People
Current
Post-doctoral Fellows
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Yuyan Wang, PhD |
Climbing and baking 3-tier cakes! |
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Jessi Vlcek, PhD T32 Post-doc Fellow PhD in BME Colorado State University jrvlcek @ unc.edu |
Hiking/camping, ice cream, and hanging out with my cats. |
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Tinslee Dilday, PhD T32 Post-doc Fellow PhD in Pharmacology Indiana University tdilday @ email.unc.edu |
Running, baking and cooking! |
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Mark Bannon, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow PhD in Chemical Engineering University of Virginia msbannon @ email.unc.edu |
Playing/coaching lacrosse, and playing in the Bannon Strings Band |
Ph.D. Students
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Emma Etter BS in Biomedical Engineering NC State eletter @ live.unc.edu |
I play tennis and love to travel! |
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Timothy Little BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Timothy.little @ unc.edu |
I enjoy playing ping pong in my free time and chilling with friends. |
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Ameya Chaudhari MS in Biomedical Engineering achaudhari @ unc.edu |
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Jessica Tetterton BS in Biochemistry jtetterton @ unc.edu |
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Anthony Hazelton BS in Biochemistry Clemson University ahazelton @ unc.edu |
Huge fan of sushi and Chick-fil-A! |
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Alita Miller BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering Purdue University alita.miller @ unc.edu |
I play drums and love going to sporting events! |
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Sarah Thormann BS in Biomedical Engineering Purdue University sthorman @ unc.edu |
I like jigsaw puzzles and have 2 cats named Sage and Cypress! |
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Caden Kussatz BS in Chemistry The University of Kansas (KU) kussatzc @ unc.edu |
I like playing video games and hanging out with friends. |
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Omar Budayr BS in Psychology/Chemistry University of Tennessee obudayr @ email.unc.edu |
Post-Bac Student
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Brandon Villanueva Sanchez BS in Neuroscience University of Nebraska at Omaha bvillan @ unc.edu |
I like cooking steak and grilling out! |
Undergraduate Students
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Srilekha Venkatraman Major: Biomedical Engineering (BS) svenka @ unc.edu |
I like to crochet and sing! |
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Alaina Parker Major: Biomedical Engineering (BS) Minor: Environmental Science alainamp @ unc.edu |
I love to travel and crochet! |
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Sri Sruthi Potluru Major: Biomedical Engineering (BS) spotluru @ unc.edu |
I love to art journal and play the piano! |
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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! |
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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
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Gizmo Area of Expertise: The Lab Morale Booster |
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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