Kleinstiver Group Members

Ben Kleinstiver, PhD

Kayden-Lambert MGH Research Scholar 2023-2028

Associate Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School (HMS)

PhD in Biochemistry @ Western University 🇨🇦

Postdoctoral Research @ MGH and HMS
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Rachel Silverstein

PhD Candidate
(Harvard BBS)
NSERC Postgraduate Scholar ⭐️

2024 Albert J. Ryan Fellow ⭐️

Education: B.Sc. in Molecular Genetics @ University of Toronto 🇨🇦

Research interests: genomics & tech dev

Connor Tou

PhD Candidate
(MIT BE)
NSF GRFP ⭐️

Education: B.S. in Bioengineering @ UC Berkeley 🇺🇸

Research interests: Editing tech dev & ML 🛠

True story: pipettes and runs marathons at the same time 🏃

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Linyuan Ma, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

MGH ECOR FMD Research Fellow ⭐️

Education: Ph.D. @ China Agricultural University & B.S. @ Southwest University 🇨🇳

Research interests: gene editing tech & gene therapies 💉

Hobbies: fishing 🎣 and eating 🥢

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Chris Alves, PhD

Instructor
James L. and Elisabeth C. Gamble MGH Neuroscience Research Fellow ⭐️
Charles A. King Trust Fellow ⭐️

NIH K01 ⭐️
MGH Physician/Scientist Development Award ⭐️

Education: Ph.D. and B.S @ University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷
Research interests: Physiology & editing therapies

When not writing grants: busy changing diapers 🐣

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Emily King

PhD Candidate
(Harvard BBS)

Education: B.S. in Biology @ Northeastern University 🇺🇸

Research interests: protein engineering, genome editing, delivery
Hobbies: Wordle, painting 🎨, concerts 🎵 (in that order)
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Jo Ferreira da Silva, PhD/MSc

Postdoctoral Fellow
EMBO Fellowship ⭐️

Education: Ph.D. @ CeMM 🇦🇹; MSc @ NOVA 🇵🇹

Research Interests: genome editing & therapies; DNA repair 🧬
Knows too much about: cheese 🧀🐁

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Blaire Smith

Research Technician

Education: B.S. in Biomed. Eng. and Biology @ Boston University 🇺🇸

Research interests: Genome editing / therapies / neurodegenerative diseases

Hobbies: baking, fluting, marching 🧁🎵
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Nahye Kim, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Forbes 30 under 30 Korea ⭐️🇰🇷

Education: Ph.D. @ Yonsei University College of Medicine & B.S. @ Sungkyunkwan University 🇰🇷

Research interests: genome editing & genomics

Life goal: become a yoga guru 🧘🏻‍♀️🙏
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David Rufino Ramos, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

FARA Postdoctoral Fellowship ⭐️

Education: Ph.D. & M.Sc. @ University of Coimbra 🇵🇹
Research interests: tech dev, delivery 📦, Tx

When not in lab: Firefighter & Emergency Medical Technician 🦸🚒
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Madeline Eller

Research Technician

Education: B.A. in Biochem @ Wheaton College 🇺🇸
Research interests: genomics & genome editing 🧬
Would rather be: Swimming laps in the pool 🏊 or gaming on her ipad 📱
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Shuqi Yun

Research Technician

Education: B.A. in Biology & Neuroscience @ College of the Holy Cross 🇺🇸
Research interests: Gene editing / neuro 🧠
Hobbies: Vlogging! 🎥 K-pop dance! 🇰🇷 Always cats!! 😸
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Lauren Fox

Research Technician

Education: B.S. in Biochemistry & Mol Bio @ University of Albany 🇺🇸
Research interests: genetic therapies 🧬& protein engineering 🛠️
Enjoys: hiking ⛰️ & live music
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Chris Cromwell, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Banting Postdoctoral Fellow ⭐️

Education: Ph.D. & B.Sc. @ University of Alberta 🇨🇦
Research interests: Genome editing & modified nucleic acids 🧬
Loves: Hockey 🏒 & horespower 🏎️, eh!
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Michael Fallon

Research Technician

Education: B.A. in Biology @ Williams College 🇺🇸
Research interests: protein engineering & gene editing 🧬🧫
Questionable habit: Drinks coffee at any time of the day ☕️🌜
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Gabriel Longo

Postdoctoral Fellow

Education: PhD @ Institute of Molecular Biology - Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz 🇩🇪
BSc @ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷
Research interests: Genome editing, DNA repair and Genomics 🧬 💻
Notable feat: Spent 92,135 minutes listening to music in 2024 🎶
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Dahlia Halabi

Rotation student (Harvard Bioengineering)

Education: B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University 🇺🇸
Research interests: Tech dev, disease biology, and neurodegeneration 🧬 🧠
Outside of lab: music, baking, doomscrolling (in that order) 🍞📜
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