Justin Hanes, Ph.D. (CV)
Principle Investigator
-Gene therapy
-Cancer Immunotherapy
-Pulmonary drug delivery
-Hydrogel BIOMEMS devices
Jie Fu, Ph.D. (CV)
Assoc Research Scientist
-Biomaterial synthesis
-Pulmonary drug delivery
-Gene therapy
-Hydrogel BIOMEMS devices
Samuel K. Lai, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
-Translational development of mucus-penetrating particles
-Pathogen transport in mucus
-Nanoscale mechanical & barrier properties of mucus
Jung Soo Suk
Ph.D. Candidate (BME)
-CNS gene delivery
-Phage display
-Mucosal transport of gene
carriers
Ben Tang
Ph.D. Candidate (ChBE)
"Polymer Nanoparticle Aerosols for Lung Cancer"
Kaoru Hida
Ph.D. Candidate (BME)
"Directed Evolution of Viruses for Therapeutic Gene Delivery to Mucosal Tissues"
Ming Yang
Ph.D. Candidate (BME)
"Molecularly Targeted Therapeutic Polymer Nanoparticles for Ovarian Cancer"
Nicholas Boylan
Ph.D. Candidate (ChBE)
-Highly compacted gene vector design for treatment of pulmonary inflammatory diseases
-Mucosal transport of gene carriers
Ashish Jachak
Ph.D. Candidate (EHE)
“Risks associated with inhalation of nanoscale metal particles”
Craig Schneider
Ph.D. Candidate (ChBE)
-Mucosal transport of gene carriers
Elizabeth Nance
Ph.D. Candidate (ChBE)
-Targeted therapeutic nanoparticles via the blood
-Shape and size effects on targeting tumor vasculature
Laura Ensign
Ph.D. Candidate (ChBE)
-Cell-adhesive mucus penetrating particles
-Prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
Ying-Ying "Yvonne" Wang
Ph.D. Candidate (BME)
-Mucus-penetrating particles
-Nanoscale properties of human mucus
Joseph "Joey" Wood
Master's Candidate (BME)
-Chemotherapeutic drug carriers
-Immunotherapeutic nanoparticles
Chun-Ting "Tina" Lin
Master's Candidate (ChBE)
-Chemotherapeutic drug carriers
Olcay Mert, Ph.D.
Visiting Research Scientist
-Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Raz Jelinek, Ph.D.
Visiting Research Scientist
- Ben Gurion University, Israel
Jennifer Fiegel, Ph.D.
Grad 2004
-Pulmonary Drug Delivery
-Cell Models of the Lung
-Modeling Aerosol Immersion in Lung Fluids
Current: Postdoc, Harvard Univ.
Assist Prof, Univ. of Iowa (2006)
Junghae Suh, Ph.D.
Grad 2004
-Intracellular Transport in Real-Time
-Modeling Intracellular Transport
-Carrier Design for Gene Delivery
Current: Postdoc, Salk Inst.
Assist Prof, Rice University (2007)
Yah-el Har-el, Ph.D.
Grad 2004
-High Density Gene Vectors
-Physicochemical Characterization
-Modeling Gene Vector Release
Current: Postdoc, Johns Hopkins Univ.
Michelle Dawson, Ph.D.
Grad 2005
-Extracellular Transport of Gene Vectors
-Microrheology of Cystic Fibrotic Mucus
-Carrier Design for Gene Delivery
Current: Postdoc, Harvard Univ.
Kok Leong Choy
Grad 2005
Yoojin An
Grad 2005
Current: PhD Candidate, UPenn
Eric Jabart
Grad 2006
Current: PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley
Vikash Chauhan
Grad 2006
Current: PhD Candidate, Harvard Univ.
Amanda Pace
Grad 2008
Christina "Beana" Happe
Grad 2008
Valentyn Shychkin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
-Cancer Immunotherapy
-T-cell Tolerance
-Cytokine Delivery
Takahiro Morita, Ph.D.
Visiting Research Scientist
-Pulmonary Drug Delivery
-Targeted Drug Delivery
Stan Man
Visiting Research Scientist
-Mucosal Transport of Drug Carriers
-Carrier Physicochemical Characterization
-Drug Carrier Design
Li Hua, Ph.D.
Visiting Research Scientist
-Modelling of smart hydrogels & BioMEMS
-Multiscale-materials modelling
Current: Assitant Prof, NTU (Link)
Arun Jose
Visiting Research Scientist
Sabrina Martini
Visiting Research Scientist
Yong Ba, Ph.D.
Visiting Research Scientist