Staff


BME Lab Coordinator
Carmen Preda
BME Lab

BME Staff Assistant
Gwen Lee Buchanan
BME Staff

BME Lab Coordinator
Laura Place, PhD
BME Lab

BME Department Manager
Lorin Polidora
BME Department

Deputy Director, INSciDE
Michael Lovett, PhD
Deputy Director,

Administrative Assistant
Milva Ricci
BME Administrative
Research Faculty and Associates


Artificial intelligence, Life cycle assessment
Amin Nikkhah, PhD
Research Faculty

Silk Chemistry, Biomaterials
Jugal Sahoo, PhD
Research Faculty

Tissue Engineering, Devices
Vincent Fitzpatrick, PhD
Research Faculty

Tissue Engineering
Ying Chen, PhD
Research Faculty
Post-Doctoral Researchers


Neurobiology
Adam Mullis, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023—) + Lab Leader 161
adam.mullis@tufts.edu
(he/him)
Research areas: Region-specific 3D brain tissue

Cell Ag, Neuro
Archana Nagarajan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2024–)
archana.nagarajan@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Cultured meat, neuroscience, bioinformatics, computational biology
Ask me about:

Neurobiology
Artem Arkhangelskiy, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–) + Silkmaster
artem.arkhangelskiy@tufts.edu
(he/him)
Research areas: Brain tissue, cancer treatment, drug delivery

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
Ask me

Protein Design, Cellular Agriculture
Disheng (Dee) Lee, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2024—)
di_sheng.lee@tufts.edu
(he/him)
Research areas: Generative protein design, molecular dynamics, 3D cell

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

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,

Sustainable Textiles
Lauren Blake (Blake), PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023—) + Webmaster + Lab Leader 220-221
lauren.blake@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas:

Cellular Agriculture
Lennie Cheung, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2024—)
lennie.cheung@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Circular economy, cell line development, media development
Ask

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

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering
Mariah L. Arral, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2024—), IRACDA Fellow
mariah.arral@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Silk Nanoparticle and Biomaterials for

Biotextiles, Fiber Based Materials
Merve Türemen Coşkun, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2024—)
merve.turemen@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Biotextiles, Engineered Living Materials, Biomaterials, Fiber Based

Living Materials
Reddhy Mahle, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2023–)
reddhy.mahle@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Dense materials
Ask me about: Material characterization
Education: Ph.D. Nanomaterials, Indian

Biomaterials
Sanjana Gopalakrishnan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2022—) + Lab Leader 162
sanjana.gopalakrishnan@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Chemical modifications for synthesis

Cell Ag, Tissue Engineering
Shlomit David, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2022–)
shlomit.david@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Cultivated meat, 3D intestine model
Ask me about: 3D

Cellular Agriculture
Taehwan Lim, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2021–)
taehwan.lim@tufts.edu
(he/him)
Research areas: Cultured meat, media development, fish cell culture
Ask me

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
Ask me

Biomaterials
Yushu Wang, PhD
Post-doctoral researcher (2017—)
yushu.wang@tufts.edu
(she/her)
Research areas: Natural biomaterials
Ask me about: Materials science
Education: Joint Ph.D.
Graduate Students


Cellular Agriculture
Alexis Walker
BME PhD Candidate

Bone Tissue Regeneration
Ayman Banjar
BDS PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
Bomi Park
BME PhD Student

Devices and Scaling
Brooke Longo
BME PhD Student

Tissue Engineering
Catalina Quintero
BME PhD Student

Nanotechnology
Charlotte Jacobus
BME PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
Chetty Hoff
BioE Master's Student

Neurobiology
Christina (Xiaohan) Zhang
BME PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
Dylan Hendrixson
BME PhD Student

Neurobiology
Elijah LaVancher
BME PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
Ellie Contreras
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Emily Lew
BME PhD Candidate

Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Evan Marcet
BME PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
James Dolgin
BME PhD Student

Biomaterials
Kareen Fajardo Cortes
BME PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
Kirsten Trinidad
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Laura Jones
BME PhD Student

Cellular Agriculture
Lauren Kinsey
ChBE PhD Candidate

Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Liam Power
CMDB MD-PhD Student

Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Marilyn Kelly
BME PhD Student

Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Marly Coe
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Michael Saad
BME PhD Candidate

Intestinal Tissue Engineering
Mina Shokoufandeh
BME Master's Student

Tissue Engineering
Olivia Foster
BME PhD Candidate

Tissue Engineering, Neuro
Peter Hsi
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Seungeun Kim
BME Master's Student

Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Shawn Cui
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Sophie Letcher
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Stephen Schwartz
BME PhD Candidate

Biomaterials, Drug Delivery
Sunny Shaidani
BME PhD Candidate

Cellular Agriculture
Tom Ryder
BME PhD Student
Research Technicians & Temporary Employees


Cellular Agriculture
Aelish McGivney
Research Technician

Cellular Agriculture
Benji Bromberg
Research Technician

Cellular Agriculture
Connor Joyce
Research Technician

Biomaterials, Cell Ag
Edward Gordon
Research Technician

Cell Ag, Biomaterials
Erik Wicher
Research Technician

Medical Devices, Biomaterials
Glenn Leung
Affiliate

Computational Bioengineering
Isabella (Bella) Stewart
BME Temp

Cellular Agriculture, Molecular Cloning
Juan Aguilera Moreno
Research Technician

Cellular Agriculture
Riley Patten
Research technician
Visiting Scholars


Cellular Agriculture
Hannah Chang
BME Research

Cellular Agriculture
Natsu Takahashi (Sugama)
Visiting Scholar

3D Organoid Bioprinting
Nilotpal (Neel) Majumder
Fulbright Nehru
Undergraduate Researchers


Cellular Agriculture
Anson Kwan
ChemE Undergraduate

Sustainable Textiles
Joshua (Josh) Kopstein
Undergraduate Researcher

Cellular Agriculture
Kayla Weng
Undergraduate Researcher

Cellular Agriculture
Sophie O'Beirne
BME Undergraduate