The Lab
Dr. Humsa Venkatesh; PI
Elana Carleton; Research Assistant I
Kaylee M. Gentry; Lab Manager
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
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).
Kaylee M. Gentry; Lab Manager
Elana Carleton; Research Assistant I
Kaylee M. Gentry; Lab Manager
Kaylee attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she received her BSc in Biology and her MSc studying behavioral ecology with the Jawor lab.
While her previous positions have always included some form of immunology, Kaylee has worked in a wide variety of research areas including tuberculosis, estrogen receptor signaling (Tulan
Kaylee attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she received her BSc in Biology and her MSc studying behavioral ecology with the Jawor lab.
While her previous positions have always included some form of immunology, Kaylee has worked in a wide variety of research areas including tuberculosis, estrogen receptor signaling (Tulane), and cancer vaccination (UNC).
email: kmgentry@bwh.harvard.edu
office phone: 857-307-1446
Elana Carleton; Research Assistant I
Elana Carleton; Research Assistant I
Elana Carleton; Research Assistant I
Elana graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Umass Amherst in three years.
There she wrote an honors thesis researching organelle-localized small heat shock proteins.Elana then went on to work as a Research Fellow in the Rauch Lab researching the microtubule associated protein tau and its relation t
Elana graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Umass Amherst in three years.
There she wrote an honors thesis researching organelle-localized small heat shock proteins.Elana then went on to work as a Research Fellow in the Rauch Lab researching the microtubule associated protein tau and its relation to neurodegenerative diseases.
She loves all things science but also enjoys beach days, spending time with friends, and trying new restaurants.