Principal Investigator
Amy O'Connell, MD, PhD
Medical/Graduate school: Sydney Kimmel Medical School & Thomas Jefferson Univ. (2002-09)
Residency in Pediatrics: University of Vermont Medical Center (2009-12)
Fellowship in Allergy/Immunology: Boston Children's Hospital (2012-14)
Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Boston Children's Hospital (2015-17)
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Former labs: Abraham lab (Jefferson), Notarangelo lab (BCH), Agrawal lab (BCH), Breault lab (BCH)
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Other interests: family, mini Schnauzers, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Eagles
Postdoctoral Fellows
Luiz Fernando Silva Oliveira, PhD
B.Sc., Federal University of Pará, Brazil – Natural Sciences
M.Sc., Federal University of Pará, Brazil – Animal Sciences
Ph.D., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Cell and Developmental Biology
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Former labs: Abreau lab, Fed. Univ. of Rio
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Other interests:
Danilo Predes, PhD
B.Sc., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Biomedical Science
Ph.D., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Morphology and Molecular Biology
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Former labs: Abreau lab, Fed. Univ. of Rio; He lab, Boston Children's
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Other interests: interior design, movies, trying new foods, and traveling
Research Assistants
Shania Wu, MSc
Masters in Biotechnology, Penn State University
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Former labs:
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Nicholas Makoganov, BS
Bachelors of Science, University of Massachusetts
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Former labs:
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Other interests: working with electronics, reading sci-fi and history, and long walks through the woods.
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Clinical Trainees
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Previous Members
Wanshu Qi, PhD
Research Assistant, 2020-2022
Current Position: Industry
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Jaedeok Kwon, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, 2023-2024
Current Position: awesome mom!
South Korea
Abby Cholewa
Summer student, 2025
Current Position: undergraduate school, Washington & Lee
Comfort Adegboye, BS
Research Assistant 2021-2024
Current Position: Graduate School, M.Sc. program at Bowie State Univ.
Siva Dasuri, BS
Lab intern 2023-2024
Current position: Medical student, Sydney Kimmel Medical College
Sathuwarman Raveenthiraraj, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 2022-2024
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Estrada lab, Univ. of Surrey, UK​​
Akua Pokuaa
Undergraduate student, 2024-2025
Current Position: undergraduate school, Harvard University