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Former members

Graduate alumni

Name Degree (Year) Current Position
Liz Appelt PhD (2024) Senior Scientist, Catalent
Feifan Du PhD (2024)
Yunfeng (Bill) Ding PhD (2024) Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Koji Foreman PhD (2023) United Therapeutics Corporation
Benjamin Gastfriend PhD (2022) Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, University of California - San Diego
Loukas Goulatis PhD (2018) Boehringer Ingelheim
Elizabeth Waters MS (2018) Cargill 
Matt Stebbins PhD (2017) Just Evotec Biologics
Jason Lajoie PhD (2016) Stealth NewCo
Hannah Wilson PhD (2016) Scientist, National Institutes of Health Center for Cell Engineering
Chris Stutz PhD (2015) Repertoire Immune Medicines
Carrie Marshall PhD (2014) Principal Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb
Vanessa Grosskopf MS (2014) Genentech
Thomas Malott PhD (2013) Research Scientist, Mascoma LLC 
Ben Tillotson PhD (2013) Senior Scientist, Viral Vector PD, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ethan Lippmann PhD (2011) Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Yongku Cho PhD (2010) Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut
Angela Jones PhD (2010) Innovation Methodologies Project Manager, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Mike Burns PhD (2009) Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School
Nitin Agarwal PhD (2008) MedImmune
Tej Pavoor PhD (2008) Flagship Ventures
Dagang Huang PhD (2007) General Manager, Shanghai Ouji Fluid Power Co.
Alane Wentz PhD (2007) AbbVie
Tony Calabria PhD (2006) Process R&D Site Leader, Health & Biosciences, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Xin Xiang Wang PhD (2006) Quality Control Scientist, Biogen

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Name Current Position
Zhou Ye Scientist, miRecule, Inc
Moriah Katt Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University
John Ruano-Salguero
Huilong Luo Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Benjamin Umlauf Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Julia Georgieva
Brandon Kim Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama
Tongcheng Qian Senior Scientist, Colossal Biosciences
Scott Canfield Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Abraham Al-Ahmad Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Xiaobin Zhang Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Christian Weidenfeller Global Head of Medical Affairs, Anti-Infectives, Tillotts Pharma
Inigo de Larrinoa Professor, Applied Chemistry, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain