Principal Investigator
Chemistry, B.S & M.S. University of Oxford (2002) | Oxford, England
Chemistry, Ph.D University of Oxford (2006) | Oxford, England
Post-Doc Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2006-2012) | New York, NY
Post Doctoral Fellows
Maryam Hajfathalian
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D Temple University (2016) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Controlled shape synthesis of metal nanoparticles
Yue Huang
Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S. China Pharmaceutical University (2005) | Nanjing, China
Pharmaceutical Sciences, M.S. Peking University (2010) | Beijing, China
Materials Science, Ph.D Institut national de la recherche scientifique (2017) | Quebec, Canada
Research Interest: Developing new therapeutic approaches to fight biofilms using nanotechnology and nanocatalysis
Ph.D Students
Jessica Hsu
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Nuclear Engineering, B.S. University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign (2013) | Champaign, IL
Bioengineering, Ph.D University of Pennsylvania (2020) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Development of silver nanoparticles as contrast agents for dual-energy mammography
Johoon Kim
Bioengineering, B.S. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2014) | Champaign, IL
Bioengineering, M.S. University of Pennsylvania (2015) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Development and application of large gold core nanoparticles.
Clara Dong
Biomedical Engineering, B.S. Case Western Reserve University (2016) | Cleveland, OH
Bioengineering, M.S. University of Pennsylvania (2018) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Investigation of size-dependent effect of gold nanoparticles on CT contrast
Lenitza Nieves Lopez
Chemistry, B.S. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (2016) | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Biochemistry and Biophysics, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Development of nanoparticle-based contrast agents for dual-energy mammography.
Derick N. Rosario
Chemistry, B.S. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus (2019) | San Juan, Puerto Rico
Research Interest: Development of novel nanoparticle-based contrast agents for detection of inflammatory sites using CT imaging.
K
atherine Mossburg
Biomedical Engineering, B.S. Boston University (2020) | Boston, MA
Research Interest: Development of silver nanoparticles as a contrast agent for dual-energy mammography
Master’s Students
Shrey Shah
Chemical Engineering, B.Tech, B.S. Nirma University (2018) | Ahmedabad, India
Nanotechnology, M.S. University of Pennsylvania (2020) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Development of Novel nanomaterials for theranostic applications and for treatment of biofilms.
Visiting Students/Undergraduates
Mark Wasuwanich
Environmental Science and Chemistry, B.S. University of Pennsylvania (Expected 2023) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Development and applications of metal nanoparticles
Heewon Kim
Biology, B.A. University of Pennsylvania (Expected 2022) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Development of novel nanoparticles for contrasting imaging in early breast cancer detection.
Pallavi Jonnalagadda
Bioengineering, B.S. University of Pennsylvania (Expected 2023) | Philadelphia, PA
Research Interest: Controlled shape synthesis and biological applications of metal nanoparticles
Alumni
- Pratap Naha, Senior Scientist at Ocugen
- Mathilde Bouche, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Lorraine
- Peter Chhour, Senior Engineer at McGowan Associates
- Xingjian (Joe) Zhong, Ph.D Student at Boston University
- Sarah Gubara, Research Assistant at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Lizeng Gao, Assistant Professor at Yangzhou University
- Lahari Uppulri, Ph.D Student at Drexel University
- Rami Ezzibdeh, Medical Student at Stanford University
- Kumudini Pulaparthi, Process Engineer at Scuba Probe Technologies, CA
- Rabe’e Cheheltani, Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, PA
- Venkata Jonnakuti, MD/Ph.D Student at Baylor College of Medicine
- Ally Bernstein, Associate at BlackRock, DE
- Shaameen Mian, Associate at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, PA
- Barbara Benardo, Manufacturing Engineer at Defibtech, CT
- Martina Jurcova, Data Scientist at Swiss Re
- Nicolas Gallo, Ph.D Student at the Illinois Institute of Technology, IL
- Elizabeth Hecht, Nursing Student at Thomas Jefferson University