Tam Nguyen (Research assistant professor; Lab Manager; M.D., Ph.D.)
Research area: Nanoparticles for imaging and treatment.
Awards: Dissertation fellowship (2022), Alfred and Janet Potvin Award (2021), Bioengineering STEM Doctoral Fellowship (2018-2021); Franklyn Alexander Outstanding Student Scholarship 2017
Active funding: AHA AIREA 1/12025-12/31/2026 (PI: Tam Nguyen)

 

Luis F. Soto (Post-doc; Co-Lab Manager;  Ph.D.)
Research Area: Adhesive nanocomposites for biomedical applications.
Awards: NIH F31 fellowship (2023),Alfred and Janet Potvin Award (2021), Bioengineering STEM Doctoral Fellowship, (Summer/Fall 2018), Biomedical Engineering NIH T32 Fellowship (2019)

 

 

Vy Tran (Cell culture room in-charge; Histology in-charge, senior Ph.D. student)
Research Area: nanoparticles for cardiovascular disease, single-molecule nanosensor (Co-advised with Dr. George Alexandrakis)
Awards: Bioengineering STEM Doctoral Fellowship (2020-present), Franklyn Alexander Scholarship Award 2024, Heqing Yu and Yin Yang Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Engineering 2024

 

Ingrid Guerrero-Rodriguez (Lab organizer in-charge, Senior Ph.D. student)
Research Area: Nanocarriers for age-related cardiovascular disease
Awards: Franklyn Alexander Scholarship Fall 2020, Sun Gate Foundation Scholarship Spring 2021, NTCAHT Scholarship Spring 2021

 

 

Na Nguyen (Chemical officer in-charge, Ph.D. student)
Research Area: Nanomedicine for Cardiovascular Disease
Awards: Bioengineering STEM Doctoral Fellowship (2021-present).