Postdocs & Research Scientists
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
Katie Nelson, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 2023
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, 2017
B.S., Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, 2017
Project: Democratization of microphysiological models of the female reproductive tract
Research Scientist, University of Delaware
Gleghorn Lab, Jason Gleghorn, Ph.D.
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
Sara Aboeleneen, Ph.D.
Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2025
BS – Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2020
Project: Membrane-wrapped nanoparticles for photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy of cancer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineering.
Day Lab, Emily Day, Ph.D.
Email: saboelen@udel.edu
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
Matthew Short
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2025
B.S., Bioengineering, Temple University, 2018
Project: Co-adaptation between human-agent pairs for robot-guided neurorehabilitation
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biomedical Engineering
Cashaback Lab, Joshua Cashaback, Ph.D.
Email: shortmr@udel.edu
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