Lab Members - Graduate Students

Mingqi received his B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Peking University, China. He joined the lab in 2019. He is working on immunometabolism.

Kevin is an MD/PhD student who joined the lab in 2018. He received his B.Sc in Biochemistry from Tufts University with a minor in Mathematics. His research is focused on the role of the STING pathway in T cells and the implications of STING activation on autoimmune disease. Along with Dr. Fitzgerald, he is co-mentored by Ann Rothstein.

Xuqiu joined the lab in 2017. Her research is focussed on leucine rich repeat proteins in innate immunity. 

Shrutika is a PhD student who joined the lab in 2020. She received her Masters in Pharmacology from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Her current research is focused on understanding the role of STING pathway in autoimmune dieases such as systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE).

Ivanna received her B.S. in Microbiology with a minor in General Biology from the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. She joined Fitzgerald’s lab in July 2020 as a student from the UMMS Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP). Her research is focused on innate immune RNA sensing pathways.

Jeff is an MD/PhD student who joined the lab in 2018. He received his B.A. in Biochemistry from Columbia University, NY, with a concentration in Computer Science. His current research focus is on human inflammatory innate immune pathways that predispose patients to autoimmune disease.