Postdocs & Research Scientists

Michael Donzanti

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”

Gleghorn Lab, Jason Gleghorn, Ph.D.

Email: mdonz@udel.edu

University of Delaware

Katrina Milbocker, Ph.D.

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.

Mechanical Neuroimaging Lab, Curtis Johnson, Ph.D.

Email: kmilbock@udel.edu

University of Delaware

Sara Aboeleneed, Ph.D.

Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2025
MS – Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2020

Project: Membrane-wrapped nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy of cancer

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biomedical Engineering.

Day Lab, Emily Day, Ph.D.

Email: saboelen@udel.edu

University of Delaware

Harrah Newman

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 2024, University of Delaware
MS, Biomedical Engineering, 2018, University of Rochester

Project: Evaluating In vivo Intervertebral Disc Mechanics using MRI and Finite Element Modeling

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering

Elliott Research Group, Dawn Elliott, Ph.D.

Email: harrah@udel.edu

University of Delaware

Debabrata Auddya

Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2024)
MS –  Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2020)
Bachelor of Technology – Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (2017)

Project: Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of Intervertebral Discs, Continuum Formulation of Pre Stress in Intervertebral Disc

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering

Elliott Research Group, Dawn Elliott, Ph.D.

Email:  auddya@udel.edu 

University of Delaware

John Peloquin

Ph.D. Bioengineering, 2016, University of Pennsylvania
M.Eng. Biomedical Engineering 2010, Cornell University
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering 2009, Cornell University

Project: Mechanisms of General 3D Joint Loading, Damage Initiation and Propagation, Intervertebral Disc Strain

Associate Scientist, University of Delaware

Elliott Research Group, Dawn Elliott, Ph.D.

Email: peloquin@udel.edu