Faculty/Leadership:
Nima Saeidi, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
and Massachusetts General Hospital
Email: nsaeidi [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research Interests: Mechanobiology, Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cells, Metabolic Disease
Richard Hodin, MD
Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
and Massachusetts General Hospital
Email: rhodin [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research Interests: Gastrointestinal Epithelial Biology, Stem Cells
Fellows:
Peng Lei, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: plei2 [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research Interest: Intestinal Stem Cells, Metabolism, Autophagy
Education:
PhD, Harbin Institute of Technology - China, 2020
BS, Harbin Institute of Technology - China, 2014
Chijioke Chukwudi, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: cchukwudi [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research interests: Medical devices, Pharmaceuticals, High Throughput Screening
Education:
Vinnytsia National Medical University, Ukraine, 2021
Yu Xie, MD PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: Yxie0 [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research Interest: Gastroenterology, Gut Microbiota, Oral Microbiota, Oral - gut microbiota axis
Education:
MD PhD, Harbin Medical University, 2022.
Vidisha Mohad, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: vmohad [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research Interests: Gut Microbiome, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohns/Colitis, Metabolic Disorders
Education:
PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2019
Farah Qaderi, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: fqaderi [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research interests: Intestinal Stem Cells, Intestinal Bioengineering.
Education: MD, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, 2023
Viktor H Von Ehrlich Treuenstatt, MD PhD
Email: viktor-VET [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research interests: Gastrointestinal epithelial biology, Gut barrier and Microbiome, Mechano-metabolism, Colorectal cancer, IBD
Education: Board certification in Visceral Surgery, University of Munich, 2023; PhD, Comprehensive Heart failure center, Wuerzburg, 2018; MD, Julius-Maximillians-University of Wuerzburg, 2016
Pengcheng Zhao, MD
PhD candidate
Email: Pzhao3 [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research Interests: Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and splenic surgery. Link between gastrointestinal microenvironment and Pancreatic cancer signaling
Education: MBBS Yanbian University, 2016; M.Med Jilin University, 2019; MD Jilin University, 2023
Masoud Hassanzadeh, DDS
Email: mhassanzadeh [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research interests: Autoimmune and Inflammatory diseases, Surgery, Biostatistics, Mechanosensation
Education: DDS, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; MSc, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Qin Baoyu, MD PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: bqin2 [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research interests: Diabetes and Obesity, Endocrinology
Education: MD/PhD, Guangxi Medical University, 2012.
Belen Zylberman, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: bzylberman [at] mgh.harvard.edu
Research interests: Gut Microbiome, Inflammatory bowel disease, Microfabricated systems, Diet-related diseases
Education: Barceló University, Buenos Aires, 2018
Collaborators:
Jeffery Fredberg, Ph.D
Professor of Bioengineering and Physiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ömer Yilmaz, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Biology
The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
David Breault, Ph.D, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Yanhang Zhang, Ph.D
Professor (ME, BME, MSE)
Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University
Camargo Fernando, Ph.D
Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Alumni:
Habib Rezanejad / PhD Student - 2013-2014
Gautham S Shridharan, PhD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2013-2016
Xiaoxiang Li, MD / Visiting Scientist - 2015-2016
Matthew D’Alssandro, PhD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2016-2017
Tao Wang, MD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2016-2017
Ziheng Zhou / MD PhD student - 2020-2021
Achini Opathalage, PhD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2020-2021
Dara Azar, PhD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2020-2021
Jianxun Wang, PhD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2018-2022
Farid Nasr Esfahani, MD / Postdoctoral fellow - 2020-2022
Prabh Pannu, MD / Postdoctoral fellow - 2020 - 2023
Junyou Zhu, MD PhD / Postdoctoral Fellow - 2021 - 2023
Shijie He / Instructor - 2017 - 2023
Hassan Darabi / Postdoctoral fellow - 2023
Jing Zhu / Postdoctoral fellow - 2023 - 2024
Openings:
We are always on the lookout for talented, self-driven, and passionate individuals to join our growing team. We welcome people from diverse scientific backgrounds at any level, undergraduate to postdoc.
Interested Postdoctoral Fellows:
If you are interested in joining our group, please send a cover letter and a copy of your CV by email to Nima Saeidi. In your cover letter please include a summary of your past research experience and a brief description of your midterm-term vision. Please also briefly describe which project you are interested about and how do you anticipate doing that research would help you realize your vision.
Interested visiting Undergraduate, Graduate and Scientists:
Our laboratory has welcomed a number of visiting students and scientists. We generally require a minimum of 1 year commitment to ensure that there is adequate time for the visitor to acquire new skills and be productive. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and a copy of your CV to Nima Saeidi.