Meet Our Team | Overview
Brian Kalish, MD
Brian completed his undergraduate degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and his MD degree Magna Cum Laude at Harvard Medical School. He pursued Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine training at Boston Children’s Hospital and postdoctoral research in Neurobiology with Michael Greenberg, PhD, at Harvard Medical School. He was on faculty at the Hospital for Sick Children as a neonatologist and scientist in the Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health and served as the director of research in Neonatology before returning to Boston Children’s Hospital in 2024.
Brian’s research is motivated by the desire to improve the lives of fragile newborns and to prevent or treat neurodevelopmental disorders. In his spare time, he enjoys adventures with his wife (Marykate) and daughter (Nora), including hiking, kayaking, and cycling at any opportunity.
Bharti Kukreja, PhD
Bharti joined the Kalish Lab in 2021. She did her Master’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Guru Nanak Dev University, India. She has more than eight years of experience in a multidisciplinary research environment with strong knowledge of molecular techniques, next generation sequencing methodologies, and spatial biology. She is well versed in computational analysis of sequencing and spatial data.