Students, Fellows & Scholars

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  Wyss Technology Development Fellow
  Erik Aznauryan
  Erik received his B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences from Newcastle University, M.A. in Biotechnology from Columbia University, and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from ETH Zürich. In his Ph.D. work Erik identified novel genomic safe harbors — sites suitable for safe and long-term therapeutic gene insertion and expression. As a Technology Development Fellow, he is exploring and validating...
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  Technology Development Fellow
  Nayoung Kim
  Nayoung received her BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University in Korea, and obtained both her MSc and PhD from the Department of Materials at Imperial College London in the UK. Her graduate research focused on bio- and nanomaterials-enabled diagnostics and therapeutics that exploit unique physicochemical and biological properties of nanoscale architectures....
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  Technology Development Fellow
  Sangmin Lee, Ph.D.
  Sangmin Lee received her B.S. in Life Sciences from Korea University and her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST), South Korea. Her PhD work focused on modulating the hydrogel network within the double- or triple- emulsions to create functional hydrogel membranes for microcapsule-type sensors and drug delivery...
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  Technology Development Fellow
  Alican Ozkan
  Alican received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, with a specialization in Biomechanical and Biomedicine Engineering, from the University of Texas at Austin. His doctoral research focused on modeling the hepatic tumor microenvironment and investigating the role of metabolic enzymes in the efficacy of therapeutics delivered via transarterial embolization using Organ Chips. As a Technology Development...
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  Technology Development Fellow
  Ana Raquel P. Santa Maria, Ph.D.
  Ana Raquel P. Santa Maria received her M.Sc. in Bioengineering from University of Algarve Portugal, and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Szeged, Hungary. During her Ph.D. she studied the role of brain endothelial surface charge and glycocalyx in the function and integrity of the blood-brain barrier using an organ-on-a-chip device. As a...
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  Technology Development Fellow
  Yunhao Zhai
  Yunhao Zhai received his dual B.S. in Bioengineering and B.A. in English from Shandong Agricultural University, dual M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from East China Normal University and Ecoles Normales Supérieures, and Ph.D. in Immunology from Aix Marseille University. His PhD work was focusing on investigating the novel combination of therapeutics targeting T cell...