UMBC CBEE PhD students
Michael Zhang
Currently: Scientist @ Bristol-Myers-Squibb, CAR T cell engineering
PhD Student; Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering (2016-2021)
Thesis: Engineering biomolecules for vaccines
Marilyn Allen
Currently: : Senior Scientist @ Merck, liposomal formulations
PhD Student; Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering PhD (2016-2021); UMBC
Awards: Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow,
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to Doctorate (LSAMP BD) Fellow, Lupus Foundation of America Finzi Fellow
Thesis: Nanoparticles for lupus
Yun Jiao
Currently: Postdoc @ Merck, neuroinflammation
PhD student; Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering; UMBC
Thesis:
UMBC CBEE Undergraduates
Mekha Thomas
Currently: PhD student, Immunology @ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Undergrad, MARC U*STAR; UMBC
Emily Slaby
Currently: PhD student, Bioengineering @ University of Arizona
2017 Nathan Schnaper Intern Program (NSIP) in Translational Cancer Research
2017-2018 Undergraduate Research Award
2016-2017 Supplement for Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) recipient
Undergraduate Student; Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering (2016-present)
Project: Dynamics of amphiphile immune signaling
Megha Kori
Currently: PhD student, Neuorscience @ NYU
Kwadwo Bonsu
Currently: PhD student, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering @ University of California, Irvine
Blair Landon
Currently: PhD student, Cellular & Molecular Medicine @ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Undergrad, MARC U*STAR; UMBC
Brianna Richardson
Currently: PhD student
Undergrad; UMBC
Nicole Couturier
Currently: PhD student, Biomedical Sciences @ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Undergrad, MARC U*STAR; UMBC
Georgina Stephanie
Currently: PhD student, Chemical Engineering @ University of Michigan
Undergrad; UMBC
Technicians
Jon Linton
Currently: Fred Hutch
Lab Manager; Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering
Kristina Williams
Currently: Vet school
Talitha Forcier
Currently:
UMBC
Grad, rotation students
Abanoub Gad, 2019
Currently:
Rotation student, Molecular Medicine Program, University of Maryland SOM
Narendra Pandala, 2018
Currently: Graduate student in UMBC CBEE
Undergrads
Manos Tzortzakakis, 2019-2020
Currently:
Jenny Lenhoff, 2019-2020
Currently:
Richa Beher, 2019
Currently:
Julie Yagodich, 2019
Currently:
Rahul Kamdar, 2018-2020
Currently:
Shirin Parsa, 2019-2020
Currently:
Alexandra Seas, 2018-2020
Currently:
Blair Landon, 2017-2020
James Dizon, 2017-2019
Nikki Nacion, 2018-2019
Kwadwo Bonsu, 2017-2019
Megha Kori, 2017-2018
Nicole Couturier, 2016-2019
Rachel Roze, 2018-2019
Mikayla Hanna, 2017-2018
Sara Fioretti, 2018
Brianna Richardson, 2016-2018
Mekha Thomas, 2016-2018
Currently: Graduate student, Johns Hopkins SOM Immunology
Georgina Stephanie, 2016-2018
Currently: Graduate student, Univ of Michigan ChemE
Emily Slaby, 2016-2018
Ying Zhang, 2017-2018
Currently:
Alexander Estrada, 2017
Darcy Watts, 2017
Kristyn Ewart, 2016-2017
Currently: Scientist at Thermo Fisher
Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering TrackTheodora Martin, 2017
Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering track
Jessica Deng, 2016
Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering track
MIT
Haley Strouf, 2015
Biological Engineering
Jimmy Vo, Summer 2015
Currently: MD Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas Medical School
Medical Research Fellows Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute School of Medicine, University of Arkansas, 2014
Emily Robitschek, Summer 2015
Exceptional Research Opportunities Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Colorado State University
Andrea Lopez, Summer 2015
Computer Science & Molecular Biology
Caroline Walsh, Summer 2014
Materials Science & Engineering
Courtney Diamond, 2014
Biology
Hermoon Worku, 2014-2015
Biology
Cathy Yu, 2014-2015
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Lauren Adelaar, 2014-2015
Biological Engineering
Kirubel Frew, Summer 2013
(Ragon Institute Summer Intern, Chemistry, Physics, Biology,
Augsburg College) – Business Development Manager, SQZ Biotech, 2014Brian Alejandro, 2013-2014
(Chemical Biological Engineering) IGERT Fellow, Biomedical
Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2014, PhDJoseph Cunningham, 2013-2014
Computer Science
Yunwei Sun, 2013-2014
(Biology) – Vedantra Pharmaceuticals, 2015
Adelaide Tovar, 2013-2015
(Biology) Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill, 2015, PhDDebra Van Egeren, 2013-2015
(Computer Science and Molecular Biology) *3 place MIT
Undergraduate Research Journal/Sigma Xi Poster Competition, 2014Nancy Zhang, 2013-2014
Mathematics, Wellesley College
Cali Warner, 2012
Mechanical Engineering
Alexandra Hill, Summer 2012
(Ragon Institute Summer Intern) – Baylor School of Medicine, 2014, MD
Kaitlin Jackson, 2012
(Materials Science and Engineering) - Vermeer, 2014
Clara Park, 2012-2013
(Biological Engineering) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Mechanical Engineering, 2015, PhDMichelle Park, 2012-2013
(Chemical Engineering) – Amgen, 2015
Jisso Kim, 2012
(Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering) – The Geisel School of Medicine at
Dartmouth, 2012, MDMavis Brefo, 2011-2014
(Materials Science & Engineering) – Accenture, 2014