Principal Investigator

Stuart H Orkin, MD  Hematology/Oncology  Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School  Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute  stuart_orkin@dfci.harvard.edu

Trainees and Faculty

Yuko Fujiwara, PhD

Research Specialist HHMI, Instructor, CHB and HMS, 1995 - current  
fujiwara@bloodgroup.tch.harvard.edu

Tianxin (Scarlett) Liu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017 - current  
tianxin.liu@childrens.harvard.edu

Stuti Mehta, PhD

Instructor, 2017 - current  
stuti.mehta@enders.tch.harvard.edu

Maolu Yin, PhD

Instructor, 2018 - current  
maolu.yin@childrens.harvard.edu

Huan Yang, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019 - current  
huan.yang@childrens.harvard.edu

Duygu Ucku, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023 - current  
duygu.ucku@childrens.harvard.edu

I-Te Chu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023 - current  
I-te.chu@childrens.harvard.edu

Xiaoliang Yu, PhD 
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023 - current 
Xiaoliang.yu@childrens.harvard.edu

Stephanie Trezise, PhD
Research Fellow, 2024 - current
Stephanie.trezise@childrens.harvard.edu

Fei Jia, PhD
Research Fellow, 2024 - current
Fei.Jia@childrens.harvard.edu

Frederique Bienfait, MD
Research Fellow, 2025 - current
Frederique.bienfait@childrens.harvard.edu

Other Lab Members

Marie Palardy

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Stuart Orkin

Frank Godinho

Lab Manager, 2003 - current

Altantsetseg Buyanbat

Staff Scientist, 2018 - current

Alia AlShaye 

Research Assistant II, 2023 - current

Kristin Drainville 

Research Assistant II, 2023 - current

Xinyi Zhou

Research Assistant II, 2023 - current

Angela Ji

Research Assistant I, 2024 - current

Abdul Abubakari

2024 - current