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Lab Alumni

We are proud to celebrate the past and present achievements of our lab alumni!

Please keep in touch. We love to hear from you.

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Dave was a postdoc in our lab from 2012 to 2016.

 

He discovered the ability of disordered proteins to generate steric pressure and drive membrane remodeling.

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Dave is now a Senior Scientist at Merck & Co. in New Jersey where he works on the development of biologic therapeutics.

Dr. David Busch

Dr. Avinash Gadok

Dr. Avinash Gadok

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Avi was a graduate student in our lab from 2012 to 2017.

 

She developed liposomes that use the connexin pathway to deliver chemotherapeutics to the cellular cytoplasm.

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Avi worked as a Staff Scientist at Flagship Pioneering (Boston, MA) and is now a consultant with Boston Consulting Group.

Dr. Wilton Snead

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Wilton was a graduate student in our lab from 2013 to 2018.

 

He discovered the ability of steric pressure among membrane-bound proteins to drive membrane fission.

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Wilton is now a Postdoc in the lab of Amy Gladfelter at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. Zachary Imam

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Zach was a graduate student in our lab from 2014 to 2018.

 

He developed liposomes that use the membrane phase separation to trigger membrane fusion, driving molecular delivery to the cytoplasm.

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Zach is now a Postdoc at Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM.

Dr. Chi (Aimee) Zhao

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Aimee was a graduate student in our lab from 2014 to 2019.

 

She characterized the impact of receptor-receptor binding interactions on endocytosis, and developed novel, cell-derived targeted drug delivery particles.

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Aimee is now a staff scientist at 10X Genomics, in the SF Bay Area.

Dr. Andre DeGroot

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Andre was a graduate student in our lab from 2015 to 2020.

 

He developed simple, equilibrium thermodynamic models that can accurately predict partitioning of receptors into endocytic structures.

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Andre is now a staff scientist at Sana Biotech in Boston.

Dr. Wade Zeno

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Wade was a postdoc in our lab from 2016 to 2020.

 

He discovered the ability of intrinsically disordered proteins and protein networks to sense membrane curvature.

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Wade is now a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Andrea Trementozzi

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Andrea was a graduate student in our lab from 2017 to 2021.

 

She developed novel vesicle-based vehicles for the delivery or drugs, genes, and polymers to cells.

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Andrea is now a staff scientist in an Austin area biotech startup.

Dr. Kasey Day

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Kasey was a postdoc in our lab from 2018 to 2021.

 

She discovered the role of protein liquid phase separation in the catalysis of clathrin-

mediated endocytosis.

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Kasey is taking some time away from her tremendously successful scientific career to raise her young family.

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Undergraduate Alumni

Our lab is proud to have worked with many talented undergraduates over the years. They enrich our research with their hard work, enthusiasm, and fresh perspectives.

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  1. Gabriel Ortiz, NSF REU Summer Student (Summer 2021), undergraduate at Harvard University

  2. Beverly Red, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2019 – Spring 2020)

  3. Ajay Thatte, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2018-Spring 2021), now a graduate student at UPenn, NSF Fellow

  4. Jacob Hochfelder, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2019-Spring 2021), now a graduate student at MIT

  5. Sybrina Kerr, NSF REU Summer Student (Summer 2019), undergraduate at Claflin University

  6. Kolby Killion, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2018-Summer 2019), now working in biotech

  7. Daria Bentley, NSF REU Summer Student (Summer 2017), now attending graduate school

  8. Minhao (Mike) Wu, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2017-May 2019), now working in the biotech industry

  9. Meghan LaMonica, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2017-Present), now a grad student with UT Austin BME, Yankeelov Lab

  10. Morgan Mendecino, Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2016-Summer 2018) – now at UT Law student

  11. Ryan Perkins, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2016-May 2018)

  12. Amanda Merriwether, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2016-Summer 2018) – now a UC Berkeley grad student, NSF Fellow

  13. Natalie Miroballi, Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2015-Summer 2017) - now working in biotech

  14. Hisham Ali, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2015-May 2019) – now in medical school at UT San Antonio

  15. Aaron Alpar, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2015-Summer 2018) – now a graduate student at U Chicago

  16. Laura Kenyon, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2015-May 2018) – graduate of UT Southwestern Medical School

  17. Belle Parizot, Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2015-Summer 2016) - now in medical school

  18. Fatema Nagib, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2015-Summer 2016) - now in the biotech industry

  19. Grant Ashby, NSF REU Summer Student (Summer 2016) – now a graduate student at UT Austin

  20. Stefan Bordovsky, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2015-Spring 2016) - now working in industry

  21. Sydney Wendt, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2016-Fall 2016)

  22. Brian Li, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2014-Summer 2016) – now a graduate student at UC Berkeley, NSF Fellow

  23. Connor Vershel, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2014-Spring 2016) – now a medical student at UT Houston

  24. Sean Thomas, NSF REU Summer Student (Summer 2015)

  25. Michael Bonahoom, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2015)

  26. Varun Bora, Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2013-Spring 2015)

  27. Katherine Ha, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2014-Spring 2015) – Currently working at Smith and Nephew

  28. Noor Momin, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2012-Present) – graduated with her PhD from MIT, NSF Fellow

  29. Mansi Raythatha, Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2013-Spring 2014) – Currently working for Merck Inc.

  30. Saad Jafri, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2013-Spring 2014) – Currently a medical student at UNT Health Science Center

  31. Isac Lee, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2013-Spring 2014) – Currently a graduate student at Johns Hopkins

  32. Justin Houser, Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2012-Summer 2014) – Now a graduate student in our group

  33. David Aguilar, Biochemistry (Fall 2012)

  34. Jerin Jose, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2012-Summer 2013) – Graduate of UT Southwestern Medical School

  35. Jacob Sacks, Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2012-Spring 2013) – Currently a graduate student at the University of Washington

  36. Ansel George, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2012-Spring 2013) – Currently a research assistant at Weill Cornell Medical College

  37. Paul Gonzales, Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2012-Spring 2013) – Currently working as a nurse practitioner

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