Lab Members

Karen Adelman

Harvard Medical School
BCMP, LHRRB Building, Room 201a
45 Shattuck St.
Boston, MA 02115
Email: karen_adelmanhms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (karen_adelman[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

We aim to elucidate how cells react in a rapid yet balanced manner to external signals, at the transcriptional and epigenetic level. We use a combination of genomics, genetics and biochemistry to study the dynamics of gene expression, with a focus on developmental systems and cancer.

Apoorva Baluapuri

Apoorva_Baluapurihms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (Apoorva_Baluapuri[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Apoorva earned his PhD at the Cancer Systems Biology Lab at University of Würzburg in 2021. In the Adelman lab he is interested in studying the mechanisms and modularity of gene regulation by the Integrator complex and applying these findings to cancer therapeutics.

(Maria) Jessica Bruzzone

maria_bruzzonehms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (maria_bruzzone[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Jessica is a post-doctoral fellow interested in understanding the mechanisms that govern co-transcriptional processes like RNAPII pausing and splicing.

Ryan Marina

Ryan_Marinahms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (Ryan_Marina[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Ryan is a post-doctoral fellow in the lab investigating the crosstalk between nascent RNA transcription and cellular stress response. He is supported by a fellowship from the American Cancer Society.

Allison Siegenfeld

allison_siegenfeldhms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (allison_siegenfeld[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Allison is interested in how the epigenome and epitranscriptome affect transcription elongation.

Christopher Avalos

christopheravalosg [dot] harvard [dot] edu (christopheravalos[at]g[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Christopher is a graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) PhD program. He is interested in studying how components of the pre-mRNA splicing machinery are able to regulate transcription.

Shivani Bhandarkar

sbhandarkarg [dot] harvard [dot] edu (sbhandarkar[at]g[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Shivani is a graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) PhD program and is co-mentored with Johannes Walter. She is interested in understanding the mechanisms of regulation by transcription factors.

Christy Goglia

cgogliag [dot] harvard [dot] edu (cgoglia[at]g[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Christy is a graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) PhD program. She is interested in understanding processes that alter chromatin architecture and gene expression.

Nikola Mizgier

nmizgierg [dot] harvard [dot] edu (nmizgier[at]g[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Nikola is a graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Program. She is interested in understanding the mechanisms that regulate the epigenetic landscape and transcription to inform efforts for therapeutic development. She is a nature lover and loves to paint.

Emily Egan

Emily_Eganhms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (Emily_Egan[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Emily is a lab manager, working with the Adelman and Blacklow labs.

Dalton McGlamery

Dalton_McGlameryhms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (Dalton_McGlamery[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Dalton is working to develop a cell-free system for the study of transcription and RNA processing.

ChenCheng Zhao

ChenCheng_Zhaohms [dot] harvard [dot] edu (ChenCheng_Zhao[at]hms[dot]harvard[dot]edu)

Chen has joined "Team Integrator" in the lab as a research assistant.

Eileen Ablondi

Eileen defended her PhD in July 2022 and is now a freelance science writer.

Piero Espinel

Piero is a graduate student in the Molecular Biosciences Program at The University of Kansas.

Emily Kaye

Emily joined Editas Medicine in August 2023, as part of their Platform Technology group.

Ben Martin

Ben recently left the lab to start his own group as an Assistant Professor at the Lady Davis Research Institute and Department of Oncology at McGill University.