Meet The Team

Principal Investigator

Novalia Pishesha, PhD

Education: Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows;

PhD, Biological Engineering – MIT; B.S., Bioengineering – UC Berkeley; City College of San Francisco.

Hometown: Malang, Indonesia.

Research Project: Keeping the lab running, the nanobodies flowing, and the immune system guessing.

Favorite Pastime: Cooking Indonesian food and snuggling with Freyja and Tyr.

What’s your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Sipping a glass of Riesling on the porch with my husband and our puppies.

novalia.pishesha@childrens.harvard.edu

Postdoctoral Researcher

Camille Le Gall, PhD

American Heart Association Postdoc Fellowship

Education: PhD, Medical Sciences and Immunology – Radboud University Nijmegen; MSc, Immunology and Immunopathology – Pierre and Marie Curie University.

Hometown: Paris, France.

Research Project: Nanobody-based immunotherapies for malaria.

Favorite Pastime: Anything outdoors.

What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

A bike ride on the Minuteman or a hike in the White Mountains.

camille.legall@childrens.harvard.edu

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Postdoctoral Researcher

Floris van Dalen, PhD

Education: PhD, Chemical Immunology – Radboud University Medical Centre; BSc and MSc, Chemistry – Leiden University.

Hometown: Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the Netherlands.

Research Project: Nanobody-based conjugates to treat allergic asthma.

Favorite Pastime: Cooking, calisthenics, chess, hiking.

What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Meal-prepping for the week ahead.

floris.vandalen@childrens.harvard.edu

Postdoctoral Researcher

Rowayna Shouib, PhD

Education: PhD, Cell Biology – University of Alberta; BSc, Biological Sciences and Political Science – University of Alberta.
Hometown: Born in Cairo, Egypt. Raised in Edmonton, Canada.
Research Project: Nanobody-based immunotherapies for type 1 diabetes.
Favorite Pastime: Baking to optimize my recipes and organizing my perfume collection.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Unwinding by watching movies, exploring around the city or cooking.

rowayna.shouib@childrens.harvard.edu

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PhD Student

Priscilla Faas, MSc

Education: PhD Candidate, Immunology – Leiden University; MSc, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease – Radboud University Nijmegen; BSc, Medical Biology – Radboud University Nijmegen.

Hometown: Boekel, the Netherlands.

Research Project: Engineered nanobodies to direct antigen-specific tolerance.

Favorite Pastime: Hiking.

What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Eating Ben & Jerry's.

priscilla.faas@childrens.harvard.edu

PhD Student

Manpreet Meyer, MSc

Max Delbrück Center International PhD Program

Berlin Institute of Health Fellowship

Education: PhD Candidate, Biochemistry – Freie Universität Berlin; BSc and MSc, Biochemistry – Freie Universität Berlin.
Hometown: Berlin, Germany.
Research Project: Alpaca-derived nanobodies targeting proteins in hematopoiesis.

manpreet.meyer@childrens.harvard.edu

PhD Student

Stephanie Scharmann, MSc

Education: PhD Candidate, Infection and Immunity – University of Bonn; BSc and MSc, Molecular Life Sciences – Radboud University Nijmegen.
Hometown: Siegburg, Germany.
Research Project: Novel nanobodies to track and modulate T cells in vivo.
Favorite Pastime: Trail running, working out, and taking strolls through the city.
What’s your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Cooking at home or out in nature.

stephanie.scharmann@childrens.harvard.edu

PhD Student

Lorena Bergstrom, BA

Education: PhD Candidate, Immunology – Harvard Medical School; BA, Biochemistry – Amherst College.
Hometown: El Dorado Hills, CA.
Favorite Pastime: Going to concerts.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Taking a long drive, listening to music, doing some writing.

lorena.bergstrom@childrens.harvard.edu

Master's Student

Jade Homminga, BSc

Education: MSc Student, Drug Innovation – Utrecht University; BSc, Molecular Life Sciences – Utrecht University.
Hometown: Oss, the Netherlands.
Research Project: Engineered nanobodies to direct antigen-specific tolerance.
Favorite Pastime: Walking around the city.
What’s your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Catching up on a good show with nice food.

jade.homminga@childrens.harvard.edu

Master's Student

Eva Schuiteman, BSc

Education: Master’s Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences – Utrecht University; BSc, Biology - Utrecht University.
Hometown: Hoevelaken, the Netherlands.
Research Project: Molecular mechanisms of nanobody conjugates.
Favorite Pastime: Reading, running, cycling, and spending time outdoors.
What’s your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Spend some time exploring Boston, going for a run or hike and relax with a good book after!

eva.schuiteman@childrens.harvard.edu

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Master's Student

Lisa Sophie Schmidtbauer, BSc

Education: Master‘s Candidate, Molecular Biotechnology - University of Applied Sciences Vienna; BSc, Molecular Biotechnology - University of Applied Sciences Vienna.
Hometown: Vienna, Austria
Research Project: Nanobody-based conjugates for the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.
Favorite Pastime: Long city strolls and getting ice cream.
What‘s your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Watching Netflix series with my roommates.

lisa.schmidtbauer@childrens.harvard.edu

Master's Student

Lylia Fadouach, BSc

Education: MSc Candidate, Life Sciences Engineering - EPFL;
BSc, Life Sciences engineering - EPFL
Hometown: Casablanca, Morocco
Research Project: Nanobody-based Immunotherapy for Modulating Inflammation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Favorite Pastime: Reading, listening to music and shopping:)
What’s your favourite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?Walking around the city to discover new spots or resting at home with a comfort TV show.

lylia.fadouach@childrens.harvard.edu

Research Assistant

Ely Remes, BA

Education: BA, Biology – University of Vermont.
Hometown: Andover, MA.
Research Project: Making sure everything runs relatively smoothly.
Favorite Pastime: Reading.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

I like spending a Sunday afternoon either playing board games or mountain biking.

ely.remes@childrens.harvard.edu

Research Assistant

Lily Wong, BSc

Education: BSc, Cell and Molecular Biology - Northeastern University.
Hometown: Mahwah, NJ.
Research Project: Nanobody-based immunotherapies for malaria and also making sure things run somewhat smoothly in the lab.
Favorite Pastime: Taking long walks, cooking new recipes, reading.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Getting a matcha and reading a good book.

lily.wong@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Ella Borgman

2025 Harvard Program for Research in Science and Engineering Fellow

Education: BA Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Biology - Harvard College.
Hometown: Ipswich, MA.
Research Project: Mechanism of durable antigen-specific tolerance.
Favorite Pastime: Horseback riding.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Reading a good book.

ella.borgman@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Han Chung

Education: BA Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Biology - Harvard College.
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Research Project: Engineered nanobodies to direct antigen-specific tolerance.
Favorite Pastime: Finding new study spots on campus and fun places in Boston.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Organizing my workspace to prepare for a new week.

han.chung@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Joy Lim

Education: AS Candidate, Biotechnology and Chemistry – Bunker Hill Community College.
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia.
Research Project: Nanobody-based conjugates to treat allergic asthma.
Favorite Pastime: Calling friends and family from home.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Playing a round of golf with friends.

joy.lim@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Olivia Torres

Education: BA Candidate, Neuroscience – Harvard College.
Hometown: La Mirada, CA.
Research Project: Nanobody-based immunomodulation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Favorite Pastime: Playing softball, reading, and taking film photography.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Getting a coffee with my friends and going to the beach.

olivia.torres@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Maxwell Jervey

Education: BA Candidate, Neuroscience - Connecticut College.
Hometown: Norwell, MA
Research Project: Nanobody-based conjugates to treat allergic asthma.
Favorite Pastime: Running.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Spending time with family and friends or enjoying live music.

maxwell.jervey@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Harold Limanuel

Education: BA Candidate, Molecular and Cell Biology - University of California, Berkeley.
Hometown: Born in Palu, Indonesia. Raised in Makassar, Indonesia.
Research Project: Nanobody-based immunotherapies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Favorite Pastime: Swimming, playing basketball, hiking.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Strolling around the city, watching sports, or reading a book.

harold.limanuel@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Madelyn Esser

Education: BA Candidate, Neuroscience, Economics, and English - Boston College
Hometown: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Research Project: Nanobody-based antigen-specific tolerance in Multiple Sclerosis.
Favorite Pastime: Listening to music.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Going on a hike.

madelyn.esser@childrens.harvard.edu

Undergraduate Student

Megan Kosasih

Education: BSc Candidate, Biochemistry – University College London
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Research Project: Nanobody-based immunotherapies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Favorite Pastime: Exploring cute cafes and going out to take pictures.
What's your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Relaxing at home or having dinner with friends.

megan.kosasih@childrens.harvard.edu

The Furry and Feathery Support Team

Post-Dog

Freyja Pishesha-McFarland

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PhDog Student

Tyr Pishesha-McFarland

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Research Catssistant

Oxford Emanuel-Le Gall

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Research Catssistant

Maya Emanuel-Le Gall

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RA (Research Avian)

Spirity Faas

RA (Research Alpaca)

Jack Daniels

RA (Research Alpaca)

Fireball

RA (Research Alpaca)

Mac

RA (Research Alpaca)

Whitey

RA (Research Alpaca)

Guinness

RA (Research Alpaca)

Ebony

Pishesha Lab Alumni

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Julie Regnier

AgroParisTech, Master's Student

Health MSc

AgroParisTech

Cüneyt Pagel

Freie University of Berlin, Master's Student

Biochemistry MSc

Freie University of Berlin

Wemi Adebajo

University of Cambridge, Undergraduate

Medicine

University of Cambridge

Arjun Ram

University of Cambridge, Undergraduate

Medicine

University of Cambridge

Hector Neumann Cardenas

University of Freiburg, Master's Student

Biology

University of Freiburg

Valentine Lindarto

UC Berkeley , Undergraduate

Bioengineering

University of California, Berkeley

Leire Adama Manrique

Radboud University Nijmegen,

Master's Student

Cancer Sciences PhD

University of Glasgow and

Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute

Mahina Michellet

CY Cergy Paris University, Undergraduate

Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry

CY Cergy Paris University

Niklas Woelk

FU Berlin, Master's Student

Biochemistry MSc

Freie Universität Berlin

Ayman Wadud

Kenyon College, Undergraduate

Biological Sciences PhD

Tufts University

Lauren Hoorens van Heyningen

Utrecht University, Master's Student

Biological Engineering PhD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pre-2024 Trainees

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Nanette Becht

Utrecht University, Master's Student

PhD

Vienna IMP

Francisca Faber

Utrecht University, Master's Student

PhD

Medical University of Vienna

Mirna Reljić

Radbound University, Master's Student

PhD

Leiden University

Gabriela Erin Mariangel

MIT, Undergraduate

MEng

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Manon Bouzereau

EPFL, Master's Student

PhD

University of Zurich

Isabelle Koehler

Radbound University, Master's Student

Clinical Coordinator

Pfizer

Renate van den Doel

Leiden University, Undergraduate

PhD

New York University

Hailey Heston

Boston Children's Hospital, Research Assistant

Research Associate

Adimab

Robine Janssen

Radbound University, Master's Student

PhD

Utrecht University

Weiyi Ma

Peking University, Undergraduate

Chemical Biology PhD

Harvard Medical School

Liyan Smeding

Radbound University, Master's Student

BioE PhD

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Cydney Wong

MIT, Undergraduate

BME PhD

Georgia Institute of Technology

William B. Pinney

MIT, Undergraduate

Biological Engineering PhD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yotaro Sueoka

MIT, Undergraduate

Neuroscience PhD

Johns Hopkins University

Valentino Sudaryo

MIT, Undergraduate

Immunology PhD

Stanford University

Harun R. Sugito

MIT, Undergraduate

Dartmouth School of Medicine

Marsha C. Wibowo

MIT, Undergraduate

BBS PhD

Harvard Medical School

Rhogerry Deshycka

MIT, Undergraduate

Biomedical Sciences PhD at University of California San Francisco

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Pishesha Lab Alumni

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