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      Dunn Laboratory

      • Team Members

        Current members

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        Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD

        Principal Investigator

        Director, Center for Brain Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy

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        Erdyni Tsitsikov, PhD

        Staff Scientist

        Erdyni’s education (Ph.D. in immunology) and numerous years of research experience in the field shaped his curiosity and interests in learning various ways to tackle brain cancer. While his most recent research was focused on meningioma, currently Erdyni is applying his extensive immunological background and recent brain knowledge to finding new approaches to enhance anti-glioblastoma immunity. Since joining the Dunn Lab, he is studying the origins of tertiary lymphoid structures in the meninges and assisting lab members in successfully bringing their projects to publication 

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        Mao Li

        Postdoctoral Fellow

        Mao grew up in Chongqing, China and graduated from West China Medical Center. Mao is a postdoctoral research fellow studying neoantigen targeting and TCR-based adoptive T cell therapies in glioblastoma. He is a big fan of outdoor activities and food adventures.

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        Brian Hsueh, MD, PhD

        Postdoctoral Fellow

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        Anthony Wang

        MD/PhD Graduate student

        Anthony grew up in New Jersey and studied Biochemistry at Rice University. He is currently a MD/PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis, but working at MGH. He is interested in understanding T cell reactivity in glioblastoma and meningioma. Outside of lab, Anthony enjoys bouldering and trying new restaurants and dessert shops to make up for the lost calories.

         

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        Jose Maldonado

        PhD Graduate Student

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        Ngima Sherpa

        PhD Graduate student

        Ngima grew up in Nepal and is currently a PhD student in the BBS program at Harvard University. She is interested in investigating the role of dendritic cells in antigen uptake and presentation in GBM. Ngima can be found enjoying poke by the river when the weather is nice. She also loves hiking and finding new coffee shops to enjoy.

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        Cameron Hall

        Medical Student

         

        Cameron is from the Bay Area and studied Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Harvard medical student and current president of the Harvard Medical School Cushing Neurosurgical Society. In the Dunn lab she is investigating CD4+ T cells in glioblastoma and exploring the interface of immune cells, neurons, and tumors in the central nervous system. She enjoys making artisanal popcorn and playing pickleball.

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        Ursule Demael

        Visiting PhD Graduate Student

         

        Ursule is from France and studied Biomedical Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is now a PhD student in Immunology at University College London (United Kingdom), visiting MGH for a project investigating TCRs against glioblastoma antigens. Outside of lab, she has been loving exploring Boston and its broader biotech community.

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        Bryce Mashimo

        Lab manager/research technician

        Bryce grew up in Lincoln, Massachusetts and studied Biochemistry at Boston University. He is a research technician and is aspiring to attend medical school! He is currently using single cell RNA sequencing to understand the T cell landscape in glioblastoma. Bryce enjoys running and board games.

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        Anya Cheng

        Undergraduate student

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      • Collaborators

        Dr. Allegra Petti, Ph.D.

        MGH

        https://pettilab.mgh.harvard.edu/

        Dr. Tanner Johanns, MD, Ph.D.

        Washington University in St. Louis

      • Alumni

        The one and only

        Dale Kobayashi

        Faculty, Staff, & Postdocs

        Rupen Desai, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

         

        Tanner Johanns, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine

        Undergraduate Students

        Eduardo B. Bernier (Currently an undergraduate student at New York University)

         

        Graduate & Medical Students

        Andrew Coxon (Previous medical student, currently a neurosurgery resident at Washington University in St. Louis)

         

        Max Schaettler (Previous MSTP student, currently an internal medicine resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital)

         

        Jay Bowman-Kirigin (Previous MSTP student, currently an internal medicine resident at Emory University Hospital)

         

        Lydia Ann Leavitt (Previous medical student, currently a neurosurgery resident at University of Louisville)

         

        Jarius Garner (Currently a medical student)

         

      • Previous members

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        Dale Kobayashi

        Staff Scientist

        Staff scientist with many years of experience in a broad range of experimental design and techniques. Massive Blues fan.

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        Rupen Desai, MD

        Neurosurgery Resident

        Rupen is a neurosurgery resident who studies the use of focused ultrasound in liquid biopsy and immunotherapy. Huge Duke fan.

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        Max Schaettler

        MD/PhD Student

        Max studies T cell recognition in brain tumors. He is a die-hard Bayern Munich soccer fan.

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        Jay Bowman-Kirigin

        MD/PhD Student

        Jay studies antigen presentation in brain tumors and novel mouse model development. Jay is a former professional free-style skier!

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        Connor Liu

        Medical Student

        Connor studies therapeutic neoantigen targeting in brain tumor models. Nobody is quite as cool as Connor.

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        Andrew Coxon

        Medical Student

         

        Andrew studies T cell biology in glioblastoma.

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        Alexander Wang

        Research tech

         

        Born in Vancouver, Canada, Alex graduated from UCLA with his Bachelor of Neuroscience in March of 2023. He is currently working as a research technician on a project investigating neuro-immuno-oncology, aspiring to matriculate to medical school in the fall of 2024. Alex enjoys golf and television outside of work.

         

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        Markus Anzaldua-Campos

        Undergraduate student

         

        Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Markus grew up in Missouri and is an undergraduate student at Harvard University studying Neuroscience and Global Health. He is a research assistant and is aspiring to attend medical school. Currently, he is focusing on the meningioma immune landscape through single cell RNA sequencing. Markus loves lifting, watching Premier League football, and spending time with his friends!

      • Team Pictures

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        Lab Thanksgiving 2024

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        Lab Thanksgiving 2024

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        MGB Neurosurgery Christmas party at the Science Museum

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        MGB Neurosurgery Christmas party at the Science Museum

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        Cambridge Half Marathon 2024

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        Connor receiving the trainee award at CNS 2019.

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        Lab Holiday Dinner

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        Connor receiving Medical Student research award

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        Christmas at the Chocolate Pig

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        Lab lunch at Little Saigon

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        Celebrating Jay's (successful) thesis Proposal

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        Celebrating Tanner's paper acceptance

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