OUR TEAM
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
PHD STUDENTS
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
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)