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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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