Our Team
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Laboratory Staff
Laboratory Staff
Laboratory Staff
Laboratory Staff
Meijuan Lin, Ph. D.
Research Lab Specialist Inter
MS/PhD: Wuhan University, China
Research Area: Engineered Immunological Niche to Monitor Lupus Nephritis; Injectable Hydrogels to Diagnose and Monitor Psoriatic Arthritis
Fun Fact: Meijuan enjoys hiking, one of her favorite is the Iron Belle Trail segment in Mackinac Island.
Laboratory Staff
Laboratory Staff
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Mary Dickenson, PhD Candidate
mdicken@umich.edu
Third Year Graduate Student, BME
BS BME, University of Virginia
MSE BME, University of Michigan
Research Area: Injectable Hydrogels for MS Diagnosis
Fun Fact: Mary enjoys working at a local barre studio outside of lab!
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Gabi Garza, PhD Candidate
Third Year Graduate Student, BME
BS Bioengineering, Oregon State University
MSE BME, University of Michigan
Research Area: Engineered Cells for MS Monitoring
Fun Fact: Gabi found Bigfoot's social security card while camping in Oregon, confirming his residence.
Graduate Students
Sydney Wheeler, PhD Candidate
Third Year Graduate Student, BME
BS BME, University of South Carolina
MSE BME, University of Michigan
Research Area: Antigen-Conjugated Scaffolds for MS Diagnosis
Fun Fact: Sydney has an Etsy shop (@SydCrafted)!
Sonja Danon, MD/PhD Candidate
Third Year Graduate Student, CMB
BS CMB, Seattle University
Research Area: Developing Synthetic Receptors for Sepsis Detection
Fun Fact: Sonja enjoys reading, eating, and sleeping outside of the lab.
Shivanie Kodikalla, PhD Pre-Candidate
Second Year Graduate Student, BME
BS BME, Virginia Tech
Research Area: Scaffold for Lupus Nephritis Monitoring
Fun Fact: Shivanie loves to cook, go on walks, and hammock in her free time.
Sami Lukpat, Masters Student
SUGS Student, BME
BSE BME, University of Michigan
Research Area: Antigen-Conjugated Scaffolds for MS Diagnosis
Fun Fact: Sami enjoys going to SoulCycle and testing chocolate chip cookie recipes!
Mohamed Elrayyes, Masters Student
SUGS Student, BME
BS BME, University of Michigan
Research Area: Developing Synthetic Receptors for Sepsis Detection
Fun Fact: Mohamed is a Graduate Student Instructor for BME 450!
Undergraduate Students
Jonathan Wuchter
Third Year Undergraduate Student, ChemE
Research Area: Two-Way Cell-Biomaterial Communication System
Fun Fact: John writes about sports for The Michigan Daily!
Angelina Tomassini
Second Year Undergraduate Student, BME
Research Area: Cellular Interactions with Injectable Hydrogels
Fun Fact: Angelina is from Chicago, IL!
Joy Li
Third Year Undergraduate Student, BME
Research Area: Optimizing an Engineered Cell Receptor Used to Detect IL-23
Jovanna Gallegos
Third Year Undergraduate Student, MechE
Research Area: Developing Synthetic Receptors for Sepsis Detection
Fun Fact: Jovanna writes for the editorial page and manages the video section for The Michigan Daily!
Connor Joyce
Second Year Undergraduate Student, CMBS
Research Area: Cellular Interactions with Drug-Delivering Scaffolds
Fun Fact: Connor has a Mini Goldendoodle named Chase!
Hussein Nasserdine
hnasserd@umich.edu
Third Year Undergraduate Student, CMBS
Research Area: Scaffold for Lupus Nephritis Monitoring
Fun Fact: Hussein has a make-shift bike shop in his garage!
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Rosie
Rosie the LABradoodle attended Puppy 1 at Petco before leaving to pursue other passions. Her interests include anything that stinks, squirrels, wearing sweaters, and belly rubs.
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