Current members

Lauren Milling earned her Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from MIT under the mentorship of Darrell Irvine. Her thesis work focused on intratumoral administration of innate immune agonists for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer as well as designing...

James is a joint post-doctoral fellow in Drs. Arlene Sharpe and Marcia Haigis laboratories. He completed his BSc at McMaster University, and MSc and PhD at the University of Toronto. Under the supervision of Dr. Pamela Ohashi, his doctoral research...

Sam Markson received his S.B. in mathematics and physics from MIT, and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Connecticut, studying ultracold Rydberg molecules.  After his Ph.D. he worked at a start-up in Berlin applying machine learning to reduce...

In Sharpe Lab, Thomas studies the role of PD-1 and CTLA-4 in regulating T cell responses to tumors. In his free time, Thomas enjoys sailing, playing music alongside his friends, or going to a concert. 

Cecilia Washburn manages projects for the Transgenic Mouse Core and the Sharpe lab, handles requests for mice, and generally keeps things running on schedule. Before coming to the lab, she received her BA in Biological Sciences from Mount Holyoke College...

Ashlyn received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in cell and molecular biology through the Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) from the University of Alabama. While there, she studied the expression of dnmt genes and the role of sumoylation on MTF-1 in...

Kelly Burke is a hematology-oncology fellow at the Dana Farber. She earned her MD-PhD at Johns Hopkins, where she studied the human T cell response in hepatitis C viral infection in the lab of Dr. Andrea Cox. She is interested in the adaptive immune...

Thao Nguyen graduated from Northeastern University where she studied the effect of hypoxia and the A2AR pathway on T cells in cancer at the Sitkovsky Lab. During her time in Sharpe Lab as a research technician, Thao worked closely with Marty LaFleur on...

Sarah Hillman provides administrative support to Dr. Arlene Sharpe, the Sharpe lab, the Department of Immunology at HMS, and the Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation at HMS, BWH, and MGH, qualifying her for the unofficial title of...

One of the longest serving members of Sharpe laboratory, Baolin Chang prepares mouse tail DNA, assists with colony maintenance, and helps oversee equipment maintenance. Baolin's second job is as a bakery/coffee shop owner, making the best classic style...