Assistant Professor of Neurology
Humsa received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and her PhD in Cancer Biology from Stanford University.
After completing her postdoctoral work, she joined the Stanford faculty in 2019 and is now starting her Cancer Neuroscience research program as Assistant Professor at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She has been recognized by the MIT Technology Review as a Pioneer Under 35 ‘TR35’ (2018), by Genetic Engineering News as a ‘Top 10 innovator to watch under 40’ (2019), and won the Science & SciLife Prize for Young Scientists (2019).
email: hvenkatesh@bwh.harvard.edu
Lab Manager
Kaylee attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she received her BSc in Biology and her MSc studying behavioral ecology in the Jawor lab.
Kaylee has worked in a wide variety of research areas including tuberculosis, estrogen receptor signaling (Tulane), and cancer vaccination (UNC). She is most interested in how peripheral nerves interplay with cancer and the immune system.
Outside the lab, she enjoys reading about history, birding, and gardening.
email: kmgentry@bwh.harvard.edu
office phone: 857-307-1446
BBS PhD Candidate
Rachel is a graduate student in Harvard's Biological & Biomedical Sciences program. She received her bachelor's degree from UMass Amherst in 2019. She then went on to work as a research technician in a cancer therapeutics lab at HMS before starting grad school.
Rachel is interested in how peripheral nerves within the lung interact with primary lung tumors, and how this communication influences tumor progression.
Outside the lab, she enjoys painting, reading, and hanging out with her dog Reggie.
PiN PhD Candidate
Hannah is a graduate student trainee in the Program in Neuroscience. Before starting graduate school, she received a degree in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University and worked as a technician at HMS. As a technician, she studied how thyroid hormone regulates the activity and transcriptional profiles of cortical neurons.
Hannah is particularly interested in understanding how gliomas affect neuronal activity both within the tumor microenvironment and in longer-range circuits.
Outside of lab, Hannah enjoys spending her free time long-distance running, hiking, and basically anything outdoors!
MD/PhD Student
Hannah is a trainee with the Harvard-MIT MD/PhD program and HST. She graduated from Dartmouth in 2019 and worked as a research associate at the Koch and Broad Institutes before starting medical school.
She is broadly interested in applying single-cell and spatial technologies to identify therapeutic vulnerabilities in tumor-peripheral nerve interactions.
In her free time she enjoys playing Wordle, mentoring underserved STEM students, and taking very slow jogs around Boston.
PiN PhD Candidate
Lexi is a Harvard PhD Student in the Program in Neuroscience. She received her BS degree from the University of California, San Diego and worked as a technician at the Salk Institute. After graduation, she continued to work as a technician at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in London.
Lexi is primarily interested in how different brain circuits are influenced by the presence of peripheral cancers in the body.
Outside of lab, she enjoys reading, beach days, and painting.
K12 Medical Fellow
Thomas received his Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Kansas State University, where he worked in genetics and biomedical engineering research laboratories before working as a software engineer. Prior to neurology training in Los Angeles, he obtained his medical degree at the University of Kansas.
Thomas is now a K12 fellow in neuro-oncology at the BWH/Dana-Farber/MGH program and has a particular interest in applications at the intersection of medicine and technology.
Undergraduate Volunteer
Meghan is an undergraduate at Boston University majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Human Physiology.
Meghan is particularly interested in the relationship between the CNS and the Immune System and how it relates to disease progression.
In her free time, she is VP of the Women's Water Polo Team at BU and enjoys snacking and watching movies.
Undergraduate Volunteer
Katie is an undergraduate at Boston University majoring in Biology with Specialization in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.
She is particularly interested in studying the intricate workings of human metabolism and homeostasis in response to tumors and the mechanism through which neurons regulate the body
Undergraduate Volunteer
Katie is an undergraduate at Boston University majoring in Biology with Specialization in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.
She is particularly interested in studying the intricate workings of human metabolism and homeostasis in response to tumors and the mechanism through which neurons regulate the body's system to combat cancer cells.
Outside the lab, she enjoys reading, spending time with friends, and watching movies.
Undergraduate Volunteer
Daniel is a graduating senior at Dartmouth College majoring in Mathematical Data Science. At Dartmouth, he is a research assistant investigating neural dynamics in naturalistic learning and memory tasks.
His research interests revolve around the application of statistical learning at the intersection between compu
Undergraduate Volunteer
Daniel is a graduating senior at Dartmouth College majoring in Mathematical Data Science. At Dartmouth, he is a research assistant investigating neural dynamics in naturalistic learning and memory tasks.
His research interests revolve around the application of statistical learning at the intersection between computational neuroscience and computational cognitive science.
Outside of lab work, he enjoys photography, reading, and skiing.
Undergraduate Volunteer
Emily is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University majoring in Behavioral Neurosciences. She plans to apply to medical school to pursue her MD in the future.
She is particularly interested in how localized tumors in the body might interact with the central nervous system.
Outside the lab, she enjoys going to concerts, skiing, and spending time at the beach.
Undergraduate Volunteer
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