Principal Investigator
Marc Wein
Marc is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is an endocrinologist with a clinical focus on osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases. His research focuses on osteocyte biology and parathyroid hormone action. He likes cooking and playing Barbie with his daughters Emma and Lila.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Courtney Mazur
Dr. Mazur earned her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Francisco. She will be working in Dr. Wein’s lab on molecular mechanisms that control osteocyte differentiation and function, with the ultimate goal of translating research findings into new treatments for osteoporosis and related bone diseases.
Toshi Sato
Toshi is a postdoctoral fellow in the Wein lab studying mechanisms of mechanotransduction in bone. He likes to drink beer and eat BBQ.
Kathy Tang
Kathy is a classical pianist who loves kinases, osteocytes, and parathyroid hormone.
Shirley Wang
Shirley is a postdoctoral fellow whose interests include epigenomics in skeletal development and competitive ping pong.
Seanna Yoon
Dr. Yoon earned her M.S. from the University of Toronto, along with a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Graduate Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Canada.
Harvard and Visiting Students
Sarah Goldfarb
Sarah is a Harvard College student who will be working with Dr. Kathy Tang on parathyroid hormone signaling in bone.
Rushi Patel
Rushi Patel is an undergraduate student studying osteocyte development with Dr. Wang. Rushi enjoys climbing trees and Bollywood dancing.
Yunshu Wu
Yunshu is a PhD student from West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, in Chengdu, China. She will be working on osteocyte development and PTH action.
Research Technicians
Christian Castro
Chris earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from Brandeis University. He will be studying the role of salt inducible kinases in bone biology.
Shiv Verma
Shiv is an endocrinology enthusiast, hip-hop dancer, and tai chi practioner.