Previous Lab Members

NameCurrent PositionCurrent Contact Information
Kristie AamodtPostdoctoral FellowVanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Masaru AkiyamaAssistant Professor

Department of Bio-Signal Analysis
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Hematological Sciences and Therapeutics Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi Ube, Yamaguchi. 755-8505, Japan
81-836-22-2251 (lab) fax:81-836-22-2256 

maakiyama-dm@umin.ac.jp

Rebecca AndersonResearch AssistantMassachusetts General Hospital, MA
Anke AsmannResident/Postdoctoral FellowDept. of Endocrinology Diabetes and Nutrition
Charite University Medical School Berlin, Germany
anke.assmann@charite.de
Ingvild AukrustResearcherCenter for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine
Haukeland University Hospital 
N-5021 Bergen, Norway
ingvild.aukrust@helse-bergen.no
Megha Basavappa  
Giorgio BasileScientist IIAkoya Biosciences
Shweta Bhatt  
Nevin BrittoUndergraduate StudentHarvard College, MA
nevbritto@gmail.com
Chiara CefaloResidency in Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease

Catholic University of Sacred Heart

Cefalo.chiara@gmail.com

Aaron ChaplaLecturer aaronchapla@gmail.com
Aditi ChaudhariPhD StudentUniversity of Skovde, Skovde, Sweden
Kevin CorapiResearch Assistant

Virginia Commonwealth University, Institute of Molecular Medicine

kcorapi@vt.edu

Stephanie DeJardinResearch AssistantMassachusetts General Hospital, MA
Ridhdhi DesaiAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
245 North 15th Street
Suite 11102
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Lab: Rm #11119
Office: Rm #11117
rd848@drexel.edu
Dario F. De Jesus, PhDAssistant Professor of MedicineUniversity of Chicago
Ercument DiriceAssistant Professor SOMDept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine (SOM), New York Medical College, Basic Sciences Building, Room XXX Valhalla, NY 10595
Ava DiStefano-FortiPhD StudentTulane University
Khadija El Jellas, PhD  
Abdelfattah El Ouaamari Assistant Professor in Medicine

The Child Health Institute of New Jersey

abdelfattah.elouaamari@gmail.edu

abdelfattah.elouaamari@rutgers

Suzanne EngelenM.S., first year of Master

Utrecht University

s.e.engelen@students.uu.nl

Anthony FaberPhD Graduate StudentBoston University, MA
Megan FernandezTufts University 
Sarah FlierInstructorBIDMC-Gastroenterology Division 330 Brookline Avenue,
Rabb 420, Boston, MA 02215
sflier1@bidmc.harvard.edu
Garrett Fogarty Eli Lilly, MA
Kezia FrayjoM.S. Grad. Student in EducationThe Windsor School, MA,
Harvard Extension School, MA
Kazuki FukudaAssistant ProfessorCenter for Metabolic Regulation of Healthy Aging, Kumamoto University Address: Chuoku Honjyo 1-1-1 Kumamoto City Kumamoto Prefecture fukudakazuki@hotmail.com
Lina Garcia lina_garcia@hotmail.com
Manoj GuptaSenior ScientistTakeda Pharmaceuticals
Ben HambroMedical School studentUniversity of Michigan
bhambro@gmail.com
Fausto HegardtProfessor of BiochemistryUniversity of Barcelona School of Pharmacy, Barcelona, Spain
Geir HelgelandResident PhysicianDepartment of Neurology, Molde Hospital, Norway 
geir.helgeland@gmail.com
Keita HibakoMedical StudentYamaguchi University School of Medicine
etupirika.e13@gmail.com
Charlotte HinaultAssociate ProfessorINSERM U907; Universote de Nice Sophia Antipolis,
Faculte de Medecine Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice; Hopital Pasteur, Laboratoire de biochimie Nice F-06107; France
hinault@unice.fr
Lucy JunBBS Graduate StudentHarvard University, MA
Sevim Kahraman-DiriceSenior Scientist, CardioMetabolic Diseases Research

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 

Phone: +1 203-798-4506 sevim.kahraman_dirice@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Dan KawamoriAssistant ProfessorMedical Education Center and Department of
 Metabolic Medicine Osaka University Graduate
 School of Medicine,2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita,
 Osaka 565-0871, Japan Medical Education Center:
 +81-6-6879-3200 (tel), 3201 (fax)
 Department of Metabolic Medicine: +81-6-6879-3743
 kawamorid@endmet.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Kristin KendallResearch Assistant IIWyss Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Tomohiko KimuraAssistant ProfessorDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School Tomohiko09210@gmail.com
Elizabeth KrutoholowEquity Research Analyst

Biotechnology & Speciality Pharma, Bloomberg Intelligence

ekrutoholow@gmail.com

Amarnath KurpadMedical Residentamarkurpad@gmail.com
Grace LeeUndergraduate StudentHarvard College, MA
Chong Wee LiewAssociate ProfessorUIC Department of Physiology & Biophysics,
2099 CMRB, 312-413-86
cwliew@uic.edu
Siming LiuAssistant Project ScientistUniversity of California, Davis, CA
liusim@yahoo.com
Cristina MallolPhD StudentUniversity of Barcelona, Spain
mallol.cristina@gmail.com
Cristina.Mallol@uab.cat
Rachael MartinezForensicsRemart87@gmail.com
Susan MayaUndergraduate StudentHarvard College, MA
John MeyerMedical Studentjohnimeyer3@gmail.com
Teresa MezzaResident

Endocrinology and Metabolism, Catholic Uni. Hospital Policlinico Gemelli, Rome/Italian Ministry of Health for Education

Teresa.mezza@gmail.com

Anders MolvenProfessor

The Gade Laboratory for Pathology, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital
University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway

Office phone: +47-55973169                      anders.molven@gades.uib.no

Tomoaki MoriokaLecturerDepartment of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and
Molecular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate
School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan 1-4-3, Asahi-machi,
Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Phone: +81-6-66453806  Fax: +81-6-6645-3808
m-tomo@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
moriokatggli@gmail.com
Raymond NGStudent at Harvard Universityraymondng172@gmail.com
Nicole NeubauerApplication SpecialistAffymetrix, London, UK
Emily NiuUnder Graduate StudentHarvard College, MA
Terumasa OkadaChief Physician of Diabetes and
Endocrinology
Department of Inernal Medicine; Ogikubo Hospital;
3-1-24 Imagawa, Suginami; Tokyo,167-8515 JAPAN 
Phone: +81-3-3399-1101  Fax: +81-3-3399-1107
tokada-tky@umin.ac.jp
Erin OkawaMedical Residenceerin.okawa@gmail.com
Kazuki OrimeAssistant Professor

Yokohama City University

orime-ykh@umin.ac.jp

Umut OzcanAssociate Professor of PediatricsChildren's Hospital Boston, MA
umut.ozcan@childrens.harvard.edu
Deeti J. PithadiaMedical Student

Medical College of Georgia, Class of 2019

DPithadia@augusta.edu

Helge ReaderProfessor IIBarneklinikken, Haukeland Universitetssykehus, Bergen,
Norway
helge.rader@uib.no
helge.raeder@gmail.com
Irene ReskeRIA Manager

Massachusetts General Hospital, MA

617-643-5898
ireske@partners.org

Edward RheeMedical StudentDuke University, NC
Sandra RogerCollege Student at Polytech Nice Sophiasandra-roger@laposte.net
Joan Sabadell-Basallote, PhDScientistFractyl Health
Fatima Said  
Valeria Salerno GonzalesPhD StudentMayo Clinic
Tim Schulz

PhD,

Junior Research Group Leader

Dept. of Adipocyte Development (ADE) German Institute of Human Nutrition Postdam-Rehbrucke Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116 D-14558 Nuthetal      

Phone: +49(0)33200-882110 
Tim.Schulz@dife.de       

http://www.dife.de

Kimitaka ShibueDeputy DirectorTazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital (Affiliated teaching hospital of Kyoto Univ.) OSAKA City
Judy ShihClinical EndocrinologistHarvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, MA 
shihjudy@gmail.com
Jun ShirakawaAssistant Professor

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yokohama City University

jshira-tky@umin.ac.jp

Susana SilvaPostdoctoral Fellow 
Tomozumi TakataniAssistant Professor

Dept. of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University

gjun3300@gmail.com

t-takatani@chiba-u.jp

Adrian Kee Keong TeoIMBC Junior Investigator Adjunct Assistant ProfessorSBS, NTU, Department of Biochemistry, NUS Medicine, NUS
Kazuyoshi TomitaScientist

Shionogi Pharmaceutical Research Center, 3-1-1, Futaba-cho, 
Toyonaka, Osaka 561-0825, Japan

Phone: +81-6-6331-8081

mailto:kazuyoshi.tomita@shionogi.co.jp

Ivan ValdezLife Sciences Strategy Consulting/Venture Capital

Fletcher Spaght Inc.    

ivaldezhms10@gmail.com

Heidrun VethePhD Student

University of Bergen  

h.vethe@gmail.com

Vishal VyasFinal year Medical StudentUniversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
vv228@cam.ac.uk
vyas.vishal@gmail.com
Hannah WeltersLecturerPeninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (University
of Exeter, UK) St. Luke's Campus, Magdalen Road,
Exeter, UK EX1 2LU
hannah.welters@pcmd.ac.uk
Marsha Christanvia WibowoPhD Student

Harvard University

mcwibowo@g.harvard.edu

Rebecca WindmuellerPhD Student

Cell and Molecular Biology PhD program at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rebecca.windmueller@gmail.com

Zhang YiAttending Doctor

Pancreatic surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Wuhou district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041

zhangyide520@163.com

Catherine YinPostdoctoral Fellow

SRI International, CA 

yinchihtzu@gmail.com