GRADUATE STUDENT

Jerry obtained his BS in Biological Sciences from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he studied the genotype-to-phenotype basis of coronary artery disease. He then joined the Bischoff Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he studied mechanisms underlying infantile hemangioma.

Jerry joined the Banaszynski and Hon Labs in 2025. He is interested in the regulatory potential of endogenous retroelements.

Key Publications
R(+) propranolol decreases lipid accumulation in haemangioma-derived stem cells
Tan JWH, Wylie-Sears J, Seebauer C, Mulliken JB, Francois M, Holm A, Bischoff J. (2025) Br J Dermatol, 192, 757-759 [paper]

An endothelial SOX18-mevalonate pathway axis enables repurposing of statins for infantile hemangioma
Holm A, Graus MS, Wylie-Sears J, Tan JWH, Alvarez-Harmon M, Borgelt L, Nasim S, Chung L, Jain A, Sun M, Sun L, Brouillard P, Lekwuttikarn R, Qi Y, Teng J, Vikkula M, Kozakewich H, Mulliken JB, Francois M, Bischoff J. (2025) J Clin Invest, 135, e179782. [paper]