Our Team

Joseph Kaserman, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Research Interests: Mechanisms of hepatic injury in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

kaserman at bu.edu
(617) 638-4821

Carly Merritt, BA

MD/PhD Student

Colorado College

Research Interests: Misfolded protein-induced gain of function toxicity in lung alveolar epithelium

merricar at bu.edu

Méline Homps-Legrand, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Université Paris Cité

Research Interests: Signaling function of cell junctional proteins

melinehl at bu.edu

Shumin Guan, MPH

Study Coordinator

Boston University School of Public Health

Research Interests: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; Clinical trials

sguan at bu.edu

Shubham Kesarwani, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India

Research Interests: Genetic contributors to AATD liver disease outcomes

skesar at bu.edu

Timon Lwo, MEng

PhD Student

University of Michigan

Research Interests: Alveolar macrophage biology in AATD

timonlwo at bu.edu

Rose Griffin, BA

MD/PhD Student

Wesleyan University

Research Interests: Alveolar epithelial biology in AATD

rosepg at bu.edu

Hind Ghazalah, MBChB

Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow

University of Baghdad College of Medicine

Research Interests: Patient and Clnician Attitudes Towards Genetic Therapies; Clinical Trials

highazal at bu.edu

Maria Trovero, PhD

Staff Scientist

School of Sciences, University of the Republic, Uruguay

Research Interests: Gene editing

mftrover at bu.edu

Sacha Sergent, BA

Medical Student

Boston University

Research Interests: Guideline-Driven Screening for AATD Diagnosis

sergent at bu.edu

Tingzhen Liu, BS

Masters Student

Brandeis University

Research Interests: Genetic Screens

tliu3 at bu.edu