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

Justin Judd

Ph.D. Candidate (5th year)

NIH Biotechnology Trainee
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

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

           UC Davis

           Davis, CA

Batoul Abuharb—undergraduate researcher, Rice

Melloine Boyd—IPC-NET Intern, CBEN

Daniela Chona—NSF REU undergraduate student, Rice

Eli Coria—AGEP undergraduate researcher, Rice

Katie Cowan—NSF REU undergraduate student, UT Austin

Yiwen Cui—undergraduate researcher, Rice

Kshitij Desai—high school researcher, DeBakey HS

Michelle Feole—NSF REU undergraduate student, U Florida

Marcus Hoop—Undergraduate exchange student from Jacobs University, Germany

Kelly Horn—M.S. Bioengineering, Rice, Nov 08

Feiran Huang—postdoctoral fellow

Manoj Jagani—undergraduate researcher, Rice

Jinwoo Peter Jung—HHMI undergraduate researcher, Rice

Ayesha Khan—M.B.E. Bioengineering, Rice, May 11

Thomas Kuncewicz—high school researcher, DeBakey HS

Aaron Mack—lab manager

Kellie McConnell—PhD Bioengineering, Rice, May 11

Matthew Musick, M.D.—medical fellow, Texas Children’s Hospital

An Nguyen—CBEN undergraduate researcher, U Houston

Janie Qin—lab manager, Rice

Effie Rahman—undergraduate researcher, Rice

Joseph Rosenthal—undergraduate researcher, Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Rice

Duncan Shepard—undergraduate researcher, Rice

Erica Taylor—NSF REU undergraduate student, Northeastern U

Andy Tran—high school researcher, DeBakey HS

Isis Trenchard—NSF REU undergraduate student, UT Austin

Diane Yoon—undergraduate researcher, Rice

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

GRADUATE STUDENTS

ALUMNI

Fang Wei, Ph.D.

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

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

LAB MANAGER

Elizabeth Carstens

B.S. Bioengineering (May 11)

Rice University

Houston, TX

Chris Dempsey

Ph.D. Candidate (3rd year)

NIH Nanobiology Interdisciplinary Trainee

Keck Fellow

Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Chemical Engineering (May 09)

             California Institute of Technology

             Pasadena, CA

Michael Torre

Undergraduate student (Senior)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Justin Chen

Undergraduate student (Junior)

Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Erin Watson

Undergraduate student (Senior)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Jerry Lue

Undergraduate student (Senior)
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

Michael Lam

Undergraduate student (Sophomore)

Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

Catherine Augello

M.B.E Candidate (1st year)

Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Bioengineering (May 11)

             Rice University

             Houston, TX

Erik Werzner

B.S. Biology (May 11)

UT Austin

Austin, TX

Eric Gomez

Ph.D. Candidate (1st year)

Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Biological Engineering (June 11)

           MIT

           Cambridge, MA

Michelle Ho

Ph.D. Candidate (1st year)

NIH Nanobiology Interdisciplinary Trainee

Keck Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University

 

B.S.: Bioengineering (May 10)

           UC Berkeley

           Berkeley, CA