Our Members
Denisa D. Wagner, PhD - Principal Investigator
Dr. Wagner received her Diploma of Biochemistry from the Universite de Geneve, Switzerland and PhD in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She served on the faculty at the University of Rochester, NY and Tufts University School of Medicine before coming to Harvard Medical School in 1994. Dr. Wagner is currently the Edwin Cohn Professor of Pediatrics in the Program for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children's Hospital.
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Wagner received her Diploma of Biochemistry from the Universite de Geneve, Switzerland and PhD in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She served on the faculty at the University of Rochester, NY and Tufts University School of Medicine before coming to Harvard Medical School in 1994. Dr. Wagner is currently the Edwin Cohn Professor of Pediatrics in the Program for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children's Hospital.
E-mail: [email protected]
Jiyoun (John) Kim, PhD - Lab Manager and Staff Scientist
Started in the Wagner Lab in May 2023
Previous Research
Since receiving his Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology, Dr. Kim’s studies have been concentrated on immunopathophysiology in various diseases including asthma, pneumonia and sepsis.
His research in the Wagner Lab is focused on the role of MTOC in the formation of inflammasomes during immune synapse assembly.
Previous Placements
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa - Ph.D. Student
University of Michigan, Department of Pathology - Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Investigator
Boston University, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine - Research Assistant Professor
Email: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in May 2023
Previous Research
Since receiving his Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology, Dr. Kim’s studies have been concentrated on immunopathophysiology in various diseases including asthma, pneumonia and sepsis.
His research in the Wagner Lab is focused on the role of MTOC in the formation of inflammasomes during immune synapse assembly.
Previous Placements
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa - Ph.D. Student
University of Michigan, Department of Pathology - Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Investigator
Boston University, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine - Research Assistant Professor
Email: [email protected]
Nicolas Gendron, PharmD, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Started in the Wagner Lab in April 2024
Previous Research
Dr. Gendron earned his PhD in Hematology in 2018. Since then, he has served as an Assistant Professor of Hematology and as a hematologist. His work heavily focuses on thrombosis - before joining the lab, Dr, Gendron was a thrombophilia consultant in addition to his role as a hematologist. In the lab, Dr. Gendron will research the link between thrombosis and NETosis.
Previous Placements
Paris XI University - PharmD
Paris XI University - Residency
Paris Cité University - PhD
Email: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in April 2024
Previous Research
Dr. Gendron earned his PhD in Hematology in 2018. Since then, he has served as an Assistant Professor of Hematology and as a hematologist. His work heavily focuses on thrombosis - before joining the lab, Dr, Gendron was a thrombophilia consultant in addition to his role as a hematologist. In the lab, Dr. Gendron will research the link between thrombosis and NETosis.
Previous Placements
Paris XI University - PharmD
Paris XI University - Residency
Paris Cité University - PhD
Email: [email protected]
Tianqi Wang, DVM, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Started in the Wagner Lab in January 2024
Previous Research
After receiving his PhD in Biological Sciences in 2023, Dr. Wang is excited to join us in his first postdoctoral position. His past research has focused on plasma membrane and innate immunity. His work in the Wagner Lab focuses primarily on NETosis and potassium channels.
Previous Placements
Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei, China - Master's in Preventative Veterinary
Medicine
Purdue University, Indiana - PhD
Purdue University, Indiana - Research Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in January 2024
Previous Research
After receiving his PhD in Biological Sciences in 2023, Dr. Wang is excited to join us in his first postdoctoral position. His past research has focused on plasma membrane and innate immunity. His work in the Wagner Lab focuses primarily on NETosis and potassium channels.
Previous Placements
Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei, China - Master's in Preventative Veterinary
Medicine
Purdue University, Indiana - PhD
Purdue University, Indiana - Research Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Viktoria Jung, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Started in the Wagner Lab in September 2023
Previous Research
Dr. Jung's received her M.D. in 2023 after studying the role of epithelial cells in asthma. She joins us after 2 years of her residency, focusing on rheumatology and clinical immunology. In the Wagner Lab, Dr. Jung primarily researches neutrophils in ferritin-mediated inflammation.
Previous Placements
Philipps University, Marburg, Germany - MD
Medical Center, University Freiburg, Germany, Department of Rheumatology and
Clinical Immunology - Resident
Medical Center, University Freiburg, Germany, Department of Pneumology - Resident
Email: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in September 2023
Previous Research
Dr. Jung's received her M.D. in 2023 after studying the role of epithelial cells in asthma. She joins us after 2 years of her residency, focusing on rheumatology and clinical immunology. In the Wagner Lab, Dr. Jung primarily researches neutrophils in ferritin-mediated inflammation.
Previous Placements
Philipps University, Marburg, Germany - MD
Medical Center, University Freiburg, Germany, Department of Rheumatology and
Clinical Immunology - Resident
Medical Center, University Freiburg, Germany, Department of Pneumology - Resident
Email: [email protected]
Camila Meirelles de Souza Silva, DVM, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Started in the Wagner Lab in December 2022
Previous Research
Dr. Silva's research interest is the integration between basic and clinical research. She obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmacology studying biomarkers in colorectal cancer. In 2022, Dr. Silva completed her Postdoctoral Fellow in Immunology investigating the role of gasdermin D (GSDMD) in the pathophysiology of sepsis and COVID-19. She joined the Wagner lab interested in elucidating the role of the inflammasome in neutrophils and NETs.
Previous Placements
Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petronline PE, Brazil - DVM
University Federal of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil - PhD
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in December 2022
Previous Research
Dr. Silva's research interest is the integration between basic and clinical research. She obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmacology studying biomarkers in colorectal cancer. In 2022, Dr. Silva completed her Postdoctoral Fellow in Immunology investigating the role of gasdermin D (GSDMD) in the pathophysiology of sepsis and COVID-19. She joined the Wagner lab interested in elucidating the role of the inflammasome in neutrophils and NETs.
Previous Placements
Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petronline PE, Brazil - DVM
University Federal of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil - PhD
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Postdoctoral Fellow
E-mail: [email protected]
Bruce Ewenstein, MD, PhD - Visiting Professor
Started in the Wagner Lab in November 2021
Dr. Ewenstein is a board-certified hematologist with more than 30 years of experience in academic medicine, drug development and healthcare. Dr. Ewenstein received his MD and PhD degrees from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and did his Hematology clinical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Before joining industry in 2002, Dr. Ewenstein was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he served as founder and Director of the Boston Hemophilia Center (BWH/BCH) for 15 years. His doctoral and post-doctoral projects involved the structural elucidation of class I major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens. His later laboratory work centered on endothelial cell biology with a focus on the role of this cell type in hemostatic and thrombotic processes. His current interests include the roles of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and ADAMTS13 in thrombosis- inflammatory disease processes.
E-mail: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in November 2021
Dr. Ewenstein is a board-certified hematologist with more than 30 years of experience in academic medicine, drug development and healthcare. Dr. Ewenstein received his MD and PhD degrees from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and did his Hematology clinical training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Before joining industry in 2002, Dr. Ewenstein was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he served as founder and Director of the Boston Hemophilia Center (BWH/BCH) for 15 years. His doctoral and post-doctoral projects involved the structural elucidation of class I major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens. His later laboratory work centered on endothelial cell biology with a focus on the role of this cell type in hemostatic and thrombotic processes. His current interests include the roles of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and ADAMTS13 in thrombosis- inflammatory disease processes.
E-mail: [email protected]
Caroline Pangbourne - Research Assistant
Started in the Wagner Lab in November 2024
Previous Research
Caroline comes to us from Lafayette College; this is her first posting in a lab.
Email: [email protected]
Started in the Wagner Lab in November 2024
Previous Research
Caroline comes to us from Lafayette College; this is her first posting in a lab.
Email: [email protected]
Ella Ziegler - Program Coordinator
Started in the Wagner Lab in March 2023
E-mail: Ella.ziegler@childrens.harvard.edu
Started in the Wagner Lab in March 2023
E-mail: Ella.ziegler@childrens.harvard.edu