As a lab, we are interested in recruiting members from diverse educational backgrounds with varying career goals. This includes people with an interest in biology, engineering, computational biology, single-cell genomics/ transcriptomics, and immunology. We strive to support our lab members in all their efforts, both personally and professionally, as we seek to build a better understanding of women’s and reproductive health, immunology, and systems biology together. We are always looking for talented and curious students at all levels, from undergraduates to postdocs, to join us. Please reach out to Dr. Goods directly if you are interested in joining our group. See here for more details!

People

Lab Members

Dr. Britt Goods’ research lies at the intersection of reproductive health, immunology, and biological engineering. Britt received her PhD in Biological Engineering from MIT and she received her B.Eng. from The Thayer School of Engineering in 2011. She is broadly interested in creating tools, approaches, and the requisite biological knowledge to address pressing clinical problems in reproductive health and immunology. She also enjoys hiking, running, and hanging out with her family.

Britt Goods

Principal Investigator

Olivia is a first year PhD student interested in mapping the effects of sex hormones on macrophage fate and function using RNA-sequencing technologies. Originally from Florida, Olivia enjoys being outside and her goal is to hike all the 4,000 foot mountains in New Hampshire before she graduates.

Olivia Palmer

Graduate Student

I’m Rachel, a Ph.D. student in Good’s lab. Originally from China, I graduated from Boston College with degrees in Biology, Computer Science and Philosophy. My research interests mainly focus on interdisciplinary biology where computational and statistical methods are applied. I’m currently working on finding drug targets for female-targeted non-hormonal contraceptives and would love to explore how single-cell sequencing analysis contributes to ovarian biology. In my spare time, besides taking naps in the New England afternoon sun under a warm fluffy blanket, I love to eat, read and do some drawings.

Rachel Huang

Graduate Student

Hi Everyone, my name is Laasya and I am from India. I did my under-graduation in Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. I am a first year Ph.D. student at Goods lab and my research interests are in maternal and fetal immunology. In my free time, I like to go hiking, exploring the city, and trying different kinds of food.

Laasya Devi Annepureddy

Graduate Student - Innovation Program

Rutuja R. Phatate

Graduate Student

Originally from Ukraine, I joined the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 2023 as a postdoctoral scholar. I received my Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics at the Institute for Data Sciences & Informatics at University of Missouri-Columbia in 2022. I was also a recipient of Fulbright Graduate scholarship from Ukraine (2015 – 2017). My current research interests include reproductive immunology, systems biology, and bioinformatics. Outside of the lab I enjoy outdoor activities, strength training and taking care of my guinea pigs.

Olha Kholod

Postdoctoral Associate

I am a PhD candidate in Dartmouth’s Quantitative Biomedical Sciences program specializing in computational biology and spatial transcriptomics. My research focuses on developing computational tools for analyzing complex spatially-resolved transcriptomic data from platforms like Xenium and Visium HD. I advance spatially informed dimension reduction methods and adapt single-cell models to incorporate spatial context, providing insights into tissue architecture and cellular interactions.
I am also passionate about translational research, using spatial transcriptomics to uncover the mechanisms behind contraceptive-induced menstrual changes (CIMC), aiming to inform clinical strategies.

Ian Gingerich

Graduate Student

Lydia is a dual degree BE student studying biomedical engineering. She received a BA in Biochemistry from Vassar College in 2025. In the lab, she is working on in silico confirmation of potential target genes for non-hormonal ovarian contraceptives. Following her BE, she plans on applying to PhD programs with a focus in reproductive bioengineering.

Lydia Freedman

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Greta is an undergraduate student studying Engineering Sciences. In Goods Lab, she is studying the effect of sex hormones on T cells. Outside of academics and lab work, she also enjoys playing the harp, gymnastics, and skiing.

Greta Richardson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Angel Alejandro Avila

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Hannah joined the Goods Lab as a postdoc after receiving her PhD in bioengineering from the University of Washington where she studied drug delivery and transport in the female reproductive tract. She is interested in using systems biology frameworks and innovative computational tools to understand ovulation and identify non hormonal contraceptive targets. In her free time, Hannah enjoys being outdoors – hiking, biking, rock climbing, and skiing.

Hannah VanBenschoten

Postdoctoral Associate

Sonia Meytin

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Crystal Wang

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Onyeka Ozuzu

Milk Study Research Coordinator

Hien is a dual-degree student pursuing a BE in Bioengineering at Dartmouth. She received a BA in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry from Middlebury College in 2025. Her research interests lies at the intersection of computational biology, immunology, and cancer biology. In her free time, she enjoys music, video games, and hanging out with friends and family.

Hien Bui

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Alliya Parvez

Research Assistant

Previous Trainees and Alumni

Daniela is a research technician in the Goods Lab and Shalek Lab (MIT) interested in applying single-cell technologies to better elucidate transcriptional changes that drive follicle activation, maturation and ovulation. When Daniela is not in the lab, you can find her exploring the city of Boston, front row in a spin-cycle class, or visiting family in Canada.

Daniela Russo

Research Technician

Yunbeen’s research focused on investigating how cell-cell communication was altered across the menstrual cycle and as a function of disease. She analyzed previously generated datasets from healthy donors and endometriosis patients to identify receptor-ligand pairs responsible for mediating interactions between stromal cells and macrophages or epithelial cells and macrophages. She is currently an undergraduate at MIT.

Yunbeen Bae

Undergraduate researcher (co-mentored with Dr. Alex Shalek)

Michael’s research in the lab focused on developing computational methods for refining organoid composition via automated cell type identification. He also was responsible for generating single-cell RNA-seq data on endometriosis patients, revealing key cell states and altered cell-cell communication events. He is currently a graduate student in computational biology at Weill Cornell/ MSKCC and a biotech entrepreneur, investor, and community builder.

Michael Retchin

Undergraduate researcher (co-mentored with Dr. Alex Shalek)

Kristine Suritis

Undergraduate Research Assistant

My work aims to optimize culture conditions for mammary epithelial cells. Currently, I am analyzing sc-RNAseq data to identify potential upstream regulators of genes involved in lactation.

Anna Byrd

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Ami’s work in the lab focused on establishing methods to culture breast milk cells and coax them to produce milk components.

Ami Nwaoha

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Zhiqian Zhou

Graduate Student - PhD Innovation Program

Zhanel Nugmanova

Masters Student
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