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  • Timothy Mitchison

    Hasib Sabbagh Professor of Systems Biology

    Dr. Mitchison is interested in all aspects relating to microtubules, the cytoskeleton, and cell division. 

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  • Luolan Bai

    Graduate Student

    Luolan is using Xenopus egg extracts that undergo cell cycle progression to study cytoplasmic organization, in particular the role of cytoplasmic actin in subcellular dynamics and mechanics.

    Contact Information: lbai@fas.harvard.edu

  • Kathleen Buhl

    Laboratory Administrator

    Contact Information: kathleen_buhl@hms.harvard.edu

  • Xiang Deng

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Xiang is interested in the role of microtubule in cellular response to mechanical stimuli.

    Contact Information: xiang_deng@hms.harvard.edu

  • Emma Dolen

    Graduate Student

    Emma is a Chemical Biology Ph. D. student with a keen interest in small molecule drug discovery. Her current research focuses on designing small molecule inhibitors targeting an enzyme implicated in brain cancer.

    Contact Information: edolen@g.harvard.edu

  • Christine Field

    Lecturer

    Dr. Christine Field is interested in how eukaryotic cells divide, particularly in how microtubules organize the cytoplasm of large Xenopus eggs during...Read more

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    Contact Information: christine_field@hms.harvard.edu

  • Boyan Li

    Graduate Student

    Boyan is interested in the biophysics behind the kinetic selectivity of microtubule drugs. He also has a keen interest in innate immune signaling, particularly the response to viral dsRNA.

    Contact Information: boyan_li@fas.harvard.edu

  • Natalia Orlovsky

    Graduate Student

    Natalia is broadly interested in using microscopy to explore cytoskeletal dynamics and mechanics. Right now, she's most excited about looking at microtubule plus end dynamics at high temporal resolution.

    Contact Information: natalia_orlovsky@g.harvard.edu