Yeriel D. Estrada is a Clinical Research Program Director at the Laboratory of Inflammatory Skin Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. He earned his B.S from Rutgers University. He joined the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai in August 2000. He joined the department of Dermatology in 2013.

Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD
Professor and System Chair | Dermatology, Professor | Medicine, Clinical Immunology
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Our laboratory runs under the direction of Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky, the Sol and Clara Kest Professor and Vice Chair for Research at the Department of Dermatology, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Immunology, and Director of the Asness Family Center of Excellence in Eczema and Allergic Conditions at Mount Sinai. She earned her MD from Sackler in Tel-Aviv, and a PhD from Bar-Ilan, Israel. After her Israeli Board certification in dermatology at the Rambam Medical Center at the Technion, Dr. Guttman moved to the U.S. to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship at Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at The Rockefeller University and a second dermatology residency training at Weill-Cornell, NY. She is board certified in dermatology both in the US and Israel.
Dr. Guttman has co-founded the international eczema council/IEC, for which she functions as president. This organization now comprises of the vast majority of top experts in atopic dermatitis/eczema worldwide. She is also on the scientific advisory board of the national eczema association. She was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation/ASCI, the American Dermatological Society/ADA, and received the Young Investigator Award (2011) from the AAD, as well as other awards. She has also been elected to serve on the board of the American Skin Association.

Digpal Gour, PhD
Instructor
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He served as Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at the School of Biotechnology Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, and at the School of Life Sciences, Jaipur National University, India. He is a notable tiger conservation geneticist. He worked at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. He did his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biotechnology from premier Institutes in India with prestigious scholarships. Outside work, he loves wildlife photography, which has been recognized in different photography exhibitions and the National Geographic® Portal. He loves swimming and playing cricket. He is also a weekend chef; his friends claim he is a good host.

Doris Almonte
Chief Laboratory Supervisor
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Ragasruti Metukuru (Sruthi), MSc
Associate Researcher
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Xinyi Lin, MS
Associate Researcher
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Xinyi/Erika is an Associate Researcher at Guttman Lab, holding a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology from McGill University and a master’s degree in biotechnology from New York University. Her research interest is centered on unraveling the biomarkers underlying inflammatory skin disease progression and development. Outside of work, she is an avid runner and an adventurous food enthusiast, always eager to explore new culinary experiences.

Swaroop Bose, MS
Senior Associate Researcher
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Swaroop specializes in NGS based translational Dermatology with focus on Clinical Trials. He has delivered on multiple industry sponsored trials using skills in Illumina and Thermofisher technologies to establish mechanisms of drug action in Inflammatory skin disorders. He is also responsible for on-boarding new protocols and implementing process improvements for the RNA pipeline. He previously worked with the CAGT (Genomics Core) where he served on the Mount Sinai COVID response team in translational NGS efforts in 2020.
Swaroop is also experienced in cancer biology and Adoptive T cell therapy having worked at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and Children’s National hospital in Washington DC. He graduated from The George Washington university with a MS in Genomics, and received his engineering degree B.E. in Biotechnology from BMSCE, VTU in Bangalore, India. Outside of work, he enjoys organizing social hangouts, cooking, exploring NYC’s neighborhoods and traveling. He is also a cricket aficionado.

Manali Shah, MS
Associate Researcher
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Jessica Beaziz
Senior Associate Researcher
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Jessica is a French dermatologist who graduated from the University of Paris. She completed her residency and clinical fellowship in Paris. During her master’s program, she spent a few months in professor Guttman’s research lab and recently returned as a senior associate researcher to deepen her expertise in inflammatory dermatology, particularly atopic dermatitis. Outside of her professional career, she enjoys traveling, listening to music, and spending quality time with her family.

Akbobek Amangeldiyeva, MPH
Biostatistician
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Teresina Laragione, PhD
Associate Professor
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Christine Chikomborero Butawo
Associate Researcher
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Steven Garrido Hidalgo
Associate Researcher
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Jerry Zhou, MS
Research Fellow
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Gianluca Avallone, MD
Senior Associate Researcher
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Zachary Kim
Associate Researcher
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Jacob Fiedler, MS
Research Fellow
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Meredith Manson
Research Fellow
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Meredith Manson is a Research Fellow in the Laboratory of Inflammatory Skin Diseases and a member of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Class of 2027. She earned her undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Linguistics from Duke University. Before medical school, she worked at Goldman Sachs, where she contributed to the initial development of their Transaction Banking platform.
Her research interests include understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying various inflammatory skin diseases and healthy skin processes, including skin aging. She is a recipient of the 2025 PeDRA Research Fellowship.
Outside of the lab, Meredith enjoys playing tennis and golf and is an avid musical theatre fan.