / Vermont | |
| Schwartz, Hillel | 1998-2010 |
| BS/96/U Wash,Seattle/PhD/08/MIT | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow / Sternberg Lab / Caltech | |
| Shaham, Shai | 1990-1996 |
| BA/89/Columbia/PhD/96/MIT | |
| Professor / The Rockerfeller University | |
| Speliotes, Elizabeth | 1995-2000 |
| BS/MS/90/Yale/PhD/00/MIT | |
| Gastroenterologist / University of Michigan / Ann Arbor | |
| Stanfield, Gillian | 1992-1999 |
| BA/91/U Chicago/PhD/99/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor of Human Genetics / University of Utah | |
| Sternberg, Paul | 1979-1984 |
| BA/78/Hampshire College/PhD/84/MIT | |
| Professor of Biology / Caltech / HHMI Investigator | |
| Thomas, Jeffrey | 1990-1997 |
| BA/89/U Virginia/PhD/97/MIT | |
| Assistant Professor of Cellular Biology and Biochemistry / Texas Tech U | |
| Trent, Carol | 1980-1983 |
| BS/75/Indiana University/PhD/82/MIT | |
| Professor of Biology / Western Washington University | |
| Wu, Yi-Chun | 1991-1998 |
| BS/87/Nat Tsing-Hua/PhD/97/MIT | |
| Professor of Molecular Genetics and Development / National Taiwan University | |
| Yuan, Junying | 1983-1991 |
| BS/82/Fudan University, China/PhD/89/MIT | |
| Associate Professor of Cell Biology / Harvard |
| DeStasio, Elizabeth | 2000-2001 |
| Lawrence University | |
| Edgar, Robert | 1981 |
| U. California, Santa Cruz | |
| Hess, George | 1990 |
| Cornell University | |
| Huber, Brigitte | 1998-1999 |
| Tufts University | |
| Lander, Eric | 1984-1986 |
| Harvard / MIT | |
| Li, Chris | 1999-2000 |
| Boston University | |
| Osborne, Barbara | 1992 |
| UMass, Amherst | |
| Rosner, Marsha | 1996 |
| University of Chicago | |
| Russell, Richard | 1988 |
| U. Pittsburgh |