Our People
Principal Investigator
Keith L. Ligon, MD, PhD
Born in Austin, TX
Hobbies: Cooking, eating, hiking
Favorite Lab Technique: Whole mount in situ hybridization
Favorite Band: Spoon
Born in Austin, TX
Hobbies: Cooking, eating, hiking
Favorite Lab Technique: Whole mount in situ hybridization
Favorite Band: Spoon
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Cecile Rouleau
Research Fellow Born in Chartres, France Hobbies: Walking on the beach with my dogs and sipping wine with my friends Favorite Lab Technique: Western Blotting Favorite Band: ABYS |
Yu Zeng
Research Fellow Born in China Hobbies: Mountain Climbing, Table Tennis Favorite Lab Technique: Western Blot Favorite Band: Beyond |
Collaborating Clinical Research Investigators
Mehdi Touat, MD
Visiting Assistant Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Neurology and Pathology, Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Neurooncology/Pathology, Gustave Roussy/Marie Curie Institute/Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital 
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD
Assistant Professor, HMS, Boston Children’s Hospital Mentored COG Pathologist Young Investigator/Clinical Research Investigator |
Matthew Wood, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University Mentored COG Pathologist Young Investigator/Clinical Research Investigator |
Staff
Kristine Pelton
Lab Manager Born in Boston, MA Hobbies: Skiing, hiking Favorite Lab Technique: Immunofluorescence Favorite Band: Pearl Jam 
Jack Geduldig
Clinical Research Coordinator Born in Harrisburg, PA Hobbies: Fishing, Hiking Favorite Lab Technique: Consenting Patients Favorite Band: Dave Matthews Band 
Seth Malinowski
Research Technician Born in Burlington, VT Hobbies: Video games, Hockey Favorite Lab Technique: SMR 
Rachel Schneider
Clinical Research Coordinator Born in Boston, MA Hobbies: Running, Going to the beach Favorite Lab Technique: Consenting Patients Favorite Band: The 1975 
Léon Taquet
Research Technician Born in San Diego, CA Hobbies: Watching the Boston Celtics and running Favorite Lab Technique: Cell Culture Favorite Band: Queen |
Ross Giglio
Research Technician Born in Manassass, VA Hobbies: Watching shows/movies/sports, Running Favorite Lab Technique: Western Blotting Favorite Band: Mumford and Sons 
Will Pisano
Clinical Research Coordinator Born in Clearwater, FL Hobbies: Cooking, Baseball Favorite Lab Technique: Single Cell RNAseq Favorite Band: Fleetwood Mac 
Kate Schoolcraft
Research Technician Born in Hartford, CT Hobbies: Cooking, Yoga Favorite Lab Technique: Immunohistochemistry Favorite Band: Fun 
Jayne Vogelzang
Clinical Research Coordinator Born in Boston, MA Hobbies: Swimming, Painting Favorite Lab Technique: Consenting Patients Favorite Band: Ben Rector |
Administrative
Abbie Ossip
Administrative Support Specialist
Born in Ohio
Hobbies: Reading, Knitting/Sewing
Favorite Lab Technique: iLab ordering
Favorite Band: HaMadregot
Administrative Support Specialist
Born in Ohio
Hobbies: Reading, Knitting/Sewing
Favorite Lab Technique: iLab ordering
Favorite Band: HaMadregot
Past Members
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Malak Abedalthagafi, MBBS
Post-Doctoral Fellow 2014-2015 Assistant Research Professor, King Abdulaziz University for Science and Technology; Director, Saudi Human Genome Lab,King Fahad Medical University 
Frederik De Smet, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow 2015-2016 Assistant Professor, Translational and Tissue Research, Department of Pathology, Katholieke Universitet Leuven, Flanders, Belgium 
Cecile Maire, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow 2008-2014 Staff Scientist, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 
Shak Ramkissoon, MD, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow 2008-2014 Associate Medical Director, Foundation Medicine, Raleigh, NC 
Yongji Tian, MD
Post-doctoral Fellow 2009-2010 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tian Tian Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 
Wenyu Song, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow 2009-2016 Instructor in Informatics, Harvard Medical School |
Anne-Florence Blandin
Post-doctoral Fellow 2017-2019 
Ahmed Idbaih MD, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow 2007-2009 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Marie Curie Institute, Paris, France 
Lori Ramkissoon, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow 2010-2016 Fellow in Cytogenomics, University of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC 
Ben Rich, PhD
Mehdi Touat, MD
Post-doctoral Fellow 2017-2019 Assistant Professor of Neurooncology/Pathology, Gustave Roussy/Marie Curie Institute/Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital |
Clinical Research Fellows
Sandro Santagata MD, PhD
Associate Pathologist in Neuropathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Pathology; Associate Professor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School |
Brian Alexander MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Foundation Medicine, Raleigh, NC |
Clinical Research Coordinators
Shawna Bilton
Clinical Research Coordinator 2017-2019 
Loreal Brown
Clinical Research Coordinator 2012-2015 Nursing School: University of New Hampshire Staff Nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital 
Michaela Haller
Clinical Research Coordinator 2017 
Lauren Logan
Clinical Research Coordinator 2015-2017 Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine 
Claire Sinai
Clinical Research Coordinator 2015-2017 Clinical Research Coordinator, Center for Patient Derived Models, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
Sarah Becker
Clinical Research Coordinator 2017-2019 Clinical Research Coordinator at University of Massachusetts Medical School 
Sarah K. Charbonneau
Clinical Research Coordinator 2015-2017 Graduate School: University of Connecticut, School Psychology 
Bob Jones
Clinical Research Coordinator 2017-2019 
Hayley Malkin
Clinical Research Coordinator 2013-2015 Medical School: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine 
Fiona Watkinson
Clinical Research Coordinator 2017-2019 Graduate School: Imperial College London, Master of Public Health |
Students
Charlotte Bellamy
Graduate Student 2019 Research Associate/ Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital 
Wenshin Lee
Graduate Student 2011-2013 Clinical Assistant Professor, Opthalmology, Stanford Medicine |
Juliana Bonardi
Co-op Student 2018 
Karl Holmberg Olausson
Graduate Student, 2008-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, Uppsala University, Sweden |
Technicians and Administrative
Yun Jee Kang
Research Technician 
Emily Learner
Research Technician 
Jason Ling
Research Technician 
Alice Meng
Research Technician PhD Candidate, Rios Lab, Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology Program, Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
Sam Haidar
Technician and Neuropathology Core technologist 
Marilyn Hayes
Administrative Assistant 
David Knoff
Research Technician 
Matthew Theisen, MS
Technician and lead scientist, DFCI Living Tissue Bank |