Postdoctoral Researchers

Jamie Benson

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Elliott Lab
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2022
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, CUNY City College of New York, 2017

Investigating structure-function relationships and soft tissue mechanics of articular cartilage, meniscus and tendon.

Email: jmbenson@udel.edu

Michael Donzanti, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Engineering Driven Health, 2024-Present
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2024
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2018

Project: A Multi-Faceted Approach for Addressing Poor Drug Transport into the Lymph Node”

Email: mdonz@udel.edu

Katrina Milbocker

PHD – Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Delaware, 2022
MS – Neuroscience, University of Delaware, 2020
BS – Comprehensive Science, Villanova University, 2017

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware and at Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children.

Currently investigating disease progression of several neurological disorders using preclinical and clinical Magnetic Resonance Elastography scanning combined with histopathological analysis of brain tissue. Her focus lies on adapting Magnetic Resonance Elastography for use on rodents to understand the biomechanics of the female brain in health and neurologic disease.

Email: kmilbock@udel.edu

Mackenzie Scully

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2023
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, 2018
Project: Engineering membrane-wrapped nanoparticles for targeted RNA and drug delivery to cancer

Email: mkscully@udel.edu

Yuanjun (Steven) Shen

Post-Doc – Goncharova Lab, University of California Davis and University of Pittsburg
Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island
M.S., Pharmacology, St. John’s University
B.S., Industry Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University
Postdoc Fellow – Post doctoral researcher in the Gleghorn Lab
Postdoctoral Researcher. NIH NHLBI K99/R00 grant holder (K99HL166763, Role:PI). Pulmonary arterial hypertension research using pharmacology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering and rodent model technologies.
Email: yjshen@udel.edu