#  Contact Us 

 



##  Graduate Education Leadership 

 



  [### Roz Segal

 ](/people/rosalind-anne-segal-0) [roz\_segal@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:roz_segal@hms.harvard.edu)Dean for Graduate Education

Professor of Neurobiology

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      ![Dean Roz Segal](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/segal_roz.jpg?itok=JxGX9Kmy) 

 

 

 

   [### Johanna L Gutlerner

 ](/people/johanna-l-gutlerner) [johanna\_gutlerner@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:johanna_gutlerner@hms.harvard.edu)Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education

Lecturer, Department of BCMP

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      ![Johanna Gutlerner](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/gutlerner_johanna.jpg?itok=tHLp0K17) 

 

 

 

   [### Jason Heustis

 ](/people/jason-heustis) [ronald\_heustis@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:ronald_heustis@hms.harvard.edu)Assistant Dean for Student Development and Evaluation for Graduate Education

 

 

 

      ![Jason Heustis](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/jason_heustis.jpg?itok=c8Ot61La) 

 

 

 

   [### Tari Tan

 ](/people/tari-tan) [Taralyn\_Tan@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Taralyn_Tan@hms.harvard.edu)HMS Assistant Dean for Educational Innovation and Scholarship

Lecturer, HMS Department of Neurobiology

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      ![Tari Tan](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/tan_tari.jpg?itok=IkmuxbKM) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  Student Affairs 

 



  [### Samantha Reed

 ](/people/samantha-reed) [samantha\_reed@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:samantha_reed@hms.harvard.edu)Executive Director

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      ![Samantha Reed](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/reed_samantha.jpg?itok=OVY6IaWp) 

 

 

 

   [### Nikki Crouse

 ](/people/nikki-crouse) [nikki\_crouse@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:nikki_crouse@hms.harvard.edu)Student Affairs Coordinator

 

 

 

      ![Nikki Crouse](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/resized.jpg?itok=Xcao_De6) 

 

 

 

   [### Nancy Gerard

 ](/people/nancy-gerard) [dmsdean\_asst@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:dmsdean_asst@hms.harvard.edu)Assistant to Dean for Graduate Education 

Executive Coordinator

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      ![Nancy Gerard](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/20190716_072541.jpg?itok=c6Sa1uk7) 

 

 

 

   [### Kelly Nicolas

 ](/people/kelly-nicolas) [kelly\_nicolas@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:kelly_nicolas@hms.harvard.edu)DMS Student and Alumni Engagement Administrator

 

 

 

      ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/HMS%20Headshot.jpg?itok=dzWJ-ePl) 

 

 

 

   [### Josephine Park

 ](/people/josephine-park) [Josephine\_Park@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Josephine_Park@hms.harvard.edu)Admin Coordinator

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      ![Josephine Park](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/park_josephine.jpg?itok=zzEK02sr) 

 

 

 

   [### Erin Ringuette

 ](/people/curriculum-coordinator) [dms\_courses@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:dms_courses@hms.harvard.edu)Student Affairs Manager

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      ![Erin Ringuette](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/ringuette_erin.jpg?itok=rRsH0C0K) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  Office of Culture, Community, and Engagement 

 



  [### Xavier du Maine

 ](/people/xavier-du-maine) <xdumaine@g.harvard.edu>Assistant Director of Culture, Community, and Engagement

Harvard Integrated Life Sciences

 

 

 

      ![Xavier du Maine](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/dumaine_xavier.jpg?itok=UO55BdFh) 

 

 

 

   [### Gisselle Vélez-Ruiz

 ](/people/gisselle-v%C3%A9lez-ruiz) [gisselle\_velez@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:gisselle_velez@fas.harvard.edu)Associate Dean of Culture, Community, and Engagement

 

 

 

      ![Gisselle Vélez-Ruiz](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/gisselle_velez-ruiz.png?itok=mpDwEsF2) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  Financial Administration 

 



  [### Rachel Boschetto

 ](/people/rachel-boschetto)Senior Grants Manager

 

 

 

      ![boschetto_rachel.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/boschetto_rachel.jpg?itok=vwUnpw7v) 

 

 

 

   [### Will Carter

 ](/people/will-carter-0) <wcarter@hms.harvard.edu>Director of Finance and Administration

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      ![Will Carter](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/carter_will.jpg?itok=JP4kpn8G) 

 

 

 

   [### Andy Chang

 ](/people/andy-chang) [Andy\_Chang@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Andy_Chang@hms.harvard.edu)Associate Director of Finance for Graduate Education

 

 

 

      ![Andy Chang](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/chang_andy.jpg?itok=pQ_eeSJ3) 

 

 

 

   [### Danny Cho

 ](/people/danny-cho) [danny\_cho@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:danny_cho@hms.harvard.edu)Accounting Administrator

 

 

 

      ![Danny Cho](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/cho_danny.jpg?itok=ZVxmrBUy) 

 

 

 

   [### Greg Desmarais

 ](/people/greg-desmarais) [gregory\_desmarais@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:gregory_desmarais@hms.harvard.edu)Senior Grants Manager

 

 

 

      ![Greg Desmarais](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/desmarais_greg.jpg?itok=L_20ynn5) 

 

 

 

   [### David Jablon

 ](/people/david-jablon) <dmsaccounting@hms.harvard.edu>Funding Administrator

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      ![David Jablon](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/jablon_david_3.jpg?itok=Est31sSK) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  PhD Program Offices 

 



  [### Maria Bollinger

 ](/people/maria-bollinger) <maria@hms.harvard.edu>Program Administrator, Virology

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      ![Maria Bollinger](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/bollinger_maria_0.jpg?itok=4GOQBnXP) 

 

 

 

   [### Deirdre Duckett

 ](/people/deirdre-duckett) [Deirdre\_Duckett@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Deirdre_Duckett@hms.harvard.edu)Assistant Director, BBS

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   [### Megan Eruzione

 ](/people/megan-eruzione) [Immunology\_Program@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Immunology_Program@hms.harvard.edu)Program Administrator, Immunology

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      ![eruzione_megan.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/eruzione_megan.jpg?itok=CQnVPi2i) 

 

 

 

   [### Danny Gonzalez

 ](/people/danny-gonzalez) <danny@hms.harvard.edu>Program Administrator, BBS

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      ![gonzalez_danny_1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/gonzalez_danny_1.jpg?itok=dLRGni6y) 

 

 

 

   [### Cathy Haskell

 ](/people/cathy-haskell) [catherine\_haskell@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:catherine_haskell@hms.harvard.edu)Program Manager, BMI

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      ![Cathy Haskell](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/haskell_cathy.jpg?itok=z7k7MWeP) 

 

 

 

   [### Susan Jackson

 ](/people/susan-jackson) [susan\_jackson@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:susan_jackson@hms.harvard.edu)Program Administrator, Neuroscience

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      ![Susan Jackson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/jackson_susan.jpg?itok=a5KxmpU5) 

 

 

 

   [### Franceny Johnson

 ](/people/franceny-johnson) [Franceny\_Johnson@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Franceny_Johnson@hms.harvard.edu)Program Administrator, SHBT

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      ![johnson_franceny2.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/johnson_franceny2.jpg?itok=UHk0LH_e) 

 

 

 

   [### Anne O'Shea

 ](/people/anne-oshea) [anne\_oshea@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:anne_oshea@hms.harvard.edu)Program Administrator, BBS

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      ![Anne O'Shea](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/oshea_anne.jpg?itok=-H4c0aOB) 

 

 

 

   [### Lilen Uchima

 ](/people/lilen-uchima) [Lilen\_Uchima@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Lilen_Uchima@hms.harvard.edu)Director of Education and DEI Programs

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      ![Lilen Uchima](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/uchima_lilen_1.jpg?itok=6_iy5FZH) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  PhD Program Heads 

 



  [### John A. Assad

 ](/people/john-assad) <jassad@hms.harvard.edu>Director of the Program in Neuroscience

Professor of Neurobiology

 

 

 

      ![John Assad](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/assad_john.jpg?itok=EAqzwe_m) 

 

 

 

   [### Chinfei Chen

 ](/people/chinfei-chen) <chinfei.chen@childrens.harvard.edu>Associate Director of the Program in Neuroscience

Professor of Neurology

 

 

 

      ![Chinfei Chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/chen_chinfei_0.jpg?itok=WQf3hYdk) 

 

 

 

   [### Monica P. Colaiácovo

 ](/people/monica-p-colaiacovo) <mcolaiacovo@genetics.med.harvard.edu>Associate Director, PhD Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Professor of Genetics

 

 

 

      ![Monica Colaiácovo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/colaiacovo_monica_1.jpg?itok=MgWsnfhN) 

 

 

 

   [### Maha Farhat

 ](/people/maha-farhat) <mrfarhat@partners.org>BIG Associate Director

Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics

 

 

 

      ![Maha Farhat](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/farhat_maha.jpg?itok=jyCcZ7D8) 

 

 

 

   [### Wendy S Garrett

 ](/people/wendy-s-garrett) <wgarrett@hsph.harvard.edu>Associate Director, Graduate Program in Immunology

Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

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      ![Wendy Garrett](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/garrett_wendy_1.jpg?itok=TuW-mdxQ) 

 

 

 

   [### Gwenaëlle Géléoc

 ](/people/gwenaelle-geleoc) <gwenaelle.geleoc@childrens.harvard.edu>Program Director, Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT)

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

 

 

 

      ![geleoc_gwenaelle_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/geleoc_gwenaelle_0.jpg?itok=0nCRwGD3) 

 

 

 

   [### Benjamin Elison Gewurz

 ](/people/benjamin-elison-gewurz) <bgewurz@bwh.harvard.edu>Associate Program Head, PhD Program in Virology

Associate Professor of Medicine

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      ![Ben Gewurz](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/gewurz_ben.jpg?itok=3mA8e0I6) 

 

 

 

   [### Peter J. Park

 ](/people/peter-j-park) [peter\_park@harvard.edu](mailto:peter_park@harvard.edu)BMI Program Director

Professor of Biomedical Informatics

 

 

 

      ![Peter Park](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/park_peter.jpg?itok=N30DuPIQ) 

 

 

 

   [### Shiv Subramaniam Pillai

 ](/people/shiv-subramaniam-pillai) <pillai@helix.mgh.harvard.edu>Program Head, Graduate Program in Immunology

Professor of Medicine

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      ![pillai_shiv.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/pillai_shiv.jpg?itok=WOn5IwmJ) 

 

 

 

   [### Aaron Schmidt

 ](/people/aaron-gregory-schmidt-1) [aaron\_schmidt@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:aaron_schmidt@hms.harvard.edu)Program Director, PhD Program in Virology

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

 

 

 

      ![Aaron Schmidt](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/img_6306.jpeg?itok=_QHYiPfj) 

 

 

 

   [### David L. Van Vactor

 ](/people/david-l-van-vactor) <Davie@hms.harvard.edu>Director, Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Graduate Program

Professor of Cell Biology

 

 

 

      ![van_vactor_david_1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3501/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/van_vactor_david_1.jpg?itok=MV4ueeP_) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  General Inquiries 

**Division of Medical Sciences**  
Harvard Medical School  
260 Longwood Avenue  
Tosteson Medical Education Center  
Suite 435  
Boston, MA 02115

<dms@hms.harvard.edu>  
(617) 432-0162