{"id":8,"date":"2016-07-21T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T21:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:19:12","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-90\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2016\/07\/bhardwaj-130x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Principal Investigator\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-911 \" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2024\/10\/Ellen-Fraga--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Fraga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Coordinator II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-849\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2022\/11\/Image-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aparna Ananthanarayanan, MS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Laboratory Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-994\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-06-at-12.47.48-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Anker, MD PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Instructor\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-112 \" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2016\/07\/Sreekumar-Balan-photo-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Sreekumar Balan photo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sreekumar Balan, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assistant Professor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-212 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2016\/07\/Cansu-Cimen-Bozkus-photo-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Cansu Bozkus \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cansu Cimen Bozkus, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CimenBozkus_C\">@CimenBozkus_C\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-872 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2023\/02\/000015810012-01-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theresa Chu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD Candidate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/T_Chu?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=219ec104-aa7b-420e-94f8-425781b6ad78\"><strong>@Chu_Theresa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guillaume Mestrallet PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMestralletPhD\">@GMestralletPhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leandra Velazquez MS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate Researcher II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-990\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-06-at-12.41.56-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dina Youssef<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Associate Researcher\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-904 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2024\/10\/Ross-Wrd-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ross Ward , PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Doctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uddipan Kar, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Doctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mesude Bicak, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bioinformatics Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Lab Alumni\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-836 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2022\/03\/MB_Headshot-144x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_brown04\">@matt_brown04<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-245 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2016\/07\/Adam-Farkas-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Farkas photo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Farkas, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Scientist\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamFarkasPhD\">@AdamFarkasPhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-704 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2022\/03\/Jenna-website-photo-2-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenna Newman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-Doctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennanewmanphd\">@JennaNewmanPhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1013\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2024\/11\/kazuki-sone-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kazuki Sone MD PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-565 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2020\/09\/Michelle-Tran-photo--150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michelle Tran PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MD\/PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-1hf3ou5 r-14j79pv r-18u37iz r-37j5jr r-1wvb978 r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-rjixqe r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michelle_a_tran\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@michelle_a_tran<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-897 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/bhardwajlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2024\/08\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-16-at-5.10.04-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashley Reid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD\u00a0 Principal Investigator\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellen Fraga Program Coordinator II &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Aparna Ananthanarayanan, MS Laboratory Manager &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jonathan Anker, MD PhD Instructor\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sreekumar Balan, PhD Assistant Professor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cansu Cimen Bozkus, PhD Assistant Professor @CimenBozkus_C\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Theresa Chu PhD Candidate\u00a0 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