Previous Members

Accordion Group

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  • Previous Post-Docs:

    Aaron Stock, Ph.D.
    2021-2023 Post-doc, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Consultant at EY-Parthenon

    Diana Velluto, Ph.D.
    2015-2022; Scientist, Islet Immunoengineering Lab
    Current Position: Research Assistant Professor

    Vickie Zhang, Ph.D.
    2017-2018 Assistant Scientist

    Maria Abreu, Ph.D.
    2014-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow
    Current Position: Research Health Science Specialist at the Miami VA Medical Center

  • Previous Research Associates:

    Michael Lupp, M.S.
    2017-2021; Senior Research Associate , Islet Immunoengineering Lab
    Current Position: Business Intelligence Developer at ChenMed

    Jay Wasserlauf, B.S.
    2017-2019 Research Associate III
    Current Position: Laboratory head

    Mejdi Najjar
    2012-2014 Research Associate I
    Current Position: Pediatric Neurology Fellow, Children's National Hospital

  • Previous PhD Students:

    Aaron Stock, Ph.D.
    2017-2021 PhD Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Consultant at EY-Parthenon

    Flavia Zisi, Ph.D.
    2018-2022, PhD Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Post-doctoral scientist at Eli Lilly

    Teresa de Toni, Ph.D. 
    2017-2022, PhD Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Translational Scientist at Vertex Therapeutics

    Freddy Gonzalez-Badillo, M.S.
    2015-2020 PhD Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Process Development Engineer, Regeneron

    Vita Manzoli
    2011-2017 Senior Research Associate II / Graduate Student
    ​Current Position: Research Manager, XOStem Inc.

    Chiara Villa
    2012-2014 Graduate Student
    Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy

  • Previous MS Students:

    Oriana Marrone Mantovani, M.S.
    2023-2024 Master's Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current position: PhD student at Columbia University

    Vivien Dominick, M.S.
    2022-2023 Master's Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering

    Jaren Besen, M.S.
    2022-2023 Master's Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current position: Research Assistant II - Ivy Natal

    Shuaicheng Yu (Jason)
    ​2018-2020 Master Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering

    Laura Harwell
    2017-2019 Master Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Quality Engineer, Stryker

  • Previous Undergraduate Students:

    Logan Beatty, B.S.
    2023-2024 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: PhD student at MIT/Harvard

    Michelle Argy, B.S.
    2023-2024 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering

    Giana Vitale, B.S.
    2021-2022 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: NCI CTRA Post-Baccalaureate Researcher at the Optical Microscopy and Analysis Lab

    Erin Omana Ravindran, B.S.
    2021-2022 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Master's Student, University of Pennsylvania

    Kailyn Nunez, B.S.
    2021-2022 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: PhD Student, Rice University, Bioengineering

    Samantha Nicole Fitzgerald
    2019-2022 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Research Technician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

    Sophia Pete
    2017-2020 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Research Associate, PlateletBio

    Spencer Reid
    2018-2020 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Cell Culture Associate, Lung Biotechnology Inc

    Joshua Sussman
    2017-2019 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Exact Sciences

    Luis Sosa Villegas
    2017-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering

    Shane Wright 
    2016-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Graduate Student, Boston University

    Nicholas De Angelis
    2016-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering

    Laura Morales
    2015-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Graduate Student, Yale University

    Mackenzie Scully
    2017-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Delaware

    Molly Beggs
    2016-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering

    Sofia Vignolo
    2016-2018 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position: MD-PhD student, Oregon Health & Science University 

    Connor Walsh
    2015-2017 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position:​ Medical Student, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

    Kalina Paunovska
    2014-2016 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position:​ Graduate Student, Georgia Institute of Technology

    Connor Verheyen
    2014-2017 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position:​ PhD Student, Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technologies 

    Joseph Reda
    2015-2017 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position:​ Graduate Student, University of Chicago

    Divya Ranjan Sha
    2014-2017 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position:​ Graduate Student, Boston University

    Michael Seskin
    2016-2017 Undergraduate Student, University of Miami, Biomedical Engineering
    Current Position:​ Associate R&N Engineer, Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group)

    Stephen Bell
    ​2016-2017 American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, 3rd year medical student

  • Previous International Exchange Students:

    M.S. Students:

    Helena Montuoro, M.S.
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​Aug 2024 - Mar 2025 MS student

    Alessandro Scafile, M.S.
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​Aug 2024 - Mar 2025 MS student

    Francesca Verderio​, B.S.
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​Sept 2023 - Apr 2024 MS student

    Nora Wdad, B.S.
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​Sept 2023 - Apr 2024 MS student

    Annelisa Valente Perrone, B.S.
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​Sept 2021 - Apr 2022 MS student

    ​Lorenza Recchione, B.S.
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​Sept 2021 - Apr 2022 MS student

    Alessandro Luca
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    ​2018-19 MS student

    Alessandro Fasani
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    2017-18 MS student

    Marco Marziani
    Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering, Italy
    2017-18 MS student​

    Federica Colombo
    Tommaso Cazzato

    Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    MS students

    Andrea Dossena
    Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    MS students

    Hermann Fruner
    Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    MS students

    B.S. Students:

    Alessandra Collà Ruvolo
    Giuseppe Caputo
    Lorena Chietti

    Summer 2017 - B.S student - University of Naples - Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Current Position: MS students - University of Naples - Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Riccardo Masina
    Imperial College of London, Biomedical Science, junior
    Current Position: Medical student - Cambridge

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