Our Team
A Collaborative & Diverse Group

Paolo.Mita@nyulangone.org

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Postdoc: Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore MD and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

PhD: University of Milan, Milan, Italy and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

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From: Brindisi, Italy

Paolo research focuses on understanding the cellular biology of retrotransposons and the consequences of their de-repression and function in normal and disease contexts. Paolo made significant contributions in the study of LINE-1 retrotransposon, the only repetitive element still able to autonomously "jump" within the human genome. During COVID-19 Pandemic, Paolo helped creating Pandemic Response Lab (PRL), a company that performed millions of COVID tests through the use of a novel, automated, high throughput qPCR pipeline developed at NYU ISG and expanded and commercialized by PRL.

Manjunatha.Kogenaru@nyulangone.org

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Postdoc: AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

PhD: Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany

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From: Karnataka, India

Manjunatha's research focuses on improving KaryoCreate method to induce chromosome-specific aneuploidy and provide bioinformatics support to the group.​​

Karan.Singh2@nyulangone.org

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Postdoc: NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
PhD: Indian institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India

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From: Rajsthan, India

​Karan obtained his PhD in Evolutionary Genetics and Microbiology where he discovered a new natural pathogen (Staphylococcus succinus spp. succinus PK-1) of Drosophila, significantly advancing the understanding of the evolutionary ecology of immunity. During his postdoc with Prof. Daniel Rifkin, he uncovered a new dimension in our understanding of extracellular matrix proteins, particularly latent TGFβ binding protein 3 (LTBP3), revealing its role in stem cell differentiation into adipocytes and the early events of metastasis. Currently, he is investigating the genetic etiology of Down syndrome and exploring the relationship between chromosome-specific copy number alterations and tumorigenesis.

Fnu.Rohini@nyulangone.org

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Yufeng.Wang@nyulangone.org

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PhD: Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

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From: Huanggang, ChinaYufeng's research focuses on how chromosome instability in cancer contributes to suppressing cancer immunity. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, taking photographs, and traveling.

Lizabeth.Katsnelson@nyulangone.org

​PhD: NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

MS: NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

BS: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA​

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From: Staten Island, NY

Lisa uses machine learning methods to find chromosome-specific aneuploidies associated with immune evasion in cancer. When she's not troubleshooting her code, Lisa enjoys long walks with her dog, baking sourdough bread, and trying new restaurants in the city.

Aleah.Goldberg@nyulangone.org

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BS: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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From: Austin, TX

​Aleah is interested in the mechanisms of chromosomal instability and the role of chromosome-specific aneuploidy in tumorigenesis. Outside of the lab, she enjoys seeing broadway shows and baking cookies for her fellow lab members.

Pan.Cheng@nyulangone.org

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MS: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China BS: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

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From: Wuhan, China

While obtaining his Master's degree, Pan developed a novel optical method to control cellular calcium signaling, which inspirate new interest in molecular and cellular biology. Now he studies the consequences and weaknesses associated with random aneuploidy by integrating large-scale multiomics, genome-wide CRISPR screens, and isogenic cell models of aneuploidy.

Elaine.Camacho-Hernandez@nyulangone.org

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BS: University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico

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From: Ponce, Puerto Rico

​Elaine is interested in cancer-specific aneuploidies and how they lead to cancer immune evasion in solid tumors. Outside of the lab, Elaine enjoys going to the movies and trying new food.

Ze.Chen@nyulangone.org

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BS: Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai, China MS: New York University, NY

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From: Inner Mongolia, China

Ze wishes to use statistics and machine learning methods to explore biomedical science. Since joining the Davoli lab, he has been using machine learning to reveal how interactions between cancer cells and immune cells result in cancer aneuploidies.​

Pooja.Vikraman@nyulangone.org

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M.S: New York University, New York

B.Tech: SRM University, India

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From: Chennai, India
Pooja previously worked on developing microfluidic and 3D cell culture methods to recapitulate the tumor microenvironment. This experience led to her fascination in understanding how extracellular factors and mechanical cues influence genome instability. Beyond her professional pursuits, she enjoys bouldering, exploring new restaurants and playing the guitar.

Sally.Mei2@nyulangone.org

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BA: Hunter College, New York, NY

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From: New York, NY

​Sally is gaining the necessary research experience as she explores different aspects of research/medicine and continues to develop her scientific interests. Her goal is to understand the role of aneuploidy in tumor development in various cell types.

Angela.Mermerian@nyulangone.org

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BS: Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
MS: Lebanese University and American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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From: Armenia and Lebanon

Angela is interested in studying the effect of genomic copy number alterations on the behavior of the cell and its mechanism of action at the molecular level.
(P.S. If you challenge her to “Friends” trivia, she will win. Valar Morghulis!)

Fabio.Alfieri@nyulangone.org

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PhD: European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

MS: University of Milan, Italy

BS: University of Pisa, Italy

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From: Parma, Italy

Fabio is currently a Computational Biology PhD student at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) in Milan working in Martin Schaefer's group. His main interest is dissecting the interplay between different genomic alterations during cancer progression. He's currently developing computational algorithms quantify selection acting on copy-number alterations in cancer genomes.

Elody.Cerquido@nyulangone.org

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MS: Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

BS: Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

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From: Paris, France

Elody is a Master's student at the Université Paris Cité in Paris. She is currently studying cancer-specific aneuploidies and how they lead to cancer immune evasion in solid tumors.

Archana.Pachalangia@nyulangone.org

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Post-doc: Indian Council of Medical Research, India

Ph.D.: University of Rajasthan, India

M.S.: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India

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From: Rajasthan, India

​Archana obtained a PhD in Neuroscience and her post-doc work focused on role of micro-RNAs in Non-small cell lung cancer. She is volunteering to gain some experience to study the role of aneuploidy in human disease.​​

Nishara.Yapa@nyulangone.org

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BA: Hunter College, New York, NY (Expected 2025)

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From: Staten Island, NY

Nishara is an undergraduate at CUNY Hunter College as a Macaulay Honors Scholar and recipient of the John P. McNulty Scholarship. She currently investigates the role of chromosome-specific aneuploidies in cancer immune evasion.

Tommaso.Manna@nyulangone.org

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