Meet the Team
Jeeyun Chung
Principal Investigator
Jeeyun is from South Korea and did her PhD with Pietro De Camilli at Yale University. She completed postdoctoral training in the joint laboratory of Tobias Walther and Robert Farese Jr. at Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School before joining the faculty in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University in 2023. She enjoys looking at beautiful cellular structures under a microscope and designing creative experiments to solve the mysteries of cellular lipid metabolism. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, exploring new restaurants, and playing with her cat, Mochi.
Audrey Dallmeyer
Administrative lab coordinator
Holden Hadfield
Research Assistant
Holden attended Bowdoin College as an undergraduate and majored in Biology. In his final year at Bowdoin, he did research with Jack Bateman investigating how homologous chromosomes pair in the somatic cells of fruit fly embryos, a process unique to flies. Holden became interested in the applications of microscopy to biological questions during the long hours spent using a confocal microscope for his undergraduate research and is particularly interested in using microscopy to study lipid droplet-organelle interactions and how things are transported within cells. In his free time, he enjoys playing water polo, hiking, and reading books.
Joshua Corbo
Graduate Student, NSF fellow
Josh attended Trinity College as an undergraduate and, in the spirit of a liberal arts education, he double majored in biology and philosophy. He conducted research with Kent Dunlap, focusing on weakly electric fish as a model to investigate questions at the cellular, physiological, behavioral, and evolutionary levels. After completing his undergraduate studies, Josh pursued a postbac fellowship at the NCI with Eugene Valkov, where he investigated the molecular mechanisms of mRNA decay. With his diverse research training, Josh intends to explore the intersections between lipid droplet biology and other disciplines, applying his skills and curiosity to uncover new insights.
Dean Rosenthal
Graduate Student
Dean grew up in New Jersey and attended Vassar College, majoring in biology with a focus on sensory ecology. While at Vassar he conducted research with Justin Touchon, investigating how treefrog tadpoles develop adaptive shifts in tail coloration to avoid detection by predators. After graduating, Dean pivoted towards cell biology and worked in Elizabeth Henske’s Lab at BWH, where he studied how the mTORC1 signaling pathway regulates MiT/TFE transcription factors. Now in the Chung lab, Dean is interested in how lipids are processed across organelles and between cell types. Outside of the lab he enjoys climbing, cooking, and crafting.
Anne Liang
Undergraduate Researcher
Anne is a junior at Harvard College from Boston, where she was born and raised. She is currently pursuing a concentration in Molecular and Cellular Biology, with a secondary in Mind, Brain, and Behavior. Hoping to merge these interests at the Chung Lab, she is keen on investigating the implications of lipid droplet dysregulation in neurodegenerative diseases. Outside of the lab, Anne enjoys watching crime shows, listening to indie music, and going thrifting with her friends.
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Lab Alumni
Hana Choi
Undergraduate researcher, 2023 Fall
Marian Nguyen
Undergraduate researcher, 2023-2024
Anna Choi
Undergraduate researcher, 2024
Yongmi Choi
Postdoctoral researcher, 2023-2024