Principal Investigator
Tina Kelliher, Ph.D. (she/her)
Assistant Professor
Email: christina.kelliher@umb.edu
Telephone: 617-287-6683
Office Location: ISC-5-5700
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Postdoctoral Scholars
Michael Seifu Bahiru, Ph.D.
Email: Michael.Bahiru@umb.edu
Office Location: ISC-5-5150
Joined: January 2026
Ziyan Wang, Ph.D.
Email: Ziyan.Wang@umb.edu
Office Location: ISC-5-5600
Joined: December 2025
Graduate Students
Yara AlKhars, MSc
MCOB PhD Program, 2024-present
Email: Yara.AlKhars001@umb.edu
Joined: December 2025
Katelyn Diune, BSc
MCOB PhD Program, 2025-present
Email: Katelyn.Diune001@umb.edu
Joined: August 2025
Sharon Veron Akisa, M.D.
MCOB PhD Program, 2025-present
Email: Sharon.Akisa001@umb.edu
Joined: July 2025
Isaac Hounain, BSc
MCOB PhD Program, 2023-present
Email: Isaac.Hounain001@umb.edu
Joined: August 2023
Lab Technicians & Research Assistants
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Undergraduate Students
Lonna Johnson (NIH U54 REC), undergraduate, 2025-present
Priya Pabla (CSM Oracle Fellow), undergraduate, 2025-present
Sam Mejia (NSF REU & McNair Scholar), undergraduate, 2024-present
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Past Lab Members
Daniella Antoine, BSc (McNair Scholar), 2024-2025
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Karen Coelho (NSF REU), undergraduate, summer 2025
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Lily Tran, BSc (CSM Oracle Fellow), undergraduate, 2023-2024
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Sharra Maynard, BSc, 2023
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Asiris Castillo, BSc (McNair Scholar), undergraduate, 2023-2024
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Contact information is kept up-to-date to the best of our ability so that you can contact former lab members when considering joining our community! While our group is small since its founding in 2023, please reach out to any lab members from Tina’s postdoctoral research lab to ask about her projects and mentorship style.