Current Students

Tau Post-Translational Modifications mediate cellular dysfunctions in Alzheimer’s Disease

Exploring the neurophysiologic and neuropathologic basis of photophobia in a rare lysosomal storage disorder. 

Phagocytosis of osteoblast in the MDS-like environment

The mechanism behind sexual dimorphism in TNF-induced erosive inflammatory arthritis

Neuro-skeletal biology and tissue regeneration

Mitochondrial genetics and function as determinants of mesenchymal stem cell fate

T. gondii-induced peripheral tissue reprogramming

Inflammatory processes involved in the onset and development of Osteoarthritis

The effect of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress on tau pathology.

The role of desmosomal protein PKP2 on the alteration of nuclear envelope integrity and genomic organization in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

The molecular mechanisms leading to the onset and progression of osteoarthritis in aging and after injury and development of therapeutic treatments for articular cartilage protection and regeneration

Amal calls herself a multi-lingual mix, born in Pakistan but having grown up in Saudi Arabia. Her cat (Mr. Max) is a great companion, although he's best friends with her husband!  Amal loves to run, swim and hike, read historical period novels, and enjoys everything Marvel.  She's also a huge foodie and one of her long term goals is to experience different street foods from around the world. Her undergrad degree is in Biotechnology and she is aiming for a career in cancer clinical research.

Mechanism in Dental Implant Failure and Biomedical Tissue Engineering Treatment in Peri-implantitis.

Investigating ligand presentation by XNC4, a non-polymorphic MHC class I-like molecule that confers resistance to infections by non-TB mycobacteria in Xenopus

Tendon adaptation, aging, and mechanobiology

The role of repetitive elements in zygotic genome activation.

Investigating Lymphatics in Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis

Identifying the contributions of the mycobiome to skin in health and disease.

https://quintanalab.bwh.harvard.edu/research/

The effects of modulating Sigma-1 receptor signaling on pathogenic activities of astrocytes in Parkinson's Disease

Transcription factor regulation of progenitor cells during development

Elucidating the Epigenetic Mechanisms that Regulate stress and steady-state Erythropoiesis, with the overarching goal of ameliorating symptoms in hemoglobinopathies.

Mechanisms underlying TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder in a C. elegans model.

Investigating the underlying mechanisms associated with Pancreatic cancer-induced skeletal muscle wasting.

Optimization of an in vitro model of Staphylococcal abscess communities to study bactericidal mechanisms

Role of the cGAS-STING Pathway in Cytoplasmic Trafficking of Plasmids”

Investigating the role of retinoic acid (RA) signaling in Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) and TED pathophysiology. 

Investigating the mechanisms of pancreatic cancer dormancy

Epigenetic regulation of breast cancer invasion

Role of energy metabolism in regulating mesenchymal stem cell fate. Mitochondrial function in adipogenic versus osteogenic lineages.