People

Nicole El-Ali (Ramirez)

nicoleramirez@fas.harvard.edu

Assistant Director of the Bauer Sequencing Core

Nicole manages the library preparation team and is responsible for service, training, support on Illumina library preparations, sequencing, and a wide variety of sample QC instruments.

Claire Hartmann (Reardon)

claire@cgr.harvard.edu

Director of Bauer Core

Claire manages both the flow cytometry and sequencing cores. She helps researchers choose the right instrumentation for their projects and offers consultations to help them plan their experiments.

Jeffery Nelson

jeffnelson@fas.harvard.edu

Assistant Director of the Bauer Flow Cytometry Core

Jeff leads the flow cytometry team and is responsible for training and support on flow cytometry sorters, analyzers, and plate readers.

Kristina Belanger

kristina_belanger@fas.harvard.edu

Research Core Scientist III

Kristina is responsible for Illumina sequencing, library preparation, training, and QC. She has a focus in lab automation and single-cell library preparation.

Kelly Cribari

kellycribari@fas.harvard.edu

Long Read Sequencing Team Lead

Kelly is responsible for long-read sequencing, library preparation, training, and QC. She supports the flow cytometry core and training on the Nanostring nCounter SPRINT.

Christian Daly

cdaly@cgr.harvard.edu

Sequencing Team Leader

Christian is responsible for Illumina sequencing. He also trains and supports researchers on the Biomek liquid handlers and plate readers.

Sarah Lyn Elwell

sarah_elwell@harvard.edu

Associate Dean of Research, FAS Science

Sarah oversees many areas of science operations including core facilities.

Chiara Gerhardinger

chiara_gerhardinger@harvard.edu

Sequencing Specialist

Chiara is an expert in our single-cell methods. She is a go-to for consultations regarding RNA extractions and is responsible for Illumina sequencing, library preparation, and QC.

Deidra Jordan Williams

deidra_jordan@fas.harvard.edu

Research Core Scientist III

Deidra is responsible for Illumina sequencing, library preparation, and QC.

Madina Jumabaeva

madinajumabaeva@fas.harvard.edu

Research Core Scientist III

Madina is responsible for Illumina sequencing, library preparation, and QC.

Maria E. Lopez-Siegel

maria_lopez-siegel@harvard.edu

Financial Associate

Maria manages the billing for all Division of Science service centers including all the core facilities, the Office of Animal Resources, Research Computing, the Helium Recovery Facility, and the Center for Biological Imaging.