Kleinstiver Group Members

Ben Kleinstiver, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School (HMS)
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PhD in Biochemistry @ Western University ๐จ๐ฆ
Postdoctoral Research @ MGH and HMS

Logan Hille
PhD Candidate
(Harvard BBS)
Education: swears that he finished his B.S. in Biochemistry @ Indiana University ๐บ๐ธ
Research interests: genome engineering, keeping cells alive ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
Outside of the lab: proving to people that Indiana corn is #1 ๐ฝ
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Rachel Silverstein
PhD Candidate
(Harvard BBS)
NSERC Postgraduate Scholar โญ๏ธ
Education: B.Sc. in Molecular Genetics @ University of Toronto ๐จ๐ฆ
Research interests: genomics & tech dev
Sponsored by: Gatorade๐ฅค
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Chrisย Alves, PhD
Instructor
James L. and Elisabeth C. Gamble MGH Neuroscience Research Fellow โญ๏ธ
Charles A. King Trust Fellow โญ๏ธ

Laniย Ha
Research Technician
Education: B.S. in Molecular Biology @ UCLA ๐บ๐ธ
Research interests: Medical genetics & therapies
Best known for: watching the office on repeat ๐
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Blaire Smith
Research Technician
Education: B.S. in Biomed. Eng. and Biology @ Boston University ๐บ๐ธ
Research interests: Genome editing / therapies / neurodegenerative diseases
Hobbies: baking, fluting, marching ๐ง๐ต
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Natalie Ameral, MSc
Lab Manager
Education: MSc @ University of Rhode Island & BSc @ Unity College ๐บ๐ธ
Research interests: population genomics & bioinformatics ๐งฌ
Outside lab: snorkeling ๐คฟ, cycling ๐ด, deep convos about horseshoe crabs ๐ฆ
Co-mentored members

Jasna Metovic, MD/PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler, MGH
Education: PhD @University of Turin ๐ฎ๐น; MD @ University of Montenegro ๐ฒ๐ช
Research interests: Translational neuroscience & gene editing ๐ง ๐งฌ
Interests outside lab: Hiking, swimming, music and cooking. ๐ต
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Ginnie Hu, MS
Graduate student, SHBT, Harvard
Mentor: Dr. David Corey, Harvard
Education: MS Biomedical Engineering @ National Taiwan University ๐น๐ผ
Research interests: genetic therapies for hereditary hearing loss ๐ฆป๐ถ
Loves to: scuba dive ๐คฟ & snowboard ๐
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Things Heard Around the Lab
Former Trainees
We wouldn't be here without them..

Russell Walton
Technician
2017-2019 ๐บ๐ธ

Joey Rissman
Technician
2018-2019 ๐บ๐ธ

Katrina Warner
Rotation Student
(Harvard BBS)
2020 ๐บ๐ธ

Allison James
Rotation Student
(Harvard BBS)
2020 ๐บ๐ธ

John McGuire
Technician
2020 ๐บ๐ธ

Jimmy Guo
Rotation Student
(Harvard BBS)
2020 ๐บ๐ธ

Hannah Spinner
Rotation Student
(Harvard BBS)
2021 ๐บ๐ธ

Madelynn Whittaker
Technician
2019-2021 ๐บ๐ธ

Hannah Stutzman
Technician
2019-2021 ๐บ๐ธ

Esaria Oliver
B.S. Summer Intern
2021 ๐บ๐ธ

Roman Doll
M.Sc. Intern
2021 ๐ฉ๐ช

Benno Orr
Rotation Student
(Harvard BBS)
2021 ๐จ๐ฆ

Allie Lemmer
Rotation student
(MIT BE)
2021 ๐บ๐ธ

Dr. Katie Christie
Postdoctoral fellow
2019-2021 ๐ฎ๐ช

Isaiah Shriner
Rotation Student
(Harvard BBS)
2022 ๐บ๐ธ

AJ Gross
B.S. Summer Intern
2022 ๐บ๐ธ

Jake Potts
Rotation Student
(Harvard Chem Bio)
2022 ๐บ๐ธ

Apurva Kanneganti
Rotation Student
(Harvard-MIT MD/PhD)
2022 ๐บ๐ธ

Ann-Sophie Krรถll
M.Sc. Intern
2022-23 ๐ฉ๐ช