Meet our team

Judy Lieberman
Judy Lieberman , MD, PhD
Endowed Chair in Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Senior Investigator, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Ayijiang Yisimayi
Ayijiang Yisimayi
Current research: Cancer Immunology
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bowen Gu
Bowen Gu, PhD
Current research: Immune tolerance at pregnancy and cancer immunoediting
Postdoctoral Fellow
Headshot of Haiwei Zhang, a man with glasses and short dark hair.
Current research: role of GSDMD in immunity and inflammatory disease
Postdoctoral Fellow
Juan Velazquez-Matos
Juan Velázquez Matos
Current research: Studying the antibacterial properties of gasdermins
PhD Student
Kaimin Guo
Pyroptosis activation in Listeria infection in pregnancy
Senior Staff Scientist
Headshot of Mercedes Lewandrowski, a woman with long light brown hair.
Current research: Innate immune response to viral infections
PhD Student
Headshot of Rui Miao, a woman with black hair and blunt bangs.
Current research: Gasdermin, pyroptosis, and host defense
Postdoctoral Fellow
Headshot of Xiyu Ma, a man with glasses and a buzz cut wears a black and white striped shirt.
Current research: Innate immune responses in health and disease
Postdoctoral Fellow
He Xi
Xi He
Graduate Student
Zekun Li
Zekun Li
Current research: Molecular mechanism of pyroptosis and its role in disease
Postdoctoral Fellow