Hi! I'm an MD-PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Harvard Medical School and MIT. I recently obtained my PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the supervision of Matthew Vander Heiden. There, I used small molecule and genetic approaches to understand how metabolism and DNA replication fidelity affect cell fate decisions in the hematopoietic system.

I completed my undergradute degree at Stanford University in biology and computer science. I was advised by Howard Chang, where I studied noncoding RNAs and their structure, interactions, and function. We discovered how these RNAs orchestrate gene regulation, cell fate, and many other processes through noncanonical functions. Previously, I worked with Long-Cheng Li at UCSF on small RNA-mediated gene activation in the worm C. elegans.

I'm also excited by the role of technology in healthcare and other industries. During summer 2015, I interned at Flatiron Health as a Data Insights Engineer, where I helped build analytics tools on top of a million-patient clinicogenomic database that will be used for drug discovery and personalized medicine.

In my free time I love running, sailing, biking, and baking. I follow college football pretty avidly and enjoy learning new skills, whether it's a new instrument, programming language, or sport. Finally, I love tacos. Contact me if you know of a great taco place.

Email me at brian_do at hms dot harvard dot edu.