2015 MGH Research Scholars

The investigators in the 2015 class of Research Scholars at Massachusetts General Hospital includes specialists in childhood obesity, tissue engineering, imaging, cancer research and immunotherapy research.

Harald Ott, MD
Harald Ott, MD
Charles and Sara Fabrikant MGH Research Scholar

Assistant Professor, Tissue Engineering
"Organ engineering based on native matrix and patient-derived cells."
Ott Lab
Mikael Pittet, PhD
Mikael Pittet, PhD
Samana Cay MGH Research Scholar

Associate Professor,
Center for Systems Biology
"Manipulating cancer-host cell interactions"
Pittet Lab
Mark Poznansky, PhD
Mark Poznansky, MD, PhD
Steve and Deborah Gorlin MGH Research Scholar

Associate Professor, Medicine
Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center
"Rapid vaccine and immunotherapy development for emerging infectious diseases."

Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center
Sridhar Ramaswamy, MD
Sridhar Ramaswamy, MD
Samana Cay MGH Research Scholar
Associate Professor
Mass General Cancer Center
"Targeting sleeper cancer cells."
Ramswarmy Lab
Michael Talkowski, PhD
Michael Talkowksi, PhD
Desmond and Ann Heathwood MGH Research Scholar

Assistant Professor
Center for Human Genetic Research/Neurology
"Translational genomics in the laboratory and clinic."
Talkowski Lab
Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH
Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH
Ofer and Shelly Nemirovsky MGH Research Scholar

Assistant Professor
Mass General Hospital for Children
"Altering early-life systems to prevent obesity among vulnerable populations."
General Academic Pediatrics/Center for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Policy
Lawrence Wald, PhD
Charles and Sara Fabrikant MGH Research Scholar

Associate Professor
Martinos Center for Bioimaging
"Magnetic particle imaging for breast cancer screening and monitoring."
Wald Profile
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
Steve and Deborah Gorlin MGH Research Scholar

Professor, Infectious Disease
"Novel Approaches to Clinical Trial Design and Development."
Medical Practice Evaluation Center