[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#2ea3f2″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#2ea3f2″ background_color_gradient_end=”#2e6df4″ background_color_gradient_direction=”330deg”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Our team” content_max_width=”none” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Maaike van Gerwen, MD, PhD” position=”Principal Investigator” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/vangerwenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/490\/2023\/10\/Maaike_v2.jpg” facebook_url=”#” twitter_url=”#” google_url=”#” linkedin_url=”#” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ admin_label=”Team Member” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”fade_in”]Maaike van Gerwen is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She is also a member of the Institute for Translational Epidemiology and the Institute for Exposomic Research.
\n[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Mary Jane Chua, BS” position=”Grants Manager” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/vangerwenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/490\/2023\/10\/Mary-Jane-Chua.jpg” facebook_url=”#” twitter_url=”#” google_url=”#” linkedin_url=”#” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ admin_label=”Team Member” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”fade_in”]<\/p>\n
Mary Jane Chua is the grants manager in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Mathilda Alsen, MPH” position=”Senior Research Coordinator” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/vangerwenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/490\/2023\/10\/Mathilda_alsen.jpg” facebook_url=”#” twitter_url=”#” google_url=”#” linkedin_url=”#” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ admin_label=”Team Member” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”fade_in”]Mathilda Alsen coordinates the Direct-R and Direct-P thyroid cancer studies. She has expertise in building and maintaining databases, geospatial mapping, and meta-analyses.
\n[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Seungjun Ahn, PhD” position=”Statistician” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/vangerwenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/490\/2025\/05\/SAhn_Profile.jpg” facebook_url=”#” twitter_url=”#” google_url=”#” linkedin_url=”#” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ admin_label=”Team Member” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”fade_in” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”SAhn_Profile” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Seungjun Ahn provides expertise in statistical modelling and study design. His\u00a0research focuses on developing statistical methods and bioinformatics tools for differential network analysis, causal mediation analysis, and multi-omics data integration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”Chanel Rojas, MPH” position=”Research Manager” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/vangerwenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/490\/2023\/10\/Chanel-Rojas.jpg” facebook_url=”#” twitter_url=”#” google_url=”#” linkedin_url=”#” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ admin_label=”Team Member” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”fade_in”]Chanel Rojas is the Research Manager in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She is an expert in administrative aspects of research projects, including IRB\/ DUA\/ MTA
\n[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Weijia Fu, MSc” position=”Masters Statiscian” image_url=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/vangerwenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/490\/2025\/05\/Weijia-Fu.jpg” facebook_url=”#” twitter_url=”#” google_url=”#” linkedin_url=”#” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ admin_label=”Team Member” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”fade_in” hover_enabled=”0″ title_text=”Weijia Fu” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Weijia Fu\u00a0 is holds an MSc in Biostatistics from the University of Washington in Seattle.\u00a0 Weijia has been involved in the development of statistical methodologies, the analyses of high-dimensional -omics data and statistical consultation for clinical projects. She has expertise in statistical computing in Python and R.<\/p>\n
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