Co-Chairs

Shaila Rahman

Ph.D. candidate (2006 - Present)
Harvard Medical School
shaila[at]thebiotechclub.org

Shaila is a graduate student in the Virology Program at Harvard Medical School. Her doctoral research in the laboratory of Peter Howley focuses on understanding how host cell-virus interactions regulate HPV mediated carcinogenesis. Shaila joined the leadership of the biotechnology club to explore ways to transform scientific advances in the laboratory into novel anti-viral therapeutics and diagnostic technologies. She hopes to be involved in the intellectual property aspect of commercializing biological discoveries. Shaila graduated cum laude from Colgate University in 2004 with Honors in Molecular Biology. Prior to graduate school, she worked at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the field of HIV pathogenesis employing biophysical methods such as X-ray crystallography. Her work has been published in Nature Structural Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and Journal of Virology.

Shyh-Chang  Ng

Ph.D. candidate (2009 - Present)
Harvard Medical School

shyhng[at]fas.harvard.edu

Shyh-Chang is a student at Harvard Medical School, pursuing research on stem cells and cellular metabolism under the guidance of Dr. George Daley and Dr. Lewis Cantley. He hails from Singapore, with a growing interest in the life sciences industries of the US and Asia. Prior to Harvard Medical School, he has served in the military, and worked as an officer in the Agency for Science, Technology & Research. He graduated with an A.B. summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University in 2008.

 

Chun Li

Ph.D. candidate (2008 - Present)
Harvard Medical School

chunli[at]fas.harvard.edu
 

Chun is a Ph.D. student at Harvard Dental School, and a member of the Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine program in Harvard. Her doctoral research in Dr. Xu Yu/ Bruce Walker’s lab focuses on understanding the immunoregulatory process during HIV infection. Chun joined the Harvard Biotechnology Club to explore various opportunities for biology PhDs in academia and industry, especially in consulting and intellectual property. She graduated from Tsinghua University with honors in 2008, majoring in biological sciences and biotechnology.

 

Co-Directors

Director of External Affairs

Ketki Verkhedkar

Ph.D. Candidate (2006-present)

Harvard Medical School

kverkhed[at]fas.harvard.edu

 

Ketki is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Systems Biology program at Harvard. Her doctoral research in Dr. Galit Lahav’s lab focuses on understanding the dynamical behavior of the DNA damage signaling and repair pathways in cancer cells with the aim of designing more selective cancer therapies. She joined the Harvard Biotech Club to explore her interest in commercialization of high impact life-sciences research into marketable health care products and to learn more about how successful business strategies can create, sustain and manage innovation. She graduated in 2006 from the Indian Institute of Science with a Masters in Biological Sciences and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Microbiology. She enjoys running marathons, leading hiking and backpacking trips in the New England area and volunteering for the non-profits Association for India’s Development and Asha for Education that support socio-economic development and educational projects in India.

 

Director of Internal Affairs

Ashim Subedee

Ph.D. candidate (2008 - Present)
Harvard Medical School

asubedee[at]fas.harvard.edu
 

Ashim is a Ph.D. student in the BBS and the Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine program at Harvard Medical School. His research in Dr. Kornelia Polyak's lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of breast cancer subtypes. He is interested in translational research, and in applying the discoveries from bench to bedside and in the advancement of global health. He graduated summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa from Iowa State University in 2008 majoring in Genetics.

 

Director

Alex Guth

PhD candidate (2006-present)

Harvard Medical School

charles_guth[at]hms.harvard.edu

Alex is a graduate student in the Virology Program of Harvard Medical School. His doctoral research in the lab of Dr. Joe Sodroski focuses on the controlled disassembly of viral cores during HIV infection. He graduated from Harvard University in 2005 with a summa cum laude thesis in the Department of Biology. He joined the Harvard Biotechnology Club to explore his interest in the application of basic scientific research to commercial therapeutics.

 

Director

Edouard Mullarky

PhD candidate (2009-present)

Harvard Medical School

emullark[at]fas.harvard.edu

Edouard is a PhD student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences program at Harvard Medical School. He is pursuing his thesis under the guidance of Dr. Lewis Cantley and studies cancer cell metabolism. Prior to Harvard, he graduated summa cum laude from Seattle University in 2008 with a B.S. in Biochemistry. He joined the Harvard Biotechnology Club to explore how basic science discoveries can be translated to marketable products that can benefit society and to make contact with the vibrant life sciences industry here in Boston.