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Post-doctoral Fellows

 

 

Yuyan Wang
T32 Post-doc Fellow
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Cornell University
yuyanw @ unc.edu
I like climbing and baking 3-tier cakes!
 

 

Jessi Vlcek
T32 Post-doc Fellow
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Colorado State University
jrvlcek @ unc.edu
I enjoy hiking/camping, ice cream, and hanging out with my cats.
 

Zhenzhen Chen
T32 Post-doc Fellow
PhD in Material Science & Engineering
Clarkson University
zzhen @ email.unc.edu
I like hiking and drawing!

 

Ph.D. Students

 

Emma Etter
BS in Biomedical Engineering
NC State
eletter @ live.unc.edu
I play tennis and love to travel!
 

Timothy Little
BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Timothy.little @ unc.edu
 

Ameya Chaudhari
MS in Biomedical Engineering
achaudhari @ unc.edu
 

Jessica Tetterton
BS in Biochemistry
jtetterton @ unc.edu
 

Anthony Hazelton
BS in BiochemistryClemson University
ahazelton @ unc.edu
Huge fan of sushi and Chick-fil-A!
 

Alita Miller
BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
alita.miller @ unc.edu
I play drums and love going to sporting events!
Sarah Thormann
BS in Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
sthorman @ unc.edu
I like jigsaw puzzles and have 2 cats named Sage and Cypress!
 

 

Caden Kussatz
BS in Chemistry
The University of Kansas (KU)
kussatzc @ unc.edu
I like playing video games and hanging out with friends.

 

Undergraduate Students

 

 

Srilekha Venkatraman
Major: Biomedical Engineering (BS)
svenka @ unc.edu
I like to crochet and sing!
 

 

Alaina Parker
Major: Biomedical Engineering (BS)
Minor: Environmental Science
alainamp @ unc.edu
I love to travel and crochet!
 

 

Sri Sruthi Potluru
Major: Biomedical Engineering (BS)
spotluru @ unc.edu
I love to art journal and play the piano!
 

 

Hannah Oh
Major: Nutrition Research & Science (BSPH)
Minor: Chemistry
hoh @ unc.edu
I have a pet turtle and I enjoy watching the Great British Bake Off!
 

 

Elijah Danley
Major: Chemistry (BA)
edanley @ ad.unc.edu
I like watching movies and am on the club ultimate frisbee team at UNC!

 

Dogtoral Students

 

 

Gizmo
Area of Expertise: The Lab Morale Booster
 

 

Pumba
Area of Expertise: The Food Critic

 

Alumni

Post-doctoral Fellows

Murali Maruthamuthu, PhD
PhD in Biochemistry
Current Position: Protein Scientist at BASF

Parth Chansoria, PhD
PhD in Industrial Engineering
NC State
Current Position: Group leader at ETH Zuerich

Kuo-Ching Mei, PhD
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
King’s College London
Current Position: Assistant Professor at SUNY Binghamton

Adam Brown, PhD
PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
University of Maryland
Current Position: Scientist II at Precision Biosciences, Inc

Anjali Verma, PhD
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
Current Position: Biomedical Engineer at the FDA

 

Ph.D. Graduates

Mairead Heavey, PhD
Graduated in May 2023
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Post-doc at MIT

Emily Bonacquisti, PhD
Graduated in December 2022
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Senior Scientist at Vitakey

Natalie Smith, PhD
Graduated in December 2022
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Scientist at Regeneron

Scott Ferguson, PhD
Graduated in April 2019
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Next Position: Post-doc in the Weissleder lab at Harvard
Current Position: Scientist at Freenome

Michael Deci, PhD
Graduated in May 2019
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Scientist at Moderna, Next Generation Therapeutics

Jinli Wang, MS, PhD
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: Post-doc at the University at Buffalo

 

M.S. Graduates

Tingyi Li, MS
Graduated in January 2021
Current Position: Scientist at TrueBinding Inc.

Danni Chen, BS/MS
Graduated in June 2019
BS/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Associate Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb

Jacqueline Gonya, BS/MS
Graduated in June 2019
BS/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Protein Engineer at Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Jake Megna, BS/MS
Graduated in June 2018
MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Research Associate at Regeneron

Nancy Song, MS
Graduated in June 2018
MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Associate Scientist at Pfizer

Sydney Scatigno, BS/MS
Graduated in June 2018
MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Scientist at Thermofisher

Jiaxin Song, MS
Graduated in June 2017
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: Clinical Associate at Pfizer

Lujing Wang, MS
Graduated in June 2017
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: PhD Student in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rutgers University

 

B.S. Graduates

Mitzy Salmeron, BS
BS in Chemistry/BS in Biology
Current Position: PhD student at Duke

Sarah Alhajli, BS
BS in Chemistry

Jiayan Le, BS
BS in Chemistry

Taylor Neal, BS
BS in Biology

Colin Cess, BS
Graduated in June 2018
BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California

Damian Peterson, BS
BS in Biochemistry
Current Position: PharmD Student at UNC at Chapel Hill

Sarah Delisle, BS
BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current Position: Data Manager I at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer