PEOPLE

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

Administrative

Abbie Ossip
Administrative Support Specialist
Born in Ohio
Hobbies: Reading, Knitting/Sewing
Favorite Lab Technique:
Favorite Band: HaMadregot

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Anne-Florence Blandin
Research Fellow
Born in Verdun, France
Hobbies: Water Sports
Favorite Lab Technique: Live Cell Imaging
Favorite Band: The Beatles

Mehdi Touat
Research Fellow
Born in Algiers, Algeria
Hobbies: Sailing, Cooking
Favorite Lab Technique: Western Blotting
Favorite Band: Fela Kuti & The Africa 70

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

Staff

Kristine Pelton
Lab Manager
Born in Boston, MA
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking
Favorite Lab Technique: Immunofluorescence
Favorite Band: Pearl Jam

Shawna Bilton
Clinical Research Coordinator
Born in Boca Raton, FL
Hobbies: Traveling, Reading
Favorite Lab Technique: Cell Culture
Favorite Band: Fleetwood Mac

Jack Geduldig
Clinical Research Coordinator
Born in Harrisburg, PA
Hobbies: Fishing, Hiking
Favorite Lab Technique: Consenting Patients
Favorite Band: Dave Matthews Band

Bob Jones
Clinical Research Coordinator
Born in Framingham, MA
Hobbies: Running, Rock Climbing
Favorite Lab Technique: Flow Cytometry
Favorite Band: Linkin Park

Kate Schoolcraft
Research Technician
Born in Hartford, CT
Hobbies: Cooking, Yoga
Favorite Lab Technique: Immunohistochemistry
Favorite Band: Fun

Fiona Watkinson
Clinical Research Coordinator
Born in London, England
Hobbies: Drawing, Going to the Gym
Favorite Lab Technique: Facilitating tissue allocation so patients can get involved in clinical trials
Favorite Band: The Wombats

Sarah Becker
Clinical Research Coordinator
Born in Worcester, MA
Hobbies: Cooking, Scuba Diving
Favorite Lab Technique: Gel Electrophoresis
Favorite Band: The Killers

Juliana Bonardi
Co-op Student
Born in Worcester, MA
Hobbies: Baking and going to the gym
Favorite Lab Technique: Western Blotting

Ross Giglio
Research Technician

Seth Malinowski
Research Technician
Born in Burlington, VT
Hobbies: Video games, Hockey
Favorite Lab Technique: SMR

Léon Taquet
Research Technician
Born in San Diego, CA
Hobbies: Watching the Boston Celtics and running
Favorite Lab Technique: Cell Culture
Favorite Band: Queen