{"id":11,"date":"2022-04-27T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:17:36","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/04\/ArriagaLab.tif\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In order of appearance:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/04\/Juan_Arriaaga0027-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/04\/Juan_Arriaaga0027-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/04\/Juan_Arriaaga0027-copy-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Juan Arriaga, PhD. (Principal Investigator)<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Juan is Assistant Professor at the Departments of Oncological Sciences and Urology.\u00a0He received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Biochemistry from the School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and obtained his Ph.D from the same institution while working at the CIO-FUCA and Leloir Institutes.\u00a0Juan completed his postdoctoral training at Columbia University Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>Sinai Profile: https:\/\/icahn.mssm.edu\/profiles\/juan-arriaga<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-134 \" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/12\/Dutta-A2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/12\/Dutta-A2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2022\/12\/Dutta-A2-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Anindita Dutta, PhD. (Postdoctoral Fellow)<\/h2>\n<p>Anindita did her Bachelor of Science at Vidyasagar University and her Master\u2019s at the University of Calcutta, both in Botany. She then obtained her Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University\u00a0 studying the role of PICH, an ATP dependent chromatin remodeling protein in oxidative stress response. Welcome Anindita!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-140\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/02\/Image_HC-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/02\/Image_HC-copy-2.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/02\/Image_HC-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/02\/Image_HC-copy-2-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/02\/Image_HC-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/02\/Image_HC-copy-2-768x767.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Houssein Chhouri, PhD.\u00a0<\/strong>(Postdoctoral Fellow)<\/h2>\n<p>Houssein received a Bachelor of Science in Biology as well as a Masters in Cell Biology and\u00a0in Genomics and Health, all from Lebanese University<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0in Lebanon. He completed his\u00a0<\/span>Ph.D in Molecular Biology at the University of Rouen, France where he developed high-throughput barcode screens to identify the mechanism of action of anticancer drugs. Welcome Houssein!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-162\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/03\/Daoud.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/03\/Daoud.jpg 1452w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/03\/Daoud-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/03\/Daoud-1024x978.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/03\/Daoud-768x734.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>Daoud Rahman, MSc. <\/strong>(Associate Researcher)<\/h2>\n<p>Daoud received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Masters in Biology from St John&#8217;s University in New York, developing genetically encoded sensors in cell lines. Welcome Daoud!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-167\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/07\/website_twinkle_photo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/07\/website_twinkle_photo.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/07\/website_twinkle_photo-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/07\/website_twinkle_photo-831x1024.jpeg 831w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2024\/07\/website_twinkle_photo-768x946.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Twinkle Bapuji Vhatkar, MSc. (Bioinformatician)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Twinkle received her master\u2019s degree from Indiana University in Bioinformatics, and is now a bioinformatician in the Bioinformatics for Next Generation Sequencing core (BiNGS). Twinkle\u2019s research centered around in-depth analysis of long-read direct RNA sequencing data. Her passion for using computational tools to address biological questions drives her to continuously explore innovative approaches and stay at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. Welcome Twinkle!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Marine Vialat<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-173\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/Marine.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/Marine.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/Marine-213x300.jpeg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>, PhD. <\/strong>(Postdoctoral Fellow)<\/h2>\n<p>Marine received a Bachelor of Science in Cellular Biology and Physiology from Universit\u00e9 Paul Sabatier, France and then a Masters in Genetics, Physiology and Pathology as well as a Ph.D in Health Biology, Oncology and Genetics from Universit\u00e9<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> Clermont-Auvergne in France. She has focused on understanding the role of cholesterol and steroids in different stages of prostatic tumorigenesis using fly models. <\/span>Welcome Marine!<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Lab Alumni:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eugenia Pogodin (M.Sc):<\/strong> Congratulations Eve on getting your Master of Science in Biomedical Science (MSBS) degree with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order of appearance: Juan Arriaga, PhD. (Principal Investigator) Juan is Assistant Professor at the Departments of Oncological Sciences and Urology.\u00a0He received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Biochemistry from the School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and obtained his Ph.D from the same institution while working at the CIO-FUCA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":523,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/arriagalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}