OUR TEAM
Jason P. Gleghorn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Princeton University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Affiliations
University of Delaware
Department of Biomedical Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Biological Sciences | Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program
Awards & Honors
2015 ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
2016 March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award
2017 BMES Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star Award
2018 Biomedical Engineering Bernard Canavan Early Career Faculty Research Award
2018 Young Innovator Award in Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering
2019 UD Francis Alison Society Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholar Award
2020 NSF CAREER Award
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Hannah Locke
B.A. Goucher College (Biological Sciences)
Kicklighter Lab
Ph.D. University of Houston (Biology and Biochemistry)
Crawford Lab
Yuanjun (Steven) Shen
B.S. China Pharmaceutical University (Industry Pharmacy)
J. Liu Lab
M.S. St. John’s University (Pharmacology)
Lau-Cam Lab
Ph.D. University of Rhode Island (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
B. Yan Lab
Post-Doc University of Pittsburg
Goncharova Lab
Post-Doc University of California Davis
Goncharvoa Lab
PHD STUDENTS
Bahar Bahramimeimandi (BME)
B.S. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Anesthesia nursing)
M.S. Iran University of Medical Sciences and Technology (Medical biotechnology)
Ali Bozorgnezhad (MechE)
B.S. Shahid Chamran University (MechE)
M.S. K. N. Toosi University of Technology (MechE)
Brea Chernokal (BME)
B.S. University of Delaware (BME)
Gleghorn Lab - University of Delaware
UD Recognition
* 2021 NSF GRFP Fellow
Allyson Dang
(Chem & Biochem)
B.S. George Washington University (Chemistry)
Dowd Lab - GWU
UD Recognition
* Chemistry & Biology Interface Fellow
Margaux Deputy (BME)
B.S. University of Delaware (BME)
Gleghorn Lab
Michael Donzanti (BME)
B.S. Rutgers University (BME)
Moghe Lab - Rutgers
UD Recognition
* 2018 Gore Fellow
Bryan Ferrick (BME)
B.S. Drexel University (BME)
M.S. Drexel University (BME)
Luisa Fink (BME)
B.S. University of Applied Sciences, Munich, DE (Bioengineering)
UD Recognition
* 2021 BME Chair's Fellowship
Cailin Gonyea (BME)
B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (BME)
Pins Lab - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
UD Recognition
* 2020 BME Chair's Fellowship
Logan Hallee (Bioinformatics)
B.S. in Quantitative Biology
Lam Lab - University of Delaware
UD Recognition
* 2022-27 UNIDEL Distinguished Graduate Scholars Award
Brielle Hayward-Piatkovskyi (Biology)
B.A. University of Delaware (Biology)
M.S. Southern Connecticut State Univ. (Biology)
Schwartz Lab - Yale School of Medicine
UD Recognition
* Chemistry & Biology Interface Fellow
* 2020 NIH F31 Pre-Doctoral Fellow
N’Dea Irvin-Choy (BME)
B.S. Rowan University (BME)
Seyyedhosseinzadeh Lab - Rowan
UD Recognition
* 2019-20 UD Graduate Scholar
Fellowship Award
Zhimo (Bill) Li (BME)
B.S. Ohio State University (BME)
M.S. University of Rochester (BME)
DeLouise Lab - Univ Rochester
Omkar Sudhir Mhatre (BME)
B.S. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India (Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology)
M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (BME)
Nanobios Lab - IIT Bombay
Yasaman Moghadamnia (Bioinformatics)
B.S. Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (Physics)
M.S. Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (Condensed Matter Physics)
M.A. Johns Hopkins University (Biophysics)
Johnson Lab - Johns Hopkins University
Katie Nelson (ChemE)
B.S. University of Wyoming (Molecular Biology and ChemE)
Oakey Lab - Wyoming
UD Recognition
* Chemistry & Biology Interface
Fellow
* 2021 NIH F31 Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Filipa Ribeiro Soeiro de Carvalho (BME)
B.S. University of Oklahoma (BME)
Acar Lab
UD Recognition
* BME Chair's Fellowship (2022)
Ashika Shyam Singh (BME)
B.S. (Biotechnology) Jai Hind College, Mumbai University
M.S. (Biotechnology) St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai
NanoBios Lab- IIT Bombay
MASTER’S STUDENTS
Krithika Umesh
B.S. University of Mysore, Mysuru (Botany, BioChem, MicroBio)
M.S. University of Mysore, Mysuru (BioScience)
P.G. National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (IP Rights)
LAB MANAGER & SCIENTIST
Christine Hatem
B.A. University of Virginia (Biology)
M.S. University of Maryland at Baltimore (Pathology)
RESEARCH ENGINEER
Daniel Minahan
B.S. Northeastern University (MechE)
M.S. University of Delaware (BME)
CHIEF LAB MORALE OFFICERS
Oliver Gleghorn
B.S. (Beggar of Snacks) University of Melbourne
Sydney Gleghorn
B.S. (Best Snuggles) University of Sydney
Oliver left, Sydney right
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Shriya Bagdi (Neuroscience, 2025)
John Bean (CS, 2024)
Rylie Bird (BME, 2024)
Kira Byers (BME, 2025)
Ryann Chatfield (BME 2026)
Catherine Clark (BME, 2023)
Colin Horger (BME, 2026)
Stephen Mondoro (BME, 2023)
Lauren Mottel (BME, 2023)
Dylan Ngo (Kinesiology 2026)
Aaron Oster (CS, 2024)
Nikolaos Rafailidis (BIO, 2023)
William Sharp (CS, 2024)
Lauren Shipp (BME, 2023)
Jenna Taylor (ME, 2024)
Katie Zucaro (BME, 2025)