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Helbig Lab Team
The lab's diverse and skilled experts each have a pivotal role in leveraging large-scale data to better understand rare neurological disorders in children. From patient interactions to comprehensive data analysis, the team is the voice behind what makes data speak in rare childhood epilepsies.

Ingo Helbig, MD
Attending Physician
Dr. Helbig is a pediatric neurologist in the Division of Neurology and a core faculty member of the ENGIN Frontier Program.
Our Staff
Mahgenn Cosico
Clinical Research Coordinator
cosicom@chop.edu
Manuel Torres Diz
Bioinformatics Scientist
torresdizm@chop.edu
Colin Ellis, MD
Neurologist
ellisc@chop.edu
Eryn Fitch
Clinical Research Assistant
Shiva Ganesan, MS
Bioinformatician
ganesans@chop.edu
Katherine Helbig, MS, LCGC
Genetic Counselor
helbigk@chop.edu
Michael Kaufman, MS
Data Scientist
kaufmanmc@chop.edu
David Lewis-Smith, MA, MB BChir, MClinRes, MRCP
Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow based at Newcastle University (UK)
lewissmitd@chop.edu
Laina Lusk, MMSc, LCGC
Genetic Counselor
luskl@chop.edu
Sarah McKeown, MS, LCGC
Genetic Counselor
mckeowns@chop.edu
Ian McSalley
Bioinformatics Scientist
mcsalleyi@chop.edu
Vikram Mukherjee, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator
mukherjeev@chop.edu
Margaret O'Brien
Research Student
tobrienm7@chop.edu
Shridhar Parthasarathy
Data Scientist
parthasars@chop.edu
Manuela Pendziwiat
Biochemist
Priya Vaidiswaran, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator
vaidiswarp@chop.edu
Olivia Wilmarth
Genetic Counselor Assistant
wilmartho@chop.edu
Julie Xian
Data Scientist
xianj@chop.edu