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Mohamad Ali Najia

Mohamad Ali Najia

Research Fellow focused on hematopoiesis, genomics, and synthetic biology

mnajia
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joined January 2026

Summary

Technology developer: builds molecular and synthetic biology tools to measure dynamic cellular states without destroying samples (e.g., engineered virus-like particles for live-cell transcriptomics). biorxiv+1
Hematopoiesis and translational focus: researches regulatory mechanisms underlying hematopoietic lineage decisions with an emphasis on chromatin, transposable elements, and generating lymphoid cells for potential adoptive cell therapies. mit+1
Productive academic collaborator and author: contributed to peer-reviewed and preprint publications across journals and preprint servers, including work on CAR T and NK cell maturation, CellComm, and chromatin vulnerabilities in cancer. nih+2
Leadership and cross-disciplinary engagement: combines academic research with leadership and entrepreneurial activities (GapSummit presidency, MIT Sandbox advising, and a short venture fellowship) to bridge science, policy, and translation. github+1

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Enjoys sailing, hiking, baking, woodworking and gardening. github+1