Brian Kalish

Brian Kalish, MD

Brian completed his undergraduate degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and his MD degree Magna Cum Laude at Harvard Medical School. He pursued Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine training at Boston Children’s Hospital and postdoctoral research in Neurobiology with Michael Greenberg, PhD, at Harvard Medical School. He was on faculty at the Hospital for Sick Children as a neonatologist and scientist in the Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health and served as the director of research in Neonatology before returning to Boston Children’s Hospital in 2024.

Brian’s research is motivated by the desire to improve the lives of fragile newborns and to prevent or treat neurodevelopmental disorders. In his spare time, he enjoys adventures with his wife (Marykate) and daughter (Nora), including hiking, kayaking, and cycling at any opportunity.

Bharti Kukreja

Bharti Kukreja, PhD

Bharti joined the Kalish Lab in 2021. She did her Master’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Guru Nanak Dev University, India. She has more than eight years of experience in a multidisciplinary research environment with strong knowledge of molecular techniques, next generation sequencing methodologies, and spatial biology. She is well versed in computational analysis of sequencing and spatial data.

Eliezer Colon-Rivera

Eliezer Colon-Rivera

Since the start of his science career, Eliezer has always been inspired to learn the biological mechanisms that lead to the interventions of Neonatal and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He was thus excited to join the Kalish Lab after approximately seven years of full-time research experiences and having studied full-time for another two years in a biomedical informatics MS. His expertise spans stem cell technologies for organoid disease modeling, reprogramming, regenerative medicine preclinical drug discovery, and even some clinical trial assay support. Eliezer’s experience includes roles at MIT, Merck KGaA, and start-ups at Flagship Pioneering. Outside the lab, he enjoys live music, going to the movies, digital concept art, reading, playing all sorts of games, and trying new dishes. Eliezer has also gone by the last name Aravera.

Caitlin Duncan

Caitlin Cristante Duncan

Caitie is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellow in the Harvard program, following completion of her Pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from Duke University and her MD from Loyola University Chicago. Before medical school, she held a research role in fetal and neonatal neurology at Children’s National Medical Center. Her clinical and research interests focus on promoting healthy brain development following perinatal injury. She is particularly interested in the investigation of novel neuroprotective strategies and is excited to contribute to this work in the Kalish Lab. Outside of medicine, she loves discussing favorite books, experimenting with sourdough baking, and exploring nearly every form of indoor and outdoor exercise.

Minjin Kim

Minjin Kim

Minjin joined the Kalish Lab as a Research Technologist in 2025. Before joining BCH, she worked in the Huh Lab at Harvard Medical School, where she studied how maternal immune activation affects neurodevelopmental processes and behavior. She previously worked in the Glia Biology Lab at KAIST and later at Illimis Therapeutics, where she investigated astrocyte and microglia biology and contributed to Alzheimer’s disease drug discovery projects. With nearly eight years of research experience, she has extensive expertise in drug screening, molecular biology and imaging techniques, and mouse models of neurodevelopment and disease. Building on her background in neuroimmunology and developmental neuroscience, she is interested in contributing to a better understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders by harnessing human-derived iPSCs. In her free time, she enjoys watching Korean TV shows with her husband, visiting museums, and searching for good coffee, though she hasn’t found a favorite in Boston.