Current Lab Members

Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD

Principal Investigator

Peter Abraham

Graduate Student

Nikhil Bagchi

Graduate Student

Maria Browne

Research Technologist

Nazmiye Celik

Postdoctoral Fellow

Makaya Chilekwa

Graduate Student

Anna Cho

Graduate Student

Elise Gray-Gaillard

Postdoctoral Fellow

Seung Mo Jin

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kavita Krishnan

Postdoctoral Fellow

Shri Ramanujan

Graduate Student

Shreya Ramesh

Graduate Student

Lexi Rindone

Postdoctoral Fellow

Anna Ruta

Postdoctoral Fellow

Natalie Rutkowski

Graduate Student

Katlin Stivers

Research Analyst

Nita Thamke

Research Technologist

Frank Yu

Graduate Student

Our Alumni

Iossif Strehin
Johns Hopkins University (2010), Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University (2005), B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Branden Reid
Johns Hopkins University (2011), Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Morgan State University (2006), B.S., Physics
reid.branden@gmail.com

Shimon Unterman
Johns Hopkins University (2010), Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University (2005), B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Ashley Rothenberg
Johns Hopkins University (2010), Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005), B.S., Chemical Engineering major with minors in BME and writing

Jeannine Coburn
Johns Hopkins University (2011), Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2006), B.S., Chemical Engineering
jeannine.coburn@gmail.com

Joshua Crist
Johns Hopkins University (2012), M.S.E., Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University (2010), B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Jackie Jianan Zhan
Johns Hopkins University (2012), M.S.E., Biomedical Engineering
Zhejiang University (2010), B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Vince Beachley
Clemson University, Chemistry, PhD (2011)
Virginia Tech University, Engineering Science & Mechanics, BA (2005)

Chaekyu Kim
University Massachusettes – Amherst, Chemistry – PhD (2011)
Inha University, South Korea – Polymer Science and Technology, ME (2005)
Inha University, South Korea – Chemical Engineering, BE (2005)
chaekyu.kim@gmail.com

Anirudha Singh
University of Akron (2008), Ph.D., Polymer Science
IIT (Delhi, India) and RWTH (Aachen, Germany) (2003), M. Tech., Polymer Science and Technology
BIT (2001), B. Tech., Polymer Engineering
anirudhasingh@gmail.com

Qiongyu Guo
Case Western Reserve University (2010), Ph.D., Macromolecular Science and Engineering
University of Science and Technology of China (2004), B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering

Kaitlyn Sadtler
Johns Hopkins University, PhD (2016)
University of Maryland, BS (2011)

Nicole Qiaozhi Lu
Johns Hopkins University (2016), Materials Science
Zhejiang University (2009), B.S., Biology

Jeremy Chae
Johns Hopkins University (2016) PhD., Biomedical Engineering
Seoul National University (2008), M.S., Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology
Konkuk University (1999), D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine

Shoumyo Majumdar
Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering, MSE (2013)
RV. College of Engineering, Bangalore, INDIA, Engineering in Biotechnology, BS (2011)

Amy Anderson
Johns Hopkins University – PhD (2017)
University of California, Davis – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, BS (2011)

Okhee Jeon
Johns Hopkins University – PhD (2017)
Yonsei University, Korea, Department of Biomedical Engineering (2011)

Liam Chung
Johns Hopkins University – PhD (2019)
University of California, Irvine – BS

Hong Zhang
Johns Hopkins University – PhD (2020)
University of California, San Diego – BS (2015)

James Andorko
University of Maryland – College Park, Ph.D. Fischell Department of Bioengineering (2017)
Drexel University, M.S., B.S., Biomedical Engineering (2012)

Matthew Wolf
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine – Ph.D., Bioengineering (2014)

Hannah Comeau
Johns Hopkins University – MSE (2020)

Christopher Cherry
Johns Hopkins University – PhD (2020)
University of Maryland College Park, BS (2015)

Xiaokun Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University/Peking University Joint PhD Program (2013), PhD Biomedical Engineering

Locke Davenport Huyer
University of Toronto, PhD, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Queen’s University, B. Eng, Chemical Engineering

David Maestas
Johns Hopkins University, PhD
University of Arizona, BS

Patricia Mensah
Howard University, BS (2021)
PREP Scholar 2021-2023

Joshua Hooks
Georgia Institute of Technology. PhD, Bioengineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BS, Mechanical Engineering

Alexander Chin
Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., Biology
Cornell University, B.A., Biological Sciences, conc. Genetics and Development

Alexis Peña
Johns Hopkins University, PhD

Jordan Garcia
Johns Hopkins University, MD/PhD

JiWon Woo
Johns Hopkins University, BS/MS, Biomedical Engineering (2024)

Jin Han
Seoul National University, PhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Cornell University, M. Eng, Biomedical Engineering

Sean Kelly
Duke University, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
University of Portland, BS, Chemistry

Luciana d’Amone
Tufts University, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
University of Pavia, M.S., Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs
University of Pavia, PharmD, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology

John Michel
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD/PhD in Progress, May 2025
University of Miami, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, May 2016

Brenda Yang
Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering

Joscelyn Mejías
Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory, PhD, Biomedical Engineering