Principal Investigator
April Craft, PhD Outside of science, April spends a generous amount of time spoiling her English and French bulldogs, trying to keep succulents alive, and when New England weather permits, she grows and cans veggies. |
Members
Rosanne Raftery, PhD Rosie is a Marie Sklodowska Curie postdoctoral fellow working toward unraveling the molecular mechanisms of articular cartilage differentiation and development. She loves to cook and test out new recipes on willing subjects! |
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Divya Venkatasubramanian Divya’s project focuses on exploring the role of different transcription factors in the development and maintenance of articular cartilage. When she isn’t dreaming about cartilage, Divya is either practicing calligraphy or finding more corn recipes to try. |
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Nereida Ramirez Nereida is investigating the roles of biophysical/mechanical stimulation on cartilage development and gene expression. Nereida sings in the Longwood Chorus, which is an ensemble comprised of physicians, scientists, and students of the local Boston medical community. |
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Delmy Melendez Delmy is focused on optimizing human cartilage differentiation and production, and exploring tendon/ligament differentiation in collaboration with the Galloway lab at MGH. Delmy is a nature-loving, well-hydrated, regenerative medicine enthusiast that enjoys analyzing crypto currencies, staying active, and capturing candid street photography in Boston and around the globe. |
Alumni
Chaochang Li, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Senior Scientist/Principal Investigator, industry
Junming (Jimmy) Cai, MS
Research assistant
PhD candidate, Mayo Clinic
Pranidhi Baddam, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Sophia Kocher
Research assistant
Medical student, Duke
Tom Cutia
Research assistant, lab manager
Bluerock Therapeutics
Oliver Gardner
Postdoctoral fellow
Postdoctoral fellow, University College London
Stefano Menghini
Master’s student, ETH Zurich
PhD student, ETH Zurich
Uzochi Nwoko
Harvard undergraduate research student
MD student, University of Michigan
Anna Moreno i Garcia
Master’s student, IQS Barcelona
Mireia Llora i Valls
Master’s student, IQS Barcelona
Suyash Raj
Research assistant
PhD student, Stanford University
Steven Pregizer
Postdoctoral fellow, lab manager
Visterra Therapeutics