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Principal Investigator |
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Athanassios Sambanis, Ph.D. Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Education B.S. Chemical Engineering (1979), National Technical University, Athens, Greece Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (1985), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Post-Doctoral training at the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center (1987-1989), Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Post-Doctoral Associates |
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Kiran Durvasula, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Associate
Research Interests Genetic engineering of non-beta cells for insulin secretion; characterization of insulin secretion kinetics; mathematical modeling of insulin biosynthesis and intracellular trafficking. |
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Graduate Students |
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Hajira Ahmad Ph.D. Candidate, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests Encapsulated cell cryopreservation; studies on cellular metabolism by 13C labeling and isotopomeric analysis; development of hydrogel matrices for adherent cells.
Alison Lawson Ph.D. Candidate, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests Encapsulated cell cryopreservation; mathematical modeling of cryoprotectant delivery and removal; in vitro and in vivo assessment of encapsulated cell function post-cryopreservation.
Fernie Goh Ph.D. Candidate, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests Incorporation of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) in encapsulated cell systems; characterization of such systems experimentally and by mathematical modeling; non-invasive monitoring of capsules in vitro and in vivo by 19F NMR.
Saif Al-Mamari Ph.D. Candidate, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests Bioreactors for porcine islet culturing; secretion studies on free and encapsulated islets in vitro and after various periods of in vivo implantation.
Stephanie Duncanson Ph.D. Candidate, Bioengineering Program, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests Incrorporation of chemorepellents in encapsulation matrices; development of spheroid cultures of cells for improved incorporation in encapsulation devices.
Aubrey Tiernan Ph.D. Candidate, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests Genetic engineering of cells for insulin secretion, cell encapsulation. |
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Undergraduate Students |
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Chun Yong Undergraduate Research Scholar, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Mentor: Alison Lawson
Research Interests Mechanical properties and permeability of encapsulation matrices in vitro and after various periods of in vivo implantation; development of in vitro culture systems simulating the in vivo environment.
David Detwiler Undergraduate Research Assistant, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests Bioreactors for perifusion studies; measurements on insulin secretion kinetics by perifusion.
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