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RESEARCH

We study basic and translational aspects of thyroid cancer genetics and biology using a variety of techniques in human samples, cell systems and animal models.

The current interests of the lab comprise:

  • Understanding the role of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) promoter mutations in thyroid cancer progression, including the mechanisms of transcriptional deregulation and its downstream consequences in thyroid cancer biology.
  • Identifying genomic determinants of malignancy and evolution in thyroid nodules and cancers, particularly those affecting the regulatory elements of the genome.
  • Dissecting the underpinnings of disrupted histone acetyltransferase activity in anaplastic thyroid cancer transformation.
  • Providing preclinical rationale that can inform novel and individualized therapies for anaplastic thyroid cancer patients.

Our aim is to produce scientific knowledge of the highest quality while achieving a healthy work-life balance. We support each other, we share ideas, resources and experiences, and we celebrate our individual and collective accomplishments.

LAB MEMBERS

Iñigo Landa, PhD

Principal Investigator

Pedro Seabra, MSc

Research Assistant

Sheida Shokohyar, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Lucy (Soo Y.) Im, BS

Research Volunteer

Diego Claro de Mello, BS

Visiting PhD Student
CLINICAL COLLABORATORS

Theodora Pappa, MD, PhD

Onco-Endocrinologist at BWH/DFCI

Athanasios Bikas, MD

Endocrinologist at BWH
FORMER MEMBERS

Jess (Jingzhu) Hao, MSc

Was: Research Assistant
Then: PhD Student, UMass Boston

Amy LoTemplio

Was: Summer Student
Then: Medicine’25, SUNY Upstate

Chisom Unegbu

Was: Summer Student
Then: Biology’22, UMass Dartmouth

Cait Thornton, PhD

Was: Postdoctoral Fellow
Then: Medicine’26, University of Birmingham

Sara Gil-Bernabé, MSc

Was: Visiting PhD Student
Then: PhD Student, Universidad de Valladolid

Jacob Haase, PhD

Was: Postdoctoral Fellow
Then: Postdoctoral Fellow, DFCI/Broad

Talia Gebhard, BA

Was: Research Assistant
Then: Medicine’27, Drexler University
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COLLABORATIVE PAPERS
OTHER SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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If you would like to support our research, please follow the donate link below, choose “Other”, and input “The Landa Lab”.

CONTACT US

Our lab is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, MA. We are within a rich scientific environment that includes Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other Harvard Medical School affiliated academic institutions.

If you are interested in participating in our research, please send an email with your CV and brief cover letter to Dr. Landa.

THE LANDA LAB

77 Avenue Louis Pasteur

4BF (HIM) Building

Rooms 645A/632

Boston, MA 02115

617.525.5153 / 617.525.4016

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