People


Steve McCarroll

Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dorothy and Milton Flier Professor of Biomedical Science and Genetics
Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School
Institute Member
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
<smccarro at broadinstitute.org>

Steve was a Ph.D. student in Cori Bargmann’s lab (genetics and neuroscience in C. elegans) at U.C. San Francisco, then a postdoc in David Altshuler’s lab (human genetics and genomics) at MGH and the Broad Institute.

Administrative contact
Michelle Lee

<michelle_lee at hms.harvard.edu>

Milena Andzelm

Postdoctoral Fellow

milena.andzelm@childrens.harvard.edu

Neuroinflammation, human genetic variation

Milena Andzelm

Postdoctoral Fellow
milena.andzelm@childrens.harvard.edu


Steven Burger

Computational Scientist II

sburger@broadinstitute.org

Expression regulation in human brain

Steven Burger

Computational Scientist II
sburger@broadinstitute.org


Heather de Rivera

Scientific Staff

heather_derivera@hms.harvard.edu

Human brain development, cell biology

Heather de Rivera

Scientific Staff
heather_derivera@hms.harvard.edu


Ricardo del Rosario

Sr. Computational Biologist

rcdelros@broadinstitute.org

Marmoset genome assembly

Ricardo del Rosario

Sr. Computational Biologist
rcdelros@broadinstitute.org


Geneva Fischer

Northeastern University Co-op student

fischer.ge@northeastern.edu

Somatic mosaicism in neurodegeneration

Geneva Fischer

Northeastern University Co-op student
fischer.ge@northeastern.edu


Marta Florio

Postdoctoral Fellow

marta_florio@hms.harvard.edu

Human brain development and evolution

Marta Florio

Postdoctoral Fellow
marta_florio@hms.harvard.edu


Haley Fritch

Computational Scientist I

fritch@broadinstitute.org

Computational neuroscience

Haley Fritch

Computational Scientist I
fritch@broadinstitute.org


Giulio Genovese

Sr. Computational Biologist

giulio@broadinstitute.org

Linkage models for human genetics

Giulio Genovese

Sr. Computational Biologist
giulio@broadinstitute.org


Sherif Gerges

Graduate Student

sherif_gerges@g.harvard.edu

Single-cell genomics of psychiatric disorders

Sherif Gerges

Graduate Student
sherif_gerges@g.harvard.edu


Melissa Goldman

Data Analytics Manager

melissa_goldman@hms.harvard.edu

Single-cell data analysis

Melissa Goldman

Data Analytics Manager
melissa_goldman@hms.harvard.edu


Bob Handsaker

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Genome structural variation

Bob Handsaker

Sr. Principal Software Engineer


Marina Hogan

Project Manager

mhogan@broadinstitute.org

Neurobiology

Marina Hogan

Project Manager
mhogan@broadinstitute.org


Kiku Ichihara

Director

kichihar@broadinstitute.org

Research Strategy & Operations

Kiku Ichihara

Director
kichihar@broadinstitute.org


Sri Havya Jana

Scientific Staff

srihavya_jana@hms.harvard.edu

Sri Havya Jana

Scientific Staff
srihavya_jana@hms.harvard.edu


Nolan Kamitaki

Graduate Student

nkamitaki@gmail.com

Math, genomics, and biology

Nolan Kamitaki

Graduate Student
nkamitaki@gmail.com


Seva Kashin

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

skashin@broadinstitute.org

Single-cell data analysis

Seva Kashin

Sr. Principal Software Engineer
skashin@broadinstitute.org


Yong Hoon Kim

Postdoctoral Fellow

yhkim@bwh.harvard.edu

Functional genomics and
chromatin architecture

Yong Hoon Kim

Postdoctoral Fellow
yhkim@bwh.harvard.edu


Sayeh Kohani

Rotation student

sayeh_kohani@hms.harvard.edu

Neurodegeneration, psychiatric disorders
single cell genomics

Sayeh Kohani

Rotation student
sayeh_kohani@hms.harvard.edu


Won-Seok Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

wlee@broadinstitute.org

Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration
and somatic mosaicism

Won-Seok Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow
wlee@broadinstitute.org


Emi Ling

Postdoctoral Fellow

eling@broadinstitute.org

Human genetic variation,
neuronal biology

Emi Ling

Postdoctoral Fellow
eling@broadinstitute.org


Tara McDonald

Scientific Staff

tara_mcdonald@hms.harvard.edu

Mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease

Tara McDonald

Scientific Staff
tara_mcdonald@hms.harvard.edu


Vera Medvedeva

Undergraduate

vermed29@mit.edu

Somatic expansion in
Huntington's disease

Vera Medvedeva

Undergraduate
vermed29@mit.edu


Curtis Mello

Lab Manager

mello@genetics.med.harvard.edu

Single-cell biology and sequencing technologies

Curtis Mello

Lab Manager
mello@genetics.med.harvard.edu


James Nemesh

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

nemesh@broadinstitute.org

Data Janitor

James Nemesh

Sr. Principal Software Engineer
nemesh@broadinstitute.org


Nicole Rockweiler

Postdoctoral Fellow

nrockwei@broadinstitute.org

Mosaicism

Nicole Rockweiler

Postdoctoral Fellow
nrockwei@broadinstitute.org


Dana Schwalbe

Graduate Student

dana_schwalbe@fas.harvard.edu

Transcriptomics, neuron-glia coordination

Dana Schwalbe

Graduate Student
dana_schwalbe@fas.harvard.edu


Aswin Sekar

Postdoctoral Fellow

aswin@genetics.med.harvard.edu

Single-cell blood mosaicism

Aswin Sekar

Postdoctoral Fellow
aswin@genetics.med.harvard.edu


Khalid Shakir

Principal Software Engineer

kshakir@broadinstitute.org

Single-cell computational analysis

Khalid Shakir

Principal Software Engineer
kshakir@broadinstitute.org


Liv Spina

Scientific Staff

Liv_Spina@hms.harvard.edu

Neural mechanisms of mental illnesses

Liv Spina

Scientific Staff
Liv_Spina@hms.harvard.edu


Avin Veerakumar

Postdoctoral Fellow

aveerakumar@bwh.harvard.edu

Neural mechanisms of psychiatric disorders

Avin Veerakumar

Postdoctoral Fellow
aveerakumar@bwh.harvard.edu


Alec Wysoker

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

alecw@broadinstitute.org

Single-cell computational analysis

Alec Wysoker

Sr. Principal Software Engineer
alecw@broadinstitute.org


Yang Xu

Machine Learning Scientist

yxu@broadinstitute.org

Deep learning in single-cell analysis

Yang Xu

Machine Learning Scientist
yxu@broadinstitute.org


Sophia Yan

High School Student

yansophi@broadinstitute.org

Single-cell data analysis

Sophia Yan

High School Student
yansophi@broadinstitute.org


Olivia Yoo

Computational Associate

yooolivi@broadinstitute.org

Single-cell data analysis

Olivia Yoo

Computational Associate
yooolivi@broadinstitute.org


Tracy Yuan

Undergraduate

tyuan@college.harvard.edu

Genetic regulation of brain cell types

Tracy Yuan

Undergraduate
tyuan@college.harvard.edu


Alumni


Alisson B.

High School Student

Alisson B.

High School Student


Daniel Bachman

Undergraduate, Northeastern University

Daniel Bachman

Undergraduate, Northeastern University


Matthew Baum

Medical Student, Harvard Med

Matthew Baum

Medical Student, Harvard Med


Avery Davis Bell

Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech

Website

Avery Davis Bell

Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech


Elizabeth Bien

Graduate Student, Dartmouth

Elizabeth Bien

Graduate Student, Dartmouth


Linda Boettger

Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Linda Boettger

Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University


Laura Bortolin

Mercy BioAnalytics

Laura Bortolin

Mercy BioAnalytics


Michelle C.

High School Student

Michelle C.

High School Student


Laveda Chan

Dental Student, University of Pennsylvania

Laveda Chan

Dental Student, University of Pennsylvania


Edward Gebara

Research Assistant, UNC

Edward Gebara

Research Assistant, UNC


Sulagna Ghosh

Founder, Joint Family

Sulagna Ghosh

Founder, Joint Family


Rhea Kohli

Scientific Staff

Rhea Kohli

Scientific Staff


Amnon Koren

Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Lab website

Amnon Koren

Assistant Professor, Cornell University


Fenna Krienen

Assistant Professor, Princeton

Lab Website

Fenna Krienen

Assistant Professor, Princeton


Tina (Yutian) L.

High School Student

Tina (Yutian) L.

High School Student


Alyssa Lutservitz

Scientific Staff

Alyssa Lutservitz

Scientific Staff


Josue M.

High School Student

Josue M.

High School Student


Evan Macosko

Assistant Professor, Broad Institute

Lab website

Evan Macosko

Assistant Professor, Broad Institute


Dan Meyer

Graduate Student, Columbia

Dan Meyer

Graduate Student, Columbia


Chris Mullally

MD/PhD student, University of Texas at San Antonio

Chris Mullally

MD/PhD student, University of Texas at San Antonio


Thomas Mullen

Lab Director and Senior Analyst, Broad Institute

Thomas Mullen

Lab Director and Senior Analyst, Broad Institute


Alexander Munoz

Scientific Staff

Alexander Munoz

Scientific Staff


Kalle N.

High School Student

Kalle N.

High School Student


Noah Pettinari

Computational Associate, Broad Institute

Noah Pettinari

Computational Associate, Broad Institute


Nora Reed

MD/PhD applicant

Nora Reed

MD/PhD applicant


Bryan S.

High School Student

Bryan S.

High School Student


Amith Saligrama

Undergraduate, Stanford University

Amith Saligrama

Undergraduate, Stanford University


Arpiar Saunders

PI, Vollum Institute OHSU

Lab Website

Arpiar Saunders

PI, Vollum Institute OHSU


Harsha Sen

Gradudate student, Princeton

Harsha Sen

Gradudate student, Princeton


Rebecca Shafee

Rebecca Shafee



Parth Shah

Masters student, Northeastern University

Parth Shah

Masters student, Northeastern University


Christy Smith

Medical school student, NYU

Christy Smith



Karina Smolyar

Graduate student, MIT

Karina Smolyar

Graduate student, MIT


Marissa Sumathipala

MPhil student, University of Cambridge

Marissa Sumathipala

MPhil student, University of Cambridge


Steven Tan

Undergraduate, Johns Hopkins

Steven Tan

Undergraduate, Johns Hopkins


Katherine Tooley

Graduate student, Harvard Medical School

Katherine Tooley

Graduate student, Harvard Medical School


Christina Usher

Writer, Multiple Myeloma Center

Christina Usher

Writer, Multiple Myeloma Center


Vanessa Van Doren

Medical School Student, Case Western

Vanessa Van Doren

Medical School Student, Case Western


Cassandra Vondrak

Graduate Student, MIT

Cassandra Vondrak

Graduate Student, MIT


Chris Whelan

Computational Biologist, Broad Institute

Chris Whelan

Computational Biologist, Broad Institute