Lucas Ferrari de Andrade, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Department of Oncological Sciences
Marc and Jennifer Lipschultz Precision Immunology Institute
Tisch Cancer Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

 

Luiza Brandao, MD
Postdoctoral fellow
MD (2023) – Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Menatalla Mahmoud
Undegraduate student (SURP4US)
Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences, CUNY Hunter College – New York (United States)

Training and mentorship philosophy

Our laboratory is characterized by a collegial environment where scientists can invest in self-growth and develop innovative and impactful research projects. Some of our core values are as follows:

• Independent research project development with mentorship;
• Close mentorship, with one-on-one and laboratory meetings;
• Teamwork and collaborative environment;
• Commitment to the highest scientific rigor;
• Creative thinking and conceptual innovation;
• Support for career development, including professional growth, fellowships, and career transitions;
• Opportunities for collaborations that complement expertise.

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your cover letter and CV (references may be requested at a later stage) to: Lucas.FerrarideAndrade [at] mssm.edu

 

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Lab alumni

Ruan Pimenta, PhD (2024 – 2026)
Postdoctoral Fellow → Principal Investigator (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Bruna Bortoleti, PhD (2021 – 2025)
Postdoctoral Fellow → Instructor/Lecturer (Fordham University)

Sophia Quasem (2023 – 2025)
Master Student → Scientist II (Boehringer Ingelheim)

Oscar Arellano Pacheco  (2024)
SURP4US

Matthew Hernandez (2023 – 2025)
SURP4US → Undergraduate Researcher (Ferrari de Andrade Laboratory)

Mariam Farag (2023 – 2024)
Associate Researcher → Clinical Coordinator (Mount Sinai)

Betsy D. Prada (2021 – 2023)
Master Student → PhD Student (New York University)

Xiaoxuan Zhong (2022 – 2023)
Master Student → PhD Student (New York University)

Jun Arai, MD, PhD (2022 – 2023)
Visiting Scientist → Associate Professor (Aichi Medical University, Japan)

Stefanie Maurer, PhD (2021 – 2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow → Senior Scientist (ImmuneBridge)

Melanie Marklin, PhD (4/2022 – 9/2022)
Visiting Scientist → Junior Research Group Leader (University Hospital Tubingen)

Pedro Silva (2019 – 2021)
Associate Researcher → Associate Researcher (Laffaile Lab)

Melanie Fraidenburg (2020 – 2021)
Post-Bacc Student → Associate Researcher (Columbia University) → Ph.D. Student (UT Southwestern)

Samantha Xing (2019 – 2021)
Undergrad Student → Post-Bacc Student (NIH) → Medical School (Columbia University)

 

We also thank all high school students and researchers that did internships with us!