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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
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Email: jcstach@austin.utexas.edu

Staff

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Dr. Carl Hayden

Senior Research Fellow

Imaging and Computation

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PhD: University of California, Berkeley; Physical Chemistry

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Email: c.hayden@austin.utexas.edu

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Liping Wang

Senior Technical Staff

Biochemistry and Protein Purification

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Postdoctoral Scholars

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Dr. Yohan Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

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PhD: KAIST, Korea; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Email: yohan.lee@austin.utexas.edu

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Dr. Hao-Yang Liu

Postdoctoral Fellow

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PhD: Nankai University; Chemistry

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Email: 

haoyangliuyy@utmail.utexas.edu

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Dr. Susovan Sarkar

Postdoctoral Fellow

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PhD: IISER Pune; Biophysics

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Email: 

susovan.sarkar@austin.utexas.edu

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Dr. Rahul Sharma

Postdoctoral Fellow

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PhD: IISER TVM; Biological Sciences

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Email: 

rahul.sharma@austin.utexas.edu

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Dr. Sejun Yang

Postdoctoral Fellow

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PhD: Seoul National University, Biomaterials Engineering

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Email: 

sejun.yang@austin.utexas.edu

Graduate Students

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Caleb Walker

Graduate Student - BME

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BS: Utah State University: Bioengineering

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Email: caleb.walker@utexas.edu

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Advika Kamatar

Graduate Student - BME

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BS: University of Oaklahoma; Biomedical Engineering

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Email:

advika.kamatar@utexas.edu

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Ketsia Zinga

Graduate Student - BME

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BS: Columbia University; Biomedical Engineering

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Email: kzinga@utexas.edu

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Brandon Malady

Graduate Student - BME

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BS: University of California, Santa Barbara; Chemistry

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Email: brandonmalady@gmail.com

Dominique Jordan

Graduate Student - BME

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BS: University of Arizona; Biomedical Engineering

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Email: 

domojordan@utmail.utexas.edu

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Ian James Brown

Graduate Student - CHE

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BS: University of Alabama; Chemical Engineering

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Email: 

ib6764@my.utexas.edu

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Vidal  Bejar-Padilla

Graduate Student - MBS

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BS: Virginia Commonwealth University

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Email: vidal.bejarpadilla@austin.utexas.edu

Sujeong Park

Graduate Student - MBS

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BS: Sookmyung Women's University; Biological Sciences

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Email: 

sujeongpark@utexas.edu

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Irene Sarro

Graduate Student - CHE

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BS: Texas Tech; Chemical Engineering

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Email: 

irene.sarro@utmail.utexas.edu

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Toni Akin-Adenekan

Graduate Student - CHE

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BS: University of Deleware; Chemical Engineering

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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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