Vos Lab June 2023

 

Seychelle M. Vos, PhD

HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar

Robert A. Swanson 1969 Career Development Professor

seyvos@mit.edu

B.S. in Genetics, University of Georgia

PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

Postdoc in Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Outside of the lab I enjoy backpacking, running, and going on long walks with our pup.

 

Laura Caccianini, PhD

Human Frontiers Postdoctoral Fellow

lcaccian@mit.edu

First Level Degree in Physics, Università la Sapienza, Roma

M.S. in Physics, Università la Sapienza, Roma

Ph.D. in Biophysics, Institute Curie

 

Annette Diao

PhD Student, Biology NSERC Graduate Fellow

ajdiao@mit.edu

B.S., University of Toronto

 

Nika Fendler

PhD Student, Biology. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow.

nfendler@mit.edu

B.S. in Chemistry, Davidson College

Outside of lab, I enjoy playing soccer for the MIT women's club team and playing video games on my new PS5.

Science hero: Maud Menten, who helped develop the Michaelis-Menten equation. She was a pioneer and greatly advanced the field of biochemistry at a time when women weren't as accepted in the world of science.

 

Meg Rheault

Administrative Assistant

mrheault@mit.edu

 

Abdallah Mohamed

PhD Student, Biology. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow.

aam1@mit.edu

B.A. in Biology, Columbia University

In my free time, I enjoy watching soccer, listening to music, and going to new restaurants.

Science hero: Ramon y Cajal, for his creative and inquisitive approach to neurobiology and his artistic ability to present his work

 

TJ Russell, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

tjrus@mit.edu

B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst

PhD in Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University.

In my free time, I like to spend time outdoors birdwatching and camping.

Science hero: Rachel Carson, for her ability to combine basic research with successful outreach which has resulted in policy changes and the preservation of species!

 

Bonnie Su

PhD Student, Biology.

bonniesu@mit.edu

B.S., UC Berkeley

 

Roberto Vazquez Nunez, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Former SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow

robertvn@mit.edu

Basic Biomedical Research Undergraduate and M.S. Biochemistry, National University of Mexico

PhD in Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Outside the lab I enjoy riding my bike outdoors, playing soccer, watching TV and playing with my cats

 

Mohammed Hannan

Lab Manager

mhannan@mit.edu

 

Angela Gao

UROP

angao@mit.edu

 

Boltzmann

Office Manager, Dogtorate Student

Outside the lab I enjoy playing fetch, participating in the Boltzmann Wrestling Foundation (BWF), and going for long walks.

Science hero: Ludwig Boltzmann

 

Former lab members |time in Vos Lab|position after leaving lab

Tanja Hann | UROP Summer 2020 | Yale University MB&B PhD Student

Lara Höhn |UROP Feb. 2020-Aug. 2020 | University of Heidelberg MS Student

Emily Navarette |UROP Summer 2020 | MIT Biology PhD Student

Fiazall Tufail | UROP Summer 2020 | Imperial College London PhD Student

Drew Drabek |Postdoc 2020-2021 | Werewolf Therapeutics

Mario Coll |UROP Summer 2021 | MIT Biology PhD Student

Reed Lessing |High school student 2021 | Duke University, BS Student

Julia Rane |High school student July 2020-Oct. 2021 |

Allie Chiou |Wellesley College UROP Sept 2020-May 2022|

Bruna Lima |Masters Student 2020-2022|

Filiz Kuybu|Visiting Student February 2022-May 2022|LMU, Gene Center, PhD Student

Eugenio Guzman |Visiting Student February 2022-July 2022|Tecnologico de Monterrey

Laura Sowin |Technical associate 2021-2022 |

Isadora de Abreu |MSRP Summer 2022 |NIH Postbac

Theresa Hauck |University of Würzburg, MS student 2022-2023 |PhD Student

Emma Lee |UROP student 2023 |MIT BS Student

Annika Brem |LMU, MS student 2023 |PhD Student

Katharina Schneider |University of Würzburg, MS student 2023 |PhD Student

Henoc Zinga |MSRP student 2023 |Vanderbilt University BS Student

Claire Martin |UROP student 2023 |Wellesley College BS Student