Who we are

Inga Peter, PhD

Principal Investigator

Vice Chair, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Affiliated Member, Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology
Affiliated Member, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine
Co-Director, PhD in Clinical Research Program

 


Manasi Agrawal, MD, MS

Assistant Professor in Medicine

Project: The PLANET Study, The PROMISE Consortium

 

 


Paola Nicoletti, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Project: Pharmacogenetics of serious adverse reactions, genetics of HIV and Craniosynostosis

 

 


Won-Jun Lee, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellow

Projects: The MECONIUM Study, The MELODY Trial, IBD/PD and genetics of HIV

 

 


Zhi Chai, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellow

Project: IBD/PD

 

 


Taegyu Kim, PhD

Senior Associate Researcher

Project: The MECONIUM Study and The MELODY Trial

 

 


Samreen Zafer, MSc

Bioinformatician

Projects: genetics of HIV

 

 


Mellissa Picker, BS

Project Manager

Projects: The MELODY Trial, The MECONIUM Study, IBD/PD, genetics of HIV, The PLANET Study and The PROMISE Consortium

 

 


Anketse Debebe, PhD

Clinical Research Coordinator

Projects: SHARE, IBD/PD and The PROMISE Consortium

 

 


Isabella Nguyen, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator

Projects: The MELODY Trial, The MECONIUM Study and The PLANET Study

 

 


Nicholas (Nick) Thomas (NYU)

Volunteer

Projects: The MELODY Trial and The MECONIUM Study


Thomas (TJ) Otten, BS

Volunteer

Projects: IBD/PD


Jonathan Ayash, BS

Volunteer

Projects: IBD/PD


Asher Friedland (high school)

Volunteer

Projects: IBD/PD


Catherine Chun (high school)

Volunteer

Projects: The MECONIUM Study


Seth Fenton (high school)

Volunteer

Projects: IBD/PD


Former Lab Members

Kaitlyn Weinstein, BS [Clinical Research Coordinator]
Rosemary Chen, BA [Clinical Research Coordinator]
Eunyoung Yang, MS [Data Analyst]
Jianzhong (Brian) Hu, PhD [Assistant Professor]
Leonid Tarassishin, PhD [Staff Scientist]
Alexa Rendon, MS [Project Manager]
Olivia Kalash, BA [Clinical Research Coordinator]
Cristine Hillenbrand, BS [Clinical Research Coordinator]
Akansha Goswami [Volunteer]
Sierra White, MS
Caroline Eisele, BS [Project Manager]
Kelly Hawkins, BS [Clinical Research Coordinator]
Nilendra Nair, BA [Senior Clinical Research Coordinator]
Paulette Magnas [Intern]
Dr. Amélie Barre
Ivan Carreon
Dr. Ron Porat Jankelson
Dr. Wenjie Xia