Principal Investigator
![Ioannis Aifantis : Professor and Chair](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Iannis-Aifantis1.jpg)
Ioannis Aifantis
Professor and Chair
Herman M. Biggs Professor of Pathology
NYU Langone Medical Center
Junior Faculty
![Xufeng Chen : Instructor in Pathology](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/new-1-of-1.jpg)
Xufeng Chen
Instructor in Pathology
(Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015)
Xufeng is investigating the role of 3D chromosomal topology in AML pathogenesis.
Post-Doctoral Fellows
![Jozef Durko : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/headshot-Durko-v1.jpg)
Jozef Durko
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK, 2023)
Jozef is studying the role of mitochondria dynamics in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia.
![Pier Edoardo Rovatti : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/headshot-rovatti-v1.jpg)
Pier Edoardo Rovatti
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Pier is studying mechanisms of leukemia immune evasion.
![Audrey Lasry : Postdoctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5331-1-e1582937908544.jpg)
Audrey Lasry
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2018)
Audrey is developing single cell approaches to study leukemia microenvironment
Audrey.LasrySandler@nyulangone.org
![Rebecca Austin : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0457.jpg)
Rebecca Austin
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. The University of Queensland, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia, 2018.)
rebecca.austin@nyulangone.org
![Giovanni Gambi : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_9700-e1660075691610.jpg)
Giovanni Gambi
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. University of Strasbourg, France, 2021)
Giovanni is investigating 3D chromatin rewiring in leukemia
![Juan Carlos Balandran : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_7892-scaled-e1641942236136.jpg)
Juan Carlos Balandran
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. Center for Research and Advanced Studies, CINVESTAV, Mexico City, 2018)
JC is exploring the role of inflammation in the leukemia etiopathogenesis by using single cell approaches
![Dimitrios Papaioannou : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PXL_20210119_173040774-scaled.jpg)
Dimitrios Papaioannou
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(M.D., University of Athens, Greece, 2007)
Dimitris is studying long non-coding RNAs as regulators of higher-order chromatin structure in acute myeloid leukemia
![Varvara Paraskevopoulou : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Varvara-cropped-e1615240952977.jpg)
Varvara Paraskevopoulou
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, 2020)
Varvara is investigating the role of the microenvironment in response to stress and in leukaemia pathogenesis.
![Mingjun Liu : Post-Doctoral Fellow](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/headshot-Liu-v1.jpg)
Mingjun Liu
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, USA, 2022)
Mingjun will be studying epigenetic mechanisms of inflammation during myeloid transformation
![Maria Sirenko :](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-4.52.15-PM.png)
Maria Sirenko
(Ph.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA, 2023)
Maria is studying inflammation in hematologic malignancies.
Graduate Students
![Ali Rosen : PhD Student, NYU](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/headshot-rosen-v1.jpg)
Ali Rosen
PhD Student, NYU
(B.S. from University of Washington, 2019)
Ali is studying 3D chromatin architecture, epigenetics.
(Co-Mentored by Aristotelis Tsirigos)
![Zoe Ciantra : Graduate Student](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/headshot-Ciantra-v1.jpg)
Zoe Ciantra
Graduate Student
(B.A. Oberlin College 2018)
Zoe is studying immune evasion mechanisms in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
(Co-Mentored by Jun Wang)
Research Technicians
![Kun Wang : Research Technician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DSC_0004.jpg)
Kun Wang
Research Technician
University of China
Kun is organizing our animal colonies.
![Wafa Al-santli : Research Technician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image009-scaled.jpg)
Wafa Al-santli
Research Technician
(M.Sc, 2019, Adelphi University, NY)
Wafa is working on projects related to single cell analysis of the bone marrow microenvironment
![Olha Ivashkiv : Research Technician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_9564-e1647355816210.jpg)
Olha Ivashkiv
Research Technician
(M.Sc, 2015, CUNY City College of New York, NY)
Olha is working on T-ALL PDX projects.
Bioinformaticians
![Morgan Lallo : Graduate Student](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Lab_Photo_MorganLallo-3.jpg)
Morgan Lallo
Graduate Student
(B.S. Hofstra University, 2022)
Morgan is applying single-cell techniques to investigate hematopoietic malignancies.
(Co-Mentored by David Beck)
![Emily Kawaler : Bioinformatician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/headshot-Kawaler-v1.jpg)
Emily Kawaler
Bioinformatician
(PhD, NYU, 2021)
Emily is using single cell transcriptomics and other computational approaches to study myeloid malignancies.
![Hua Zhou : Bioinformatician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hua_pic-e1579793693484.jpg)
Hua Zhou
Bioinformatician
Hua is working on the analysis of deep sequencing experiments (bulk RNASeq, ATAC-Seq, ChipSeq, sc-RNAseq).
![Javier Rodriguez-Hernaez : Bioinformatician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0605_compressed-e1602013816490.jpg)
Javier Rodriguez-Hernaez
Bioinformatician
(MSc Biomedical Informatics, NYU) Javier develops computational tools to study 3D chromosomal architecture and epigenetics in leukemia.
![Ziyan Lin : Bioinformatician](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/headshot-zLin-v1.jpg)
Ziyan Lin
Bioinformatician
Ziyan is focusing on analysis of single cell sequencing data and the interaction between leukemia and its microenvironment.
Lab Manager
![Jingjing Wang : Lab Manager/Research Scientist](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jingjing-Wang.jpg)
Jingjing Wang
Lab Manager/Research Scientist
(Ph.D. Peking University, China, 2011)
Jingjing focuses on identification of regulators of Myc protein stability.
Masters Student
Administration
![Ramona Burnett : Executive Assistant to Chair](https://aifantislab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/headshot-Burnett-2024-v1.jpg)