Our Team
Sasha Shenk, BS
Senior Research Technician
Lab Manager
Sasha began in the lab as a student intern while completing her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She has since become Senior Research Technician and lab manager of the Garlick Lab. Sasha is primary interested in the cell-level mechanisms of fibrotic skin diseases as well as optimizing our 3D skin tissues for use in testing novel methods of drug delivery.
When not at the lab, you can find Sasha trying new Boston restaurants or traveling on every three day weekend!
Isha Singh, MS
Research Technician
Isha completed both her BS and MS in Biology, with a focus on genetics and molecular biology at Tufts University. Isha is interested in the cell-to-cell interactions occurring during our 3D tissue development.
Outside of the lab, you can find Isha spending lots of time outdoors and exploring new restaurants!
Shantelia Shook, BS
PREP Student
Shantelia completed her biology degree at Dordt University with a interest in stem cell and cancer research. Currently, she is a PREP student working on optimizing our 3D skin tissues.
When not in the lab, you can find Shantelia cooking fusion cuisines, and exploring downtown Boston!
Lab Alumni
Professors
Christophe Egles, PhD.
Addy Alt-Holland, PhD.
Behzad Gerami-Naini, PhD.
PostDoctoral Scholars
Rossella Calabrese PhD.
Mark Carlson, PhD.
Jason Defuria, PhD.
Kyle Hewitt, PhD.
Mengqi Huang, PhD.
Olga Kashpur, PhD.
Anna Maione, PhD.
Mariam Margvelashvili, PhD.
Lara Park, PhD.
Yulia Shamis, PhD.
Weitan Zhang, PhD.
Graduate Students
Mengqi Huang, PhD.
Anna Maione, PhD.
Kyle Hewitt, PhD.
Yulia Shamis, PhD.
Tessa DesRochers PhD.
Staff
Judith Edwards – Administrative Assistant
Jeremy Baskin – Research Technician
Jennifer Landmann – Administrative Assistant
Christine Kamar- Research Technician
Kamar Reda - Research Technician
Shumin Dong- Research Technician
Elana Knight, MPH - Research Technician
Faye Martin - Administrative Assistant
Trishawna Watkins - Research Technician
Avi Smith - Senior Research Technician
Lev Brown - Research Technician
Dental Research Interns
Irene Lang
Tracy Gerona
Undergraduates and Interns
2022
Christian Evans
Drew Macklin
Yakir Brawer
Karina Colomba
2021
Jamie Riesenberg
Juju Zweifach
Alma Dogalova
2019
Kayla Gorelick
Nathan Ashby
Fredrick Birnbaum
Anna Shevzov-Zebrun
Sasha Shenk
Karina Demchuk
Josh Napier
Feven Aadhana
2018
Lev Brown
Fiona Burguin
Naftali Falk-Judson
Josephine Agamash
Simon Harris
Maya Leschinsky
Giulana Perini
Drew Sandler
2017
Tianyue Zhang