Graduate Students
Jahin Ahmed
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: Dr. Fabrizio Sergi
Previous Degrees: B.S.C. in Biomedical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Professionals
Email: jahin@udel.edu
Location: STAR HSC, Human Robotic Lab Suite 124A
Sobia Anam
Matriculated: 2021
Program: PhD
Research Area: Mathematical Modeling of HIV Dynamics
Research Adviser: Ryan Zurakowski
Previous Degrees: BS in Biomedical Engineering from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan
Honors & Awards: 2023 UD Graduate Student Travel Award
Email: sobia@udel.edu
Location: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center (BPI), 4th floor
Theophilus Annan
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Gait Biomechanics and Rehabilitation
Research Adviser: Jill Higginson
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University & B.S in Biomedical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Email: tannan@udel.edu
Location: STAR Campus
Shriya Bagdi
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: Microfluidics
Research Advisor: Dr. Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: B.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Delaware
Email: sbagdi@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 590 S. College Avenue
Bahar Bahramimeimandi
Matriculated: Spring 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Cell engineering, Drug delivery
Research Advisor: Dr. Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Medical Biotechnology from Iran University of Medical Sciences and Technology; B.S. in Anesthesiology from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Email: bahar@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center (BPI), 4th floor
Olivia Bailey
Matriculated: Fall 2021
Program: PhD
Research Area: MR Elastography for Brain Biomechanics
Research Advisor: Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Honors & Awards: 2023 Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Departmental Service Award, 2021 Gore Biomedical Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Email: obailey@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, 540 S. College Ave, Suite 109
Remy Brettell
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Advisor: TBD
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Virginia
Email: rbrett@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: TBD
John Buggeln
Matriculated: Spring 2022
Program: Biomechanics and Movement Science, PhD
Research Area: Human Motor Control and Learning
Research Advisor: Dr. Joshua Cashaback
Previous Degrees: B.S. Biophysics, Bucknell University; M.S. Anatomy & Clinical Health Science, University of Delaware
Email: jhb@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, Suite 201
Hannah Cohen
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Rehabilitation Biomechanics and Robotics
Research Adviser: Fabrizio Sergi
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from West Virginia University
Honors & Awards: 2020 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: hncohen@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, 540 S. College Ave, Suite 124
Mackenzie Conner
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Intervertebral Disks Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Dawn Elliot
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Engineering with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering, Minors in Mathematics and Biology, from Roger Williams University
Honors & Awards: 2023 Chair’s Fellowship, 2023 Women in Engineering Fellowship
Email: connerm@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 109J
Chitran Roy Chowdhurry
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery/Nanomedicine
Research Adviser: Emily Day
Previous Degrees: BTech/MTech in Biotechnology from KIIT University, 2019
Email: chitran@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE 19713, 4th Floor
Margaux Deputy
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery to the Placenta for Maternal-Fetal Health
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware
Email: mdeputy@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor
Alexa Marie Diano
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: PhD
Research Area: MR Elastography for Brain Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rowan University
Honors & Awards: 2022 BME Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Email: adiano@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, 540 S. College Ave, Room 109
Olivia Dyer
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Knee Joint Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Stephanie Cone
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Cell Biology/Biochemistry from Bucknell University
Honors & Awards: 2023 Chair’s Fellowship, 2023 Women in Engineering Fellowship, 2024 Top Ten Finalist: George W. Laird Merit Fellowship
Email: oldyer@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 201
Brenna Ellis
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Chondrocyte mechanotransduction and tissue engineering
Research Adviser: Dr. Christopher Price
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Tennessee
Email: bkellis@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, BPI 590 Avenue 1743, 4th floor
Bruno de Medeiros Cartaxo Esmeraldo
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Cell Manufacturing and Tissue Regeneration
Research Adviser: Brian Kwee
Previous Degrees: B.S in Biomedical Engineering
Honors & Awards: 2022 Chair Fellowship
Email: bruno@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: BPI 4th floor. 543, Avenue 1753
Jack Felipe
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Orthopedic Tissue Biomechanics, Human Movement
Research Adviser: Stephanie Cone
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The College of New Jersey
Email: felipej@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 201
Luisa Fink
Matriculated: Fall 2021
Program: Biomedical Engineering, PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery, Cell Engineering Concerning the Immune System
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: B.S in Bioengineering, University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany
Honors & Awards: 2020 Biomedical Engineering Chair Fellowship
Email: lufink@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE 19713, 4th floor
Jackson Gabbard
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: TBD
Previous Degrees: B.S.E in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: jgabbard@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: TBD
Biswarup Goswami
Matriculated: Spring 2021
Program: Biomedical Engineering Ph.D.
Research Area: Breast Cancer dormancy
Research Adviser: John Slater
Previous Degrees: Undergrad in Biomedical Engineering
Honors & Awards: UD Graduate College End-of-the-Year Award 2022-23
Email: biswarup@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 590 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713
Cody Helm
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: PhD
Research Area: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Motor Control
Research Advisor: Fabrizio Sergi
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Biotechnology from North Carolina State University
Honors & Awards: 2023 BME Outstanding Graduate Student Service Award
Email: cahelm@udel.edu
Location: STAR Campus 540 S. College Ave. Suite 124
Hassan Karimi
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Tissue Engineering and Experimental Disease Modeling
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Tissue Engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran
Email: hkarimi@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation, 4th floor
Kayla Katz
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: TBD
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Molecular Biology from California State University-Monterey Bay
Email: kaykatz@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: TBD
Mary Kramer
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: MR Elastography for Aging Brain Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Carolina
Honors & Awards: 2020 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: mkkramer@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, Suite 109J
George Kramarenko
Matriculated: Fall 2021
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery/Nanomedicine
Research Adviser: Emily Day
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Bioengineering from Temple University & B.S. in Bioengineering from Temple University
Honors & Awards: 2022 NRT-MIDAS Fellow, 2021 Gore Fellow
Email: gkram@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE 19713, 4th floor
Matthew Kroen
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Medical Imaging
Research Adviser: Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S in Biomedical Engineering from Bucknell University
Email: mkroen@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 109J
Rucha Kulkarni
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Jill Higginson
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University, B.Tech. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from MKSSS Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune, India
Honors & Awards: 2023 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: rnk@udel.edu
Location: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 201
John Laporte
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: Dr. Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Email: jlaporte@udel.edu
Location: STAR HSC, Suite 109
Ali Lateef
Matriculated: Fall 2021
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Cell and Tissue Modeling
Research Adviser: Elise Corbin
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida
Honors & Awards: 2023 Biomedical Engineering Teaching Assistant Award, 2021 Biomedical Engineering Chair Fellowship
Email: alateef@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: 590 Avenue 1743, Ste 421, Newark, DE 19713 Suite 450
Keely Laurence
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Tissue Engineering and Muscle Regeneration
Research Adviser: Brian Kwee
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Oklahoma
Honors & Awards: Unidel Distinguished Graduate Scholars Top Up Award
Email: Klaur@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 4th Floor
Abbie Thomas
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Molecular Analysis of ABCA4 and its Clinical Variants
Research Adviser: Dr. Esther Biswas
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma
Honors & Awards: Tau Beta Pi Graduate Fellowship, 2023 College of Engineering Graduate Student Service Award, 2023 BME Outstanding Engineering Outreach Award
Email: abbietho@udel.edu
Location: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 4th floor
Zhimo (Bill) Li
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Research Area: Organ-on-a-chip System, Better Manipulation and Biomimetic
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees:
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester & B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University
Email: zhimoli@udel.edu
Location: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center (BPI), 4th floor
Lily Lin
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Tendon Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Dr. Dawn Elliott
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia
Honors & Awards: 2022 BME Outstanding Service Award, 2020 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: lilymlin@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, 540 S. College Ave, Suite 125/109J
Omkar Mhatre
Matriculated: Fall 2019
Program: PhD
Research Area: Evaluating the Role of Biophysical Forces in Lung and Vascular Disorders
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology & B.S in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology from ICT
Email: omkarm@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743
Lauren Mottel
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: Biomedical Engineering, PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery, Biomaterials
Research Adviser: Brian Kwee
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with Honors and Distinction from University of Delaware
Honors & Awards: 2024 George W. Larid Merit Fellowship Award
Email: 1mottel@udel.edu
Location: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 4th Floor
Nick Muscara
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: Dr. Joshua Cashaback
Previous Degrees: B.E. in Biomedical Engineering. B.S in Neuroscience from the University of Delaware
Email: nickrn@udel.edu
Location: STAR Campus, Suite 201
Truc Ngo
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Neuromechanics, Decision-Making, Tactile Perception
Research Adviser: Joshua Cashaback & Charles Dhong
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Oklahoma State University & B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University
Honors & Awards: 2023 Top Ten Finalist: George W. Laird Merit Fellowship, 2022 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: tructn@udel.edu
Location: STAR Campus, Suite 201
Rebecca Nikonowicz
Matriculated: Fall 2019
Program: PhD
Research Area: Robotics, Motor Control Neuromechanics
Research Adviser: Fabrizio Sergi
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware; B.S.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Business from Rice University
Honors & Awards: NASA DE Space Grant Fellowship, Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award
Email: rnikon@udel.edu
Location: 540 South College Ave., Suite 124A, Newark DE 19713
Hisham Omar
Matriculated: Spring 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: Biomechanics, Additive Manufacturing, Tissue Mechanics
Research Adviser: Dr. Michael Hast
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Biomedical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology
Email: ayasrah@udel.edu
Location: Spencer Laboratory, 3rd Floor
Lauren Porter
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Biomaterials for regulating cancer progression
Research Adviser: Dr. Robert “Smitty” Oakes
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia
Honors & Awards: 2024 George W. Laird Merit Fellowship Award
Email: lgporter@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor
Nicholas Pyontek
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Elastography for Brain Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Physics from The College of New Jersey
Honors & Awards: 2024 George W. Laird Merit Fellowship Award
Email: npyontek@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 109J
Erfan Rahmani
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Gene Delivery and Wound Healing
Research Adviser: Kristi Kiick
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tehran & B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University
Email: erfanrh@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE 19713, 2nd Floor
Sanjna Rao
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Elastin-Collagen Nanovesicles for Drug Delivery
Research Adviser: Kristi Kiick
Previous Degrees: B.E. in Chemical Engineering from The Cooper Union
Email: srao@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 2nd Floor
Filipa Ribeiro Soeiro de Carvalho
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Microfluidics, Women’s Health
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma
Honors & Awards: 2022 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: filipa@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor
Maneesha Sahni
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Using Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery for Endometriosis
Research Adviser: Emily Day
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Engineering (Concentration in Biomedical Engineering), Minor in Biology from Drexel University
Honors & Awards: 2023 George W. Laird Merit Fellowship Finalist, 2022 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: msahni@udel.edu
Location: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor, Suite 442/444
Alyson Schwartz
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: TBD
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Clemson University
Honors & Awards: 2023 George W. Laird Merit Fellowship Finalist, 2022 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: alysons@udel.edu
Location: TBD
Maneesha Sahni
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Using Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery for Endometriosis
Research Adviser: Emily Day
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Engineering (Concentration in Biomedical Engineering), Minor in Biology from Drexel University
Honors & Awards: 2023 George W. Laird Merit Fellowship Finalist, 2022 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: msahni@udel.edu
Location: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor, Suite 442/444
Brennagh Shields
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration
Research Adviser: Brian Kwee
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Bioengineering from Temple University
Email: brbs@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 4th Floor
Colleen Simmerly
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Cell & Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials
Research Adviser: Elise Corbin
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Maryland
Email: csimmerl@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 4th Floor
Ashika Singh
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Microfluidics to Study Immunology and Pathogenesis of HIV Infection
Research Adviser: Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biotechnology from St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) & B.S. in Biotechnology from Jai Hind College
Email: ashikas@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center (BPI), 4th floor
Rishabh Singh
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Tissue Engineered Models for Breast Cancer Dormancy
Research Adviser: John Slater
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University & B.E (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from BITS-Pilani, India
Email: rishabhs@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor
Jacob Skigen
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Gait Biomechanics and Rehabilitation
Research Advisor: Elisa Arch
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering from North Carolina State University
Email: jtskigen@udel.edu
Location: 540 S College Ave, Newark, DE 19713, 3rd Floor
Eric Sterin
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: PhD
Research Area: Biomimetic Nanotechnology for Therapeutic Delivery
Research Adviser: Emily Day
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering with focuses in Polymers and Biomaterials, Minors in Economics and Entrepreneurship from Ohio State University
Honors & Awards: 2022-2025 NSF-GRFP Fellowship, 2020 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: sterin@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center (BPI), 4th floor
Reshma Sudhesh
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: Dr. Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, M.S. in Bioengineering from Temple University
Email: rsudhesh@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR campus, 540 S. College Ave, Suite 109
Seth Sullivan
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Research Area: Neuromechanics, Human-Human Interaction
Research Adviser: Joshua Cashaback
Previous Degrees: B.A. in Physics from College of the Holy Cross
Honors & Awards: 2021 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email: sethsull@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Campus, Suite 201
Shalini Sundar
Matriculated: Fall 2020
Program: Biomedical PhD
Research Area: Measuring Cellular and Tissue Level Mechanical Properties
Research Adviser: Charles Dhong
Previous Degrees: Honors B.E. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Delaware & B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware
Honors & Awards: 2020 Gore Engineering Fellowship
Email: sshalu@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Dupont 324
Ryan Taitano
Matriculated: Fall 2018
Program: PhD
Research Area: Biomaterials and Microfluidics for Vascular Dementia Research
Research Adviser: John Slater
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware
Email: rtaitano@udel.edu
Location: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200
Afsara Tasnim
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering, Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Elise Corbin
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Toledo
Honors & Awards: 2023 Chair’s Fellowship, 2023 Women in Engineering Fellowship
Email: atasnim@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center, 4th Floor
Ann Thomas
Matriculated: Fall 2022
Program: PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery for Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Research Adviser: Christopher Price
Previous Degrees: M.S. in Biotechnology from NIT Rourkela, India & B.S. in Biotechnology from VIT University, India
Email: annt@udel.edu
Location: AP-Bio, 590 Avenue 1743, 4th Floor
Connor Virgile
Matriculated: Fall 2019
Program: PhD
Research Area: Cell & Tissue Engineering, Sepsis, Biomaterials
Research Adviser: Elise Corbin
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, minor in Economics from the University of Rochester
Email: cvirgile@udel.edu
Location: Delaware Technology Park, 9 Innovation Way, Suite 276
Sabrina Vander Wiele
Matriculated: Fall 2023
Program: PhD
Research Area: Magnetic Resonance Elastography for Brain
Research Adviser: Curtis Johnson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The College of New Jersey
Email: svanderw@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 109J
Logan Whitesel
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: Catherine Fromen
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Delaware
Email: 1bw@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Colburn Lab, Room 123
Rayesa Rupanti
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Mathematical Modeling of Human Disease
Research Adviser: Ryan Zurakowski
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Military Institute of Science and Technology
Email: rayesa@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP-Bio,590 Avenue, 1743, 4th floor
Dhana Mahdik
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Drug Delivery
Research Adviser: Catherine Froman
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Institute of Chemical Technology and M.S in Biotechnology from the University of Pennslyvania
Email: dmahadik@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Colburn Lab, Room 123
Madeleine Krotine
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Tendon Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Dr. Stephanie Cone
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia
Email: mkrotine@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 201
Paromita Kundu
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Biomechanics
Research Adviser: Dr. Jill Higginson
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Email: Kundu@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: STAR Health Sciences Complex, Suite 201
James MacAulay
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Tissiue Biomaterials and Cellular Engineering
Research Adviser: Dr. Xinqiao Jia
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rowan University
Email: jamesmac@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: AP Bio, Lab 241
Bhargav Gorti
Matriculated: Fall 2024
Program: PhD
Research Area: Engineering Polymer Surface Properties
Research Adviser: Dr. Charles Dhong
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biochemistry from University of Arizona, minor in Business Administration, M.S Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve
Email: bsgorti@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Dupont
Katie Zucaro
Matriculated: Fall 2025
Program: PhD
Research Area: TBD
Research Adviser: TBD
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware
Email: kzucaro@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: TBD
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