Research Associates

	Cynthia Greer Research Associate since 2011 "I have always had a love for animals and medicine and I hope my contributions may help others in finding cures for many diseases and I support the ongoing research working towards that goal."

Education

1984 Associate's degree of Animal Technician, Newbury Junior College, Boston, MA. I worked at Shrewsbury Animal Hospital after graduation as a Lab Technician, but assisted in many areas. During that time I took a part time job at the Worcester Foundation For Experimental Biology where I cared for research chickens and performed basic procedures. After that I worked at Cambridge Bioscience which later became Aquilla, a small research company, for 12 years, in Worcester working with mice. From there I came to this institution beginning in the department of Animal Medicine then moving to Cell Biology's transgenic department and now in Gene Therapy. 

Project

With 30+ years of experience as an animal technician, Cindy has been taking great care of our mouse colonies. She is in charge of the daily management including breeding, genotyping, bleeding, training of new personnel and assisting surgeries. She shares her time between our lab and the lab of Terry Flotte.

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	Rachel Stock Research Associate since 2015 “If we do our jobs to the best of our ability every day, we will make a difference in the lives of patients and contribute a positive impact on scientific knowledge."

Education

2002 MSc in Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
1999 Histotechnologist, ASCP Board of Certification    
1992 BSc in Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA                                               

Project

Rachel is specialized in histology and is supporting the lab members in this role. In addition she manages the lab (orders, etc).

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	Meghan Blackwood Research Associate since 2016 Coming soon!

Education

2000   xxxx                                        

Project

Meghan supports postdoctoral associate Gwladys Gernoux.

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	Lei Zhang Research Associate since 2017 Coming soon!

Education

1988 MD, Beijing Medical University                                           

Project

Lei supports postdoctoral associate Abbas Abdallah.