Lab Members
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St. Giles Research Chair
Autoimmunity and Inflammation Program and Pediatric Rheumatology
Hospital for Special Surgery Research Institute
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Theresa T. Lu, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
LUT@HSS.edu
Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship and postdoc with Jason Cyster, UCSF 2003
Pediatrics Residency, Childrens’ Hospital of Philadelphia 1998
MD, PhD with Joseph Madri, Yale 1995
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Professor of Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medicine
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Current Members
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Mir Howlader, BA
Graduate Student, Weill Cornell Medicine
Mir is investigating how lymphatic function impacts lymph node function in lupus
BA: New York University 2018
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Suparna Kumar, MMSc
Graduate Student, Weill Cornell Medicine
Suparna is studying mechanisms by which genetic polymorphisms affects lupus skin disease
MMSc: Harvard Medical School
MS: Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)
BE: Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
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JiHyun Sim, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
JiHyun studies Langerhans cells regulation of dermal lymphatic endothelial cells.
PhD: Seoul National University 2018 - Lab of Hang-Rae Kim
MS: Seoul National University 2013
BS: Hannam University 2009
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Pamela Cabahug-Zuckerman, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Pamela is studying mechanisms of photosensitivity and bone health in lupus
Postdoc: NYU, Lab of Alesha Castillo
PhD: City College of New York, Lab of Mitchell Schaffler
MS: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
BS: Boston University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-cabahug-zuckerman-a896774a/
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Aahna Rathod, BS
Post Baccalaureate Researcher
Aahna is studying Langerhans cells and stromal cell function in lupus
BS: The College of New Jersey
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Noah J. Lee
Undergraduate Researcher
Noah is studying changes in fibroblastic reticular cells in lupus
Undergraduate Affiliation: Macaulay Honors College, Combined BA/MD Program with SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
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Meghna Gopalan, BA
Masters Student, Columbia University
Meghna is investigating spatial distribution of fibroblastic reticular cells in lupus lymphoid organs.
BA: Barnard College
Former Members
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Thomas M. Li, MD
Medical Student
Current Position: Surgical Resident at University of California, San Francisco
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Dragos Dasoveanu, PhD
PhD Student, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Principal Scientific Researcher, Genentech , Cancer Immunology Department
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William Ambler, MD
Clinical Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow
Current Position: Scholar in Translational Medicine, National Institute of Health
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Hafsa Munir, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Current Position: Junior Group Leader, Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology (DKFZ)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafsa-munir-507414b8/?originalSubdomain=de
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Ethan Seltzer
Post Baccalaureate Researcher
Current Position: PhD Student, The Rockefeller University
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William Shipman III, MD, PhD
MD-PhD Student
Current Position: Resident, Dermatology, Yale University
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Rebecca Jennings, MD
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Loahni Hernandez
Tri-I Gateways Program summer student
Current Position: Student at Purdue University
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Susan Chyou, BS
Technician
Current Position: Scientist, Horizon Therapeutics
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Sridhar Karne
HSS Medical Student Summer Research Fellow
Current Position: Medical Student at University of South Alabama College of Medicine
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Jennifer Chia, MD, PhD
MD-PhD Student
Current Position: Instructor, Hematopathology, University of California, Los Angeles
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LiYoung Kim, MD
Visiting Researcher
Current Position: Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital
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Varsha Kumar, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Director, Department of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, AstraZeneca
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Fairouz Benahmed Miniuk, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Senior Analyst, Business Development, Mount Sinai Innovation Partners
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Jefferson Ortega, BS
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley
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Marvin Sandoval, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Noa Schwartz, MD
Rheumatology Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor & Director, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Lupus Center
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Isabel Sollohub, BA
Post Baccalaureate Researcher
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Madhavi Somaraju, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Scientist II, Mnemo Therapeutics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhavi-latha-somaraju-chalasani-78196415/
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Te-chen (Jenny) Tzeng, PhD
PhD Student
Current Position: Associate Director, Bioscience Immunology group, AstraZeneca
https://www.linkedin.com/in/te-chen-jenny-tzeng-60a195b/
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Keila Veiga, MD
Clinical Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New York Medical College
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Brian Webster, PhD
Post Baccalaureate Researcher
PhD: UCSF
Current Position: Scientist II, EsoBiotec, Brussels
