Timothy W. Yu, MD, PhD
Tim is the principal investigator of the Yu lab. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Harvard College, his MD and PhD (Neuroscience) degrees at the University of California at San Francisco, and neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He joined Boston Children's Hospital as an instructor in 2010 and started his own independent research group in 2013. He is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Associate Member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Lab Staff
Education: MS, Genetic Counseling, Brandeis University 2004.
BA, Biology and Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College 1998.
Interests: Art, chocolate making and watching her two kids thrive.
Jessica Douglas, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Education: B.S. Biology, Binghamton University
Interests: cooking, hiking, and reading
Sonia Hills
Research Assistant
Education: PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jilin University, China, 2004
MD, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, 1998
Interests: Cooking for her family and spending free time in her garden
April (Chunguang) Hu, MD, PhD
Lab Manager
Education: PhD, Biotechnology, University of Siena, Italy, 2013
MS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Florence, Italy, 2009
BA, Biology, University of Florence, Italy, 2007
Interests: running after her two girls and reading
Claudia Lentucci, PhD
Senior Staff Scientist
Education: BA, Neuroscience and Global Health, Middlebury College, 2022
Interests: watching movies with my cat, trying new food, scenic runs
Edith Lopez
Clinical Research Assistant
Education: MS, Genetic Counseling, Boston University, 2023
BS, Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Notre Dame, 2019
Interests: reading, trying new crafts, exploring Boston
Margaret Meserve, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Education: BS, Biological Sciences: Neuroscience, University of Rochester, 2022
Interests: Cooking, listening to music and playing ultimate frisbee
Kaitlyn Phillips
Research Assistant
Education: BS, Molecular Engineering
BA, Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, 2022
Interests: basketball, video games, podcasts, and exploring the East Coast
Ali Rahman
Research Assistant
Education: BA, Mathematics and Biology, Bowdoin College, 2021
Interests: baking, swimming, and listening to music
Emma SHerrill
Bioinformatics Research Assistant
Education: ALM, Biotechnology, Harvard Extension School, 2022
Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate, Harvard Extension School, 2019
BA, Bioinformatics, Wheaton College, 2016
Interests: Spending time in the mountains, hiking, and skiing
Aubrie Soucy
Research Project Manager
Post-Docs, Fellows & Graduate Students
Education: Clinical and Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School Genetics Training Program, 2020-
Internal Medicine Residency Program, McMaster University, 2016-2020
Interests: exploring nature, sports, reading, and interventional genomics
Abdulrahman Aldeeri, MD
Clinical Genetics Fellow
Education: PhD, Medical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Senior Resident, Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Resident, Physician, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
MD, University of Miyazaki School of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
Interests: Spending time with family, traveling, doing Kendo (a Japanese sport using a sword)
Yutaro Asami, MD, PHd
Post-doctoral Fellow
Education: PhD, Genetics, Cambridge University, UK
MSc, Bioinformatics; Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis, University of Edinburgh, UK
BSc, Natural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece
Interests: Reading history, philosophy and psychology, cooking
Aikaterini Chatzipli, PHD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Co-mentor: Alice Lee
Education: Clinical Fellow, Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program, 2020-
Resident, Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, 2018-2020
MD, Harvard Medical School, 2018
PhD, Harvard Medical School, 2016
AB, Harvard College, 2011
Interests: Spending time with family and friends, exploring New England and traveling, and brewing tea
Alissa D’Gama, Md, phd
Post-doctoral Fellow
Co-mentor: Ann Poduri
Education: PhD, Biology, Boston College, 2011
MSc, Biotechnology, 2004
BS, Food Engineering, 2003
Interests: Walking in nature and taking seasonal photos
Didem Demirbas Cakici, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Education:
Interests:
Miwa Higashi, MD, Phd
Post-doctoral Fellow
Education: PhD, Molecular Pharmacology, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, 2016
BS, Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taiwan, 2010
Interests: Exploring the city, taking walks, and spending time with friends and family
Yu-Han Huang, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Co-mentor: Peter Park
Education: PhD, Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2013
MSc, Neuroscience and Cognition, Utrecht University, Netherlands 2006
BA, University College Utrcht, Netherlands 2004
Interests: Swimming, hiking, photography, viewing contemporary art
Asia (Joanna) Korecka-Roet
Post-doctoral Fellow
Co-mentor: Vikram Khurana
Education: PhD, Genetics, Peking Union Medical College at Tsinghua University, China, 2017
BS, Biological Sciences, Hunan Normal University, China, 2012
Interests: Reading, cooking, and exploring New England
Twitter: @ZhaoBoxun
Boxun Zhao, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
Co-mentor: Alice Lee
student Interns & Visiting Scientists
Education: BS, Computer Science and Molecular Biology, MIT, 2024
MEng, Computer Science and Molecular Biology, MIT, 2024
Interests: volleyball, running, crocheting, and going to art museums
lilly Edwards
Masters Thesis Student
Education: Harvard College, Neurobiology, Graduation Year: 2025
Interests: Anthropology, Astrophotography, Rare genetic disorders, Neurolinguistics
Harrison Wallace
Undergraduate Thesis Student
Education: Neurologist, Associate Professor, Seoul National University Hospital
PhD, Neuroscience, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea, 2015
MD, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea, 2005
Interests: Traveling, running, sports, and spending time with family
Jangsup Moon, MD, PhD
Neurologist & Associate Professor
Education: MD, Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, 2025
PhD, Neurobiology, Harvard University, 2021
BS, Biology, Brandeis University, 2014
Interests: Reading, traveling, playing video games
Qiyu Zhang, PhD
Medical Student
Previous Lab Members
Victoria Suslovitch, MS, CGC, Genomic Science Liason, Ambry Genetics
Minh Ngyuen, Graduate Student, University of Pennsylvania
Olivia Riccardi, Physician’s Assistant Student, New York Institute of Technology ‘25
Kamli Faour, Medical Student, Tufts Medical School, Maine Track ‘27
Lisseth Burbano, MD, PhD, Neurology Resident, Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota University Hospital
Tojo Nakayama, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Megan Seferian, Medical Student, RUSH University Medical College ‘27
Renata DiDonato, Medical Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ‘26
Katherine O’Kane, Embryologist, CCRM Boston Fertility
Mike Zhu, Medical Student, Albert Einstein College of Medicine ‘25
Cynthia Gubbels, MD, PhD, Principal Scientist, Biogen
Jinkuk Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Diana Chin, MD-PhD Student, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine ‘27
Jai Vaze, DMD, Resident Dentist, St. Barnabas Hospital
Ji Hoon Phi, MD, Professor, Seoul National University
Susanne Goetze
Young Mi Kim
Previous Students
Luca Fusar Bassini• Sophie Stroeks • Nikoleta Argyrou • Nona Merckx • Umut "Cenk" Sagiroglu • Niklas Smedemark-Margulies
Elizabeth Cordoves • Naima Hiddink Verberne • Daan Van Beek • Neslihan Gunes • Jeroen Bisschop • Maximilian Haller
Tamara Hundscheid • Emily Plump • Evelyn Gates • Madison Mixer • Kate Donohue • Nicole Jehl • Sophie Ligon
Asami Ehlert • Kelly Duan • Jason Jiang • Zane Dash • Anu Khanna • Emily Lien • Jenna Pucel • Maria Theodore
#Twinning
