Laboratory for Nanotherapeutics Research

Department of Bioengineering

People

Bioengineering research is highly multi-disciplinary, requiring the skills and knowledge of a diverse collection of people. Our research group is looking for sharp, creative, and highly motivated people to join our team.

Junghae Suh, Ph.D.

Assistant professor (July 07-)

Department of Bioengineering

Rice University

 

Postdoctoral: Laboratory of Genetics (Jan 05 - Feb 07)
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, CA

 

Ph.D.: Biomedical Engineering (Aug 99 - Nov 04)
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

 

S.B.: Chemical Engineering, Minor in Biology
(Aug 95 - June 99)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Kellie I. McConnell

Ph.D. Candidate (4th year)
NSF Graduate Student Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.E.: Biomedical Engineering, Minors in
Mathematics and Chemistry (May 06)
Mercer University
Macon, GA

Clive Chen

Ph.D. Candidate (3rd year)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Chemical Engineering (May 07)

           Johns Hopkins University

           Baltimore, MD

 

Justin Judd

Ph.D. Candidate (3rd year)

NIH Biotechnology Trainee
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior (May 05)

           UC Davis

           Davis, CA

Joseph Rosenthal

Undergraduate student (Senior)

Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Rhae Adams

Undergraduate student (Sophomore)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Batoul Abuharb

Undergraduate student
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Erica Taylor

NSF REU undergraduate student
Department of Biology
Northeastern University

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Matthew Musick, M.D.

Medical fellow
Texas Children’s Hospital

 

M.D.: U of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (May 04)

 

B.S.: Engineering and Applied Sciences (June 00)

             California Institute of Technology

             Pasadena, CA

MEDICAL FELLOWS

Kelly S. Horn

M.S., defended Nov 08

Department of Bioengineering

Rice University

ALUMNI

Aaron C. Mack

Lab manager

Department of Bioengineering

Rice University

Duncan Shepard

Undergraduate researcher

Department of Bioengineering

Rice University

Isis Trenchard

NSF REU undergraduate student

Department of Bioengineering

UT Austin

Melloine Boyd

IPC-NET Intern

CBEN

Rice University

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Kshitij Desai

Senior

DeBakey High School

Fang Wei, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral fellow
Department of Bioengineering

Rice University

 

Ph.D.: Chemistry (Aug 09)

             Rice University

             Houston, TX

 

M.S.: Chemistry (96)

             Nankai University

             Tianjin, China

 

B.S.: Chemistry (91)

             Northwest University

             Xi’an, China

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

LAB MANAGER

Janie Qin

Undergraduate student (Junior)

Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Rice University

Diane Yoon

Undergraduate student (Sophomore)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Yiwen Cui

Undergraduate student (Junior)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Feiran Huang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral fellow
Department of Bioengineering

Rice University

 

Ph.D.: Physics (May 03)

             Rensselaer Polytechnic University

             Troy, NY

 

M.S.: Physics (98)

             Sun Yat-sen University

             China

 

B.S.: Physics (95)

             Sun Yat-sen University

             China

Chris Dempsey

Ph.D. Candidate (1st year)

Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Chemical Engineering (May 09)

             California Institute of Technology

             Pasadena, CA