Dr. Andreia Marina Ionescu
Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. Andreia Marina Ionescu is the principal investigator and an Assistant Professor of Biology. She received her PhD from University of Rochester (NY) and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School in Boston (MA). Dr. Ionescu joined Northeastern University in July 2020.
Senior Research Scientists
Dr. Muruganandan Shanmugam
Murugan received his PhD from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Izatnagar (India) and he completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Dalhousie University (Canada).
Dr. Yu Zhou
Yu received his PhD from Tulane University. He is a bioinformatician.
Research Assistant
Alara Nelson
Alara received her BA in Biology from Wheaton College in 2024.
Graduate Students
Arina Ovchinnikova
Arina received her BA in Biology from Emmanuel College in 2022.
Yiwei Kong
Yiwei received her MS from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) in 2019.
Mahnia Asadollahi
Mahnia received her BA in Biology from Tehran University in 2020.
Kailey deGeorge
Kailey received her BS in Biology from University of Delaware in 2024.
Undergraduate Students
Hanyu Zeng
Hailey is studying Biology and Data Science/Business at Northeastern University.
Emma Liu
Emma Liu is studying Behavioral Neuroscience and Design at Northeastern University.
Madeline Bobnick
Madeline is studying Biochemistry and Mathematics at Northeastern University.
Shirleen Zheng
Shirleen is studying Cell and Molecular Biology at Northeastern University.
Sullivan DenBleyker
Sully is studying Biochemistry at Northeastern University.
Chloe Roy
Chloe is studying Biology and Public Health at Northeastern University.
Nana Bediako
Nana is studying Biochemistry and is currently on the pre-med track at Northeastern University.
Suroop Marwah
Suroop is studying Biochemistry at Northeastern University.
Aastha Vyas
Aastha is studying Cell and Molecular Biology at Northeastern University.
Alumni
Rachel Pierce
Research Assistant 2020-2022, PhD in Colorado.
Brandon Nguyen
Undergraduate Research Intern, 2020-2021, Scientist at Moderna
Maria Brasoveanu
Undergraduate Research Intern, 2020-2021
Katherine Molloy
Undergraduate Research Intern 2021, Research Volunteer Harvard Medical School.
Julianna Milidantri
Undergraduate Research Intern 2021-2022. Co-OP Alloy Therapeutics.
Aribah Baig
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP HMS-MGH.
Shreya Kumar
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022-2023. Co-OP Revolution Medicines.
Maya Kanj
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022-2023. Co-OP Affinia Therapeutics.
Angela Lee
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP Gary Login Dentistry.
Shreya Rajeswaran
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP Visterra.
Nabilah Ibrahim
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP Sinclair lab HMS.
Tommy Nguyen
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022-2023.
Lilian Bergin
Undergraduate Research Intern 2022-2023. Co-Op Regehr Harvard Medical School.
Conor Lashley
Undergraduate Research Intern Summer 2023. Co-OP Repligen Corporation.
Mausam Patel
Undergraduate Research Intern Fall 2023. Co-OP MGH Orthopaedics.
Rahi Patel
Undergraduate Research Intern (2023-2024) Co-Op Dental at Patient Apprehensive.
Chloe Censorio
Undergraduate Research Intern (Spring 2023) Follow-up: Co-OP Beth Israel Internal Medicine.
Devyani Anand
Undergraduate Research Intern 2023-2024. Co-OP Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Victoria Hajir
Undergraduate Research Intern 2023. Co-OP Boston Children’s Hospital, GI/Nutrition Dep.
Amirah Reaz
Undergraduate Research Intern Summer 2023-2024. Co-Op Clinical research assistant at BWH.
Lily Wong
Lily is studying Cell and Molecular Biology at Northeastern University.
Prisca Uwamanzu-Nna
Prisca is studying Biology and Math, and she is on the pre-med track at Northeastern University.