Lab Members

Dr. Andreia Marina Ionescu

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.

Dr. Muruganandan Shanmugam

Dr. Muruganandan Shanmugam

Senior Research Scientist and Lab Manager

Dr. Muruganandan Shanmugam is a Senior Research Scientist and Lab Manager. He received his PhD from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Izatnagar (India) and he completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Dalhousie University (Canada).

Arina Ovchinnikova

Arina Ovchinnikova

Arina Ovchinnikova is a research assistant. She received her BA in Biology-Neuroscience from Emmanuel College in 2022.

Yiwei Kong

Yiwei Kong

Yiwei Kong is a second year Graduate Student. She received her MS from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) in 2019.

Mahnia Asadollahi

Mahnia Asadollahi

Mahnia Asadollahi is a first year Graduate Student. She received her BA in Biology from Tehran University in 2020.

Lilian Bergin

Lilian Bergin

Lillian Bergin is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Behavioral Neuroscience and Design at Northeastern University.

Tommy Nguyen

Tommy Nguyen

Tommy Nguyen is an Undergraduate Student who is majoring in Molecular Biology at MCPHS University.

Emma Liu

Emma Liu

Emma Liu is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Behavioral Neuroscience and Design at Northeastern University.

Madeline Bobnick

Madeline Bobnick

Madeline Bobnick is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Biochemistry and Mathematics at Northeastern University.

Chloe Censorio

Chloe Censorio

Chloe Censorio is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern University. 

Victoria Hajir

Victoria Hajir

Victoria Hajjar is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Biochemistry and Music at Northeastern University.

Conor Lashley

Conor Lashley

Connor Lashley is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Biology at Northeastern University.

Amirah Reaz

Amirah Reaz

Amirah Raidah Reaz is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Biology at Northeastern University.

Mausam Patel

Mausam Patel

Mausam Patel is Undergraduate Student studying Behavioral Neuroscience with a minor in Global Fashion Studies at Northeastern University.

Rahi Patel

Rahi Patel

Rahi Patel is an Undergraduate Student who is studying Biochemistry at Northeastern University

Devyani Anand

Devyani Anand

Devyani Anand is an undergraduate student who is studying Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern University.

Alumni

Rachel Pierce

Rachel Pierce

Rachel Pierce Research Assistant 2020-2022, PhD in Colorado. 

Brandon Nguyen

Brandon Nguyen

Undergraduate Research Intern, 2020-2021, Scientist at Moderna

Maria Brasoveanu

Maria Brasoveanu

Undergraduate Research Intern, 2020-2021

Katherine Molloy

Katherine Molloy

Undergraduate Research Intern 2021, Research Volunteer Harvard Medical School.

 

Julianna Milidantri

Julianna Milidantri

Undergraduate Research Intern 2021-2022. Co-OP Alloy Therapeutics.

Aribah Baig

Aribah Baig

Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP HMS-MGH.

Shreya Kumar

Shreya Kumar

Undergraduate Research Intern 2022-2023. Co-OP Revolution Medicines.

Maya Kanj

Maya Kanj

Undergraduate Research Intern 2022-2023. Co-OP Affinia Therapeutics.

Angela Lee

Angela Lee

Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP Gary Login Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry.

Shreya Rajeswaran

Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP Visterra.

Nabilah Ibrahim

Nabilah Ibrahim

Undergraduate Research Intern 2022. Co-OP Sinclair lab HMS.