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We are a diverse group of scientists and engineers who share a passion for cellular membranes, their biology, their biophysical properties, and their therapeutic applications.

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Jeanne C. Stachowiak

Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

T. Brockett Hudson Professorship in Chemical Engineering
Integrated Life Sciences Graduate Program
The University of Texas at Austin
CV / Faculty Homepage

 

Email: jcstach@austin.utexas.edu

Staff

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Dr. Priscila dos Santos Bury

Senior Scientist and Lab Manager

PhD: University of São Paulo, Brazil; Microbiology and Structural Biology

Postdoc: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio: Biochemistry

Email: 

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Liping Wang

Senior Technical Staff

Biochemistry and Protein Purification

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Dr. Carl Hayden

Senior Research Fellow

Imaging and Computation

PhD: University of California, Berkeley; Physical Chemistry

Email: c.hayden@austin.utexas.edu

Postdoctoral Scholars

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Dr. Yohan Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: KAIST, Korea; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Email: yohan.lee@austin.utexas.edu

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Dr. Susovan Sarkar

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: IISER Pune; Biophysics

Email: 

susovan.sarkar@austin.utexas.edu

Dr. Hao-Yang Liu

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: Nankai University; Chemistry

Email: 

haoyangliuyy@utmail.utexas.edu

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Dr. Rahul Sharma

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: IISER TVM; Biological Sciences

Email: 

rahul.sharma@austin.utexas.edu

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Dr. Sejun Yang

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD: Seoul National University, Biomaterials Engineering

Email: 

sejun.yang@austin.utexas.edu

Graduate Students

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Caleb Walker

Graduate Student - BME

BS: Utah State University: Bioengineering

Email: caleb.walker@utexas.edu

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Advika Kamatar

Graduate Student - BME

BS: University of Oaklahoma; Biomedical Engineering

Email:

advika.kamatar@utexas.edu

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Ketsia Zinga

Graduate Student - BME

BS: Columbia University; Biomedical Engineering

Email: kzinga@utexas.edu

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Brandon Malady

Graduate Student - BME

BS: University of California, Santa Barbara; Chemistry

Email: brandonmalady@gmail.com

Dominique Jordan

Graduate Student - BME

BS: University of Arizona; Biomedical Engineering

Email: 

domojordan@utmail.utexas.edu

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Ian James Brown

Graduate Student - CHE

BS: University of Alabama; Chemical Engineering

Email: 

ib6764@my.utexas.edu

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Vidal  Bejar-Padilla

Graduate Student - MBS

BS: Virginia Commonwealth University

Email: vidal.bejarpadilla@austin.utexas.edu

Sujeong Park

Graduate Student - MBS

BS: Sookmyung Women's University; Biological Sciences

Email: 

sujeongpark@utexas.edu

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Irene Sarro

Graduate Student - CHE

BS: Texas Tech; Chemical Engineering

Email: 

irene.sarro@utmail.utexas.edu

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Toni Akin-Adenekan

Graduate Student - CHE

BS: University of Deleware; Chemical Engineering

Email: 

oa7496@my.utexas.edu

Undergraduate Students

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Sabah Jamal

Undergraduate Student

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Aly Lydak

Undergraduate Student

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Arjun Sangani

Undergraduate Student

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Noel Yang

Undergraduate Student

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