Project: 

Humanized Mouse Avatars for T1D

►Where are you from originally, and where did you go to school?

Catskill, New York
Harvard University (AB)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Harvard Medical School (MD)

►What is your current position?

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

►Why did you decide to become a researcher?

Love of scientific investigation

►What is the “Big Picture” of what you study?

Mechanisms that drive blood cell development and immune function

►What is your favorite aspect of your research?

Mentoring students and post-docs

► What do you hope to achieve with your research?

Identifying principles and products that enhance health and fight disease