Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, HMS

Lucas completed his doctoral thesis at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Lab of Patrick Cramer). As a postdoctoral fellow and project leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Lucas worked to elucidate molecular mechanisms of transcription. His work focuses on processes at the intersection of transcription and chromatin.

EmaiL: Lucas_Farnung@hms.harvard.edu

PhD candidate

Allison is a graduate student in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program. She joined the lab in 2021. Before coming to Harvard, she completed her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at Duke University.

Email: ajames@g.harvard.edu

PhD candidate

Martin is a graduate student in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program. He joined the lab in 2021. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Biophysics at Brown University.

Email: martin_filipovski@g.harvard.edu

Post-doctoral researcher

Jon is a postdoc in the lab with a background in biochemistry and biophysics. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his PhD in the Luger lab at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Email: Jonathan_Markert@hms.harvard.edu

Post-doctoral researcher

Manuel is a postdoc in the lab. He completed his PhD in the Thanbichler lab at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany. Manuel is a Damon Runyon Fellow and has been awarded the Philip O'Bryan Montgomery, Jr., MD Fellowship.

Email: Manuel_OsorioValeriano@hms.harvard.edu

PhD candidate

Sophie is a graduate student in the Farnung lab. Before joining the lab in 2024, Sophie completed her International Master of Biomedicine program at Université du Luxembourg, Université de Strasbourg, and Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

Email: Sophie_Roth@hms.harvard.edu

PhD candidate

Felix is a graduate student in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program. Felix joined the lab in 2022. Before coming to Harvard, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Biology and Computer Science at Duke University.

Email: felix_steinruecke@g.harvard.edu

PhD candidate

Della is a graduate student in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program. She joined the lab in 2023. Before coming to Harvard, she completed her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at UC San Diego.

Email: dsyau@g.harvard.edu

Graduate student

Alex is a graduate student in the Biophysics program at HMS and joined the lab in 2023. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Bioengineering from Cornell University and worked as a technician at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine.

Email: alexander_stone@g.harvard.edu

Master’s student

Max is a Master’s student in the lab with a background in Biochemistry and Developmental biology. He completed his undergraduate studies at FH Aachen in Germany and is currently pursuing his Master's in Molecular Medicine at the University of Vienna.

Biophysics rotation student

Serena is a graduate student in the Biophysics program. Before coming to Harvard, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto.

BBS rotation student

Jeremy Bennett is a graduate student in the BBS program at HMS.

Biophysics rotation student

Jake is a graduate student in the Biophysics program.