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Staff

Carmen Preda
BME Lab Coordinator
Carmen Preda
BME Lab
Gwen Lee Buchanan
BME Staff Assistant
Gwen Lee Buchanan
BME Staff
Laura Place, PhD
BME Lab Coordinator
Laura Place, PhD
BME Lab
Lorin Polidora
BME Department Manager
Lorin Polidora
BME Department
Michael Lovett, PhD
Deputy Director, INSciDE
Michael Lovett, PhD
Deputy Director,
Milva Ricci
Administrative Assistant
Milva Ricci
BME Administrative

Research Faculty and Associates

Jugal Sahoo, PhD
Silk Chemistry, Biomaterials
Jugal Sahoo, PhD
Research Faculty
T.J. Hinton, PhD
Devices and Scaling
T.J. Hinton, PhD
Research Associate
Vincent Fitzpatrick, PhD
Tissue Engineering, Devices
Vincent Fitzpatrick, PhD
Research Faculty
Xiaoli Zhang, PhD
Cellular Agriculture
Xiaoli Zhang, PhD
Research Associate
Ying Chen, PhD
Tissue Engineering
Ying Chen, PhD
Research Faculty

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Adam Mullis, PhD
Neurobiology
Adam Mullis, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023—) + Lab Leader 161 adam.mullis@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Region-specific 3D brain tissue
Archana Nagarajan, PhD
Cell Ag, Neuro
Archana Nagarajan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2024–) archana.nagarajan@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Cultured meat, neuroscience, bioinformatics, computational biology Expertise: RNA seq,
Artem Arkhangelskiy, PhD
Neurobiology
Artem Arkhangelskiy, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–) + Silkmaster artem.arkhangelskiy@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Brain tissue, cancer treatment, drug delivery
Camilo Riquelme-Guzmán, PhD
Cell/Protein Engineering
Camilo Riquelme-Guzmán, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–) camilo.riquelme_guzman@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Cultivated meat, cell/protein engineering, cell line development Expertise: Molecular
Emily Hartzell, PhD
Recombinant Protein Polymers
Emily Hartzell, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2021–) + Lab Leader 221 emily.hartzell@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Silk-elastin and mucin inspired
Jordan Jones, PhD
Cellular Agriculture
Jordan Jones, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–) jordan.jones@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Bioreactor scale-up Expertise: Skeletal muscle tissue engineering Education: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering,
Lauren Blake (Blake), PhD
Sustainable Textiles
Lauren Blake (Blake), PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023—) + Webmaster lauren.blake@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Sustainable textile engineering, biomaterials, recombinant fibrous
Logan Morton, PhD
Silk Chemistry, Biomaterials
Logan Morton, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023—) logan.morton@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Biomaterials engineering, silk membrane design, filtration systems, sustainable
Onur Hastürk, PhD
Silk Chemistry, Biomaterials
Onur Hastürk, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2022–)* + Lab Leader 162 onur.hasturk@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Silk-based materials, recombinant silk-like
Reddhy Mahle, PhD
Living Materials
Reddhy Mahle, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–) reddhy.mahle@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Dense materials Expertise: Material characterization Education: Ph.D. Nanomaterials, Indian Institute of
Sabrina Madiedo-Podvrsan, PhD
Tissue Engineering
Sabrina Madiedo-Podvrsan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–) + Lab Leader 277 sabrina.madiedo_podvrsan@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Disease modeling, cultured meat,
Sanjana Gopalakrishnan, PhD
Biomaterials
Sanjana Gopalakrishnan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2022—) + Lab Leader 162 sanjana.gopalakrishnan@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Chemical modifications for synthesis
Shlomit David, PhD
Cell Ag, Tissue Engineering
Shlomit David, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2022–) shlomit.david@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Cultivated meat, 3D intestine model Expertise: 3D edible scaffolds,
Taehwan Lim, PhD
Cellular Agriculture
Taehwan Lim, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2021–) taehwan.lim@tufts.edu (he/him) Research areas: Cultured meat, media development, fish cell culture Expertise: Media
Xinxin Li, PhD
Cell Ag, Scaffolds
Xinxin Li, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2021–) xinxin.li@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Cultured meat via textile-based bioreactors, scaffold development Expertise: Confocal
Yushu Wang, PhD
Biomaterials
Yushu Wang, PhD
Post-doctoral researcher (2017—) yushu.wang@tufts.edu (she/her) Research areas: Natural biomaterials Expertise: Materials science Education: Joint Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering,

Graduate Students

Alexis Walker
Cellular Agriculture
Alexis Walker
BME PhD Student
Ayman Banjar
Bone Tissue Regeneration
Ayman Banjar
BDS PhD Student
Bomi Park
Cellular Agriculture
Bomi Park
BME PhD Student
Brooke Longo
Devices and Scaling
Brooke Longo
BME PhD Student
Catalina Quintero
Tissue Engineering
Catalina Quintero
BME PhD Student
Charlotte Jacobus
Nanotechnology
Charlotte Jacobus
BME PhD Student
Chetty Hoff
Cellular Agriculture
Chetty Hoff
BioE Master's Student
Christina (Xiaohan) Zhang
Neurobiology
Christina (Xiaohan) Zhang
BME PhD Student
Cyrus Karimy
Cellular Agriculture
Cyrus Karimy
BME Master's Student
Elijah LaVancher
Neurobiology
Elijah LaVancher
BME PhD Student
Ellie Contreras
Cellular Agriculture
Ellie Contreras
BME PhD Candidate
Emily Day
Biomaterials, Thermoplastics
Emily Day
BME Master's Student
Emily Lew
Cellular Agriculture
Emily Lew
BME PhD Candidate
Evan Marcet
Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Evan Marcet
BME PhD Student
Ishan Ahuja
Cellular Agriculture
Ishan Ahuja
BioE Master's Student
James Dolgin
Cellular Agriculture
James Dolgin
BME PhD Student
Kareen Fajardo Cortes
Biomaterials
Kareen Fajardo Cortes
BME PhD Student
Kirsten Trinidad
Cellular Agriculture
Kirsten Trinidad
BME PhD Candidate
Laura Jones
Cellular Agriculture
Laura Jones
BME PhD Student
Lauren Cartwright
Cellular Agriculture
Lauren Cartwright
BME Master's Student
Lauren Kinsey
Cellular Agriculture
Lauren Kinsey
ChBE PhD Student
Liam Power
Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Liam Power
CMDB MD-PhD Student
Luke Isayiw
Cell Ag, Bioprinting
Luke Isayiw
BME Master's Student
Marilyn Kelly
Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Marilyn Kelly
BME PhD Student
Marly Coe
Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Marly Coe
BME PhD Candidate
Max Levene
Cell Ag, Scaffolds
Max Levene
BME Master's Student
Michael Saad
Cellular Agriculture
Michael Saad
BME PhD Candidate
Mina Shokoufandeh
Intestinal Tissue Engineering
Mina Shokoufandeh
BME Master's Student
Olivia Foster
Tissue Engineering
Olivia Foster
BME PhD Candidate
Peter Hsi
Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Peter Hsi
BME PhD Candidate
Sara Rudolph
Intestinal Tissue Engineering
Sara Rudolph
BME PhD Candidate
Shawn Cui
Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Shawn Cui
BME PhD Candidate
Sophie Letcher
Cellular Agriculture
Sophie Letcher
BME PhD Candidate
Stephen Schwartz
Cellular Agriculture
Stephen Schwartz
BME PhD Candidate
Sunny Shaidani
Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Sunny Shaidani
BME PhD Candidate
Tom Ryder
Cellular Agriculture
Tom Ryder
BME PhD Student

Research Technicians & Temporary Employees

Aelish McGivney
Cellular Agriculture
Aelish McGivney
Research Technician
Benji Bromberg
Cellular Agriculture
Benji Bromberg
Research Technician
Connor Joyce
Cellular Agriculture
Connor Joyce
Research Technician
Edward Gordon
Biomaterials, Cell Ag
Edward Gordon
Research Technician
Erik Wicher
Cell Ag, Biomaterials
Erik Wicher
Research Technician
Isabella (Bella) Stewart
Computational Bioengineering
Isabella (Bella) Stewart
BME Temp
Riley Patten
Cellular Agriculture
Riley Patten
Research technician

Visiting Scholars

Adam Brunot
Cellular Agriculture
Adam Brunot
BME Visiting
Hannah Chang
Cellular Agriculture
Hannah Chang
BME Research
Karolinny Vieira
Intestinal Tissue Engineering
Karolinny Vieira
Visiting Scholar
Kyueui (QE) Lee, PhD
Biomaterials
Kyueui (QE) Lee, PhD
Visiting Scholar
Natsu Takahashi (Sugama)
Cellular Agriculture
Natsu Takahashi (Sugama)
Visiting Scholar
Niclas Minge
Cellular Agriculture
Niclas Minge
MechE Visiting
Peter Munguti (Muindi)
Biomaterials
Peter Munguti (Muindi)
BME Visiting
Rico Casanova-Batlle
Biomaterials
Rico Casanova-Batlle
BME Visiting

Undergraduate Researchers

Adham Ali
Cellular Agriculture
Adham Ali
Undergraduate Researcher
Jed Quiaoit
Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Jed Quiaoit
Undergraduate Researcher
Kayla Weng
Cellular Agriculture
Kayla Weng
Undergraduate Researcher
Kevin Zhang
Cellular Agriculture
Kevin Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher
Olivia Calkins
Cellular Agriculture
Olivia Calkins
Undergraduate Researcher