Previously Funded Trainees

All M-CNTC trainees interact with each other and have access to the same resources throughout their PhD program.

Adeel Ahmad  

Adeel Ahmad

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Stephen Boppart, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jimmy Hsia, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Project Title:
Investigation of the Dynamics of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeting and Probing the Microenvironment of Cancerous Cells and Tissues

Muhammad Yakut Ali  

Muhammad Yakut Ali

Mechanical Science and Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Taher Saif, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Mark Kuhlenschmidt, Microbiology

Project Title:
Mechanism of Mechanical Microenvironmental Control of Cancer Metastasis

Michael Gregory  

Michael C. Gregory

Biochemistry

Faculty Advisers:
Steve Sligar, Biochemistry
Brian Cunningham, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Paul Hergenrother, Chemistry

Project Title:
Developing Novel Therapeutics for Prostate Cancer

Austin Hsiao  

Austin (Yin Kyai) Hsiao

Bioengineering

Faculty Advisers:
Logan Liu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yingxiao Peter Wang, Bioengineering

Project Title:
Nanophotonic Sensor Integrated Microfluidic Imaging Platform for Studying Cancer Cell Mechanobiology in Metastasis

William Goldshlag  

William Goldshlag

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Brian Cunningham, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yi Lu, Chemistry

Project Title:
Label-Free Identification of Cancer Cells using Aptamers and Laser-Based Biosensors

Sarah Holton  

Sarah Elizabeth Holton

Bioengineering

Faculty Advisers:
Rohit Bhargava, Bioengineering
K V Prasanth, Cell and Developmental Biology

Project Title:
Understanding Molecular Crosstalk During Breast Cancer Progression using New 3D Cell Culture Models with Nano-microstructured Detail

Katrina Keller  

Katrina Keller

Bioengineering

Faculty Advisers:
Rashid Bashir, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Supriya Prasanth, Cell and Developmental Biology

Project Title:
Use of Micromechanical Sensors for Biophysical Properties of Cancer Cells

Vahid Mirshafiee  

Vahid Mirshafiee

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Jianjun Cheng , Materials Science and Engineering
Mary Kraft, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Project Title:
Click Chemistry Induced Nanomedicine Cancer Targeting

Yue Wang  

Yue Wang

Bioengineering

Faculty Advisers:
Michael Insana, Bioengineering
Stephen Boppart, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Project Titles:
Investigating Mechanoenvironment Change in Tumor Growth Using Multimodal Contrast Agents