Philip J. Kranzusch, Ph.D.

Professor of Microbiology 

Department of Cancer Immunology & Virology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Department of Microbiology 
Harvard Medical School
philip_kranzusch [at] dfci.harvard.edu
CV (Link)
Postdocs and students interested in joining our team
please see below

Sadie Antine

Graduate Student
sadieantine [at] g.harvard.edu

Sam Fernandez

Postdoctoral Fellow
samantha_fernandez [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Ethan Leviss

Research Technician
ethan_leviss [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Joel Tan

Graduate Student
joeltan [at] g.harvard.edu

Renee Chang

Landry Foundation Graduate Student
reneechang [at] g.harvard.edu

Aidan Hill

Research Technician
aidanb_hill [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Yao Li

PICI Postdoctoral Fellow
yao_li [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Doug Wassarman

HHWF Postdoctoral Fellow
douglasr_wassarman [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Max Fels

BW Postdoctoral Fellow (Joint w/Lee Lab)
jensm_fels [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Sam Hobbs

CRI Postdoctoral Fellow
samuelhobbs1 [at] gmail.com

Ady Ragucci

Graduate Student
aragucci [at] g.harvard.edu

Sonomi Yamaguchi

HFSP Postdoctoral Fellow
sonomi_yamaguchi [at] dfci.harvard.edu

Current Graduate Rotation Students

Ophelia Lee (HMS BBS)

The Kranzusch Lab is actively seeking researchers with excitement for biochemistry and immunology.

• Students should apply to the graduate programs at Harvard Medical School. Current graduate students please contact directly about a rotation.
• Prospective postdocs with a strong record of publication and training in biochemistry, immunology, or virology please e-mail:
CV, coverletter explaining your interest in our research, and contact information for three references.

Lab Photos:

Kranzusch Lab Alumni

Hunter Toyoda (2022 – 2024)
Sarah Mooney (2022 – 2024)
Desmond Richmond-Buccola (2021 – 2024)
Alexander Johnson (2020 – 2024)
Allen Lu (2021 – 2023)
Kailey Slavik (2019 – 2023)
Benjamin Morehouse (2017 – 2022)
Nora McNamara-Bordewick (2020 – 2022)
Brianna Duncan-Lowey (2018 – 2021)
Apurva Govande (2017 – 2021)
Wen Zhou (2017 – 2021)
Kacie McCarty (2018 – 2020)
Hsiao-Yun Chen (2018 – 2020)
James Eaglesham (2017 – 2020)
Aaron Whiteley (2016 – 2019)
Carina de Oliveira Mann (2016 – 2019)
Eric Nieminen (2016 – 2018)

Former Lab Position

Research Technician
Research Technician
NSF GRFP Graduate Student
LSRF Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Technician
NIH F99 Graduate Research Fellow
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Technician
Herchel Smith Graduate Research Fellow
NSF GRFP Graduate Student
Benacerraf Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Technician
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student
JCC Postdoctoral Fellow
CRI Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Technician

Current Position

PhD Student, University of Washington
PhD Student, Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellow (Emily Troemel Lab, UCSD)
Assistant Professor, Brandeis University
MD/PhD Student, Cornell University
Postdoctoral Fellow (Luciano Marraffini Lab, Rockefeller)
Assistant Professor, UC-Irvine
MD/PhD Student, University of Washington
Postdoctoral Fellow (Noah Palm Lab, Yale)
Scientist, Beam Therapeutics
Associate Professor, SUSTech, China
PhD Student, New York University
Senior Scientist, New Equilibrium Biosciences
Staff Scientist – PI Group Leader, New England Biolabs
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Group Leader, Technical University Munich
Molecular Biology Scientist, Merck

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