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 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
mih4001@med.cornell.edu
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Suparna Kumar
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
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suparna-kumar/
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Thomas Li, BA
Medical Student, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Thomas is studying the role of type I interferons and ADAM17 in lupus photosensitivity.
BA: Columbia University 2020
Thomas.Li@icahn.mssm.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-m-li/
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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
SimJ@hss.edu
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Pamela Cabahug-Zuckerman
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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Rebecca Jennings
Medical Student, SUNY Stony Brook
Rebecca is studying the regulation of lymphatic function in skin
BA: Wellesley College
JenningsR@hss.edu
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Loahni Hernandez
Tri-I Gateways Program summer student , student at Purdue University
Loahni is studying how interferons affect lymph node responses in lupus
https://www.linkedin.com/in/loahni-hernandez-a89908246/
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Sridhar Karne
HSS Medical Student Summer Research Fellow , medical student at University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Sridhar is studying how lupus impacts bone health.
BS Emory University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sridhar-karne-222b901b5/
Former Members
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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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Jennifer Chia, MD, PhD
MD-PhD Student
Current Position: Instructor, Hematopathology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Susan Chyou, BS
Technician
Current Position: Scientist, Horizon Therapeutics
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Dragos Dasoveanu, PhD
PhD Student, Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Principal Scientific Researcher, Genentech , Cancer Immunology Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dragos-dasoveanu-b42a28229/
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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: Associate Principal Scientist, 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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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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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
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noa-schwartz-645b441a/
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Ethan Seltzer
Post Baccalaureate Researcher
Current Position: PhD Student, The Rockefeller University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-seltzer-4a607b121/
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William Shipman III, MD, PhD
MD-PhD Student
Current Position: Resident, Dermatology, Yale University
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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, ReNAgade Therapeutics
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: Team Coordinator in Immunotherapy, Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany