Dana Silvian

Research Associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Greater Boston

About

Experience

  • Research Associate at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    In the Barrett lab, I am using human iPSC models along with gene editing, screening, and single cell -omics approaches to understand the consequences of gene dosage imbalance on brain cell development and degeneration.

  • Undergraduate Researcher at University of Chicago
    Apr 2022 - Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    In the Eatock lab, I investigated how cells in the vestibular inner ear function collectively to represent head motion. For my senior thesis, I developed new image analysis pipelines and models to help capture moment-to-moment hair cell function at population levels.

  • Statistical Research Officer at A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Jun 2024 - Sep 2024 · 4 mos

    I analyzed facial movement and heart rate data to understand how attention is reflected in the body’s physiological signals, with the goal of informing human–computer interface technologies to support new education tools in Singapore.

  • Undergraduate Researcher at Collège de France
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

    In the Brunet Lab, I developed immunohistochemistry and image analysis protocols to characterize perivascular macrophage patterns in zebrafish and investigate mechanisms of vascular regeneration following head injury.

  • RISE internship at Boston University
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos