Welcome Munawwar Abdulla and Mason Chiang to the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology

We are excited to welcome Munawwar Abdulla as a Lab Manager to the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Munawwar received her Masters in Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, where she studied potential neuroprotectants for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. She moved to Boston in 2019 to work as lab manager and technician at the Evolutionary Neuroscience Lab at Harvard University. In her new position as general project manager she will work closely together with Drs. Naomi Ko and Ruben Dries to coordinate and amalgamate their ongoing breast cancer disparities work and help establish new translational workflows that will benefit our breast cancer patients at BMC. Please join us in welcoming Munawwar to the section!

 

We are also excited to welcome Mason Chiang as a Research Assistant to the Section of Hematology and Oncology. Mason received his Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry at New York University in New York City, New York., United States of America, where he studied Biochemistry and Chinese language. He previously was a research intern at New York University Langone Health, in the department of Neurosurgery, where he studied DBS for Tourette Disorder. He moved to Boston in June of 2024, and has started his new position as a Clinical Research Assistant working under Drs. Naomi Ko and Ruben Dries to assist in clinical research. His hobbies are walking, cooking, sleeping, working out, driving, Costco, watching movies, and listening to music. He is ecstatic to work with his fellow colleagues, at the clinic, at the lab, and at work. Mason currently resides in Fenway, Boston, where he lives with his partner and 2 ragdoll cats. Please join us in welcoming Mason!