Current T32 Fellows
Rice University
2018 - 2020
Susan Butler
Predoctoral Fellow, Bioengineering
Mentors
Rice - Junghae Suh, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Anirban Maitra, MBBS
Project
MT1-MMP Responsive Provectors for Targeting of Pancreatic Cancer
2018 - 2020
Yara Kadria-Vili, Ph.D. Chemistry
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioengineering
Mentors
Rice - Gang Bao, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Chun Li, Ph.D
Project
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Targeted Imaging and Therapy of Cancer
2017 - 2019
Alyssa Pollard
Predoctoral Fellow, Chemistry
Mentors
Rice - Lon Wilson, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Mark Pagel, Ph.D.
Project
Nanotechnology-based contrast agent development for the molecular imaging of cancer with clinically relevant modalities.
2017 - 2019
Alexandra Rodzinski, Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioengineering
Mentors
Rice - Michael Diehl, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Steven Millward, Ph.D.
Project
Cancer immunotherapy investigation and optimization
MD Anderson
2017 - 2019
Ciceron Alaya Orozco, Ph.D. Chemistry
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Radiation Oncology
Mentors
MD Anderson - Sunil Krishnan, Ph.D.
Rice - Jim Tour, Ph.D.
Project
Photoactivated Molecular Nanomachines the Kill Cancer Cells by mechanical Action
2017 - 2019
Brian Grindel, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging
Mentors
MD Anderson - Steven Millward, Ph.D.
Rice - Michael Diehl, Ph.D.
Project
Directed Evolution Approach to Targeting EGFR Family Breast Cancer and Improving Therapy Pharmacokinetics.
2018 - 2020
Rajarajeswari Muthusivarajan, Ph.D. Physics
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Imaging Physics
Mentors
MD Anderson - Konstantin Sokolov, Ph.D. and David Fuentes, Ph.D.
Project Molecular dynamics investigation of self-assembly of peptide-containing nanostructures.
2019 - 2021
Aaron Schwartz-Duval, Ph.D. Bioengineering
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Imaging Physics
Mentors
MDA - Konstantin Sokolov, Ph.D.
Project TBD
T32 Nanotech Program Alumni
Jennifer Burnett, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Product Engineer, Alcon Houston, TX
Emily Evans, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Principal, Polymerase Consulting Houston, TX
Khaled Habiba, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Health Physicist, Department of the Army Maryland, U.S.A.
Michelle Ho, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Analyst, 5AM Ventures San Francisco, CA
Brittany Parker Kerrigan, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Scientific Manager, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX
Rebeca Romero-Aburto, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Executive Alliance Manager, US Development, Nanobiotix Corporation Boston, MA
Nicholaus James Trenton, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Scientist, Seattle Genetics Seattle, WA
Rodrigo Vinluan, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Professor of Chemistry at San Jacinto College Houston, TX