Current T32 Fellows

2019-2021
Aaron Schwartz-Duval, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Konstantin Sokolov; Junghae Suh
Project Title: Intracellular biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles with subsequent packaging within extracellular vesicles for early detection of metastatic niche formation
Publications:
• Schwartz-Duval AS, Konopka CJ, Moitra P, Daza EA, Srivastava I, Johnson EV, Kampert TL, Fayn S, Haran A, Dobrucki LW, Pan D. Intratumoral generation of photothermal gold nanoparticles through a vectorized biomineralization of ionic gold. Nat Commun. 2020;11(1):4530. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17595-6. PMID: 32913195.
• Schwartz-Duval AS, Wen R, Srivastava I, Moitra P, Pan D. A Simplistic Single-Step Method for Preparing Biomimetic Nanoparticles from Endogenous Biomaterials. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021;13(39):46464-46477. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c17302. PMID: 34569780.
• Schwartz-Duval AS, Sokolov KV. Prospecting Cellular Gold Nanoparticle Biomineralization as a Viable Alternative to Prefabricated Gold Nanoparticles. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2022;9(16):e2105957. doi: 10.1002/advs.202105957. PMID: 35508715.
• Schwartz-Duval AS, Mackeyev Y, Mahmud I, Lorenzi PL, Gagea M, Krishnan S, Sokolov KV. Intratumoral Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoclusters by Pancreatic Cancer to Overcome Delivery Barriers to Radiosensitization. ACS Nano. 2024;18(3):1865-1881. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04260. PMID: 38206058.
Current position: Instructor, Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

2023-2025
Adam Grippin, M.D., Ph.D.
Department: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Wen Jiang; Steven Lin
Project Title: Engineering mRNA-nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy.
Publications:
• Grippin AJ*, Marconi C, Copling S, Li N, Braun C, Woody C, Young E, Gupta P, Wang M, Wu A, Jeong SD, Soni D, Weidert F, Xie C, Goldenberg E, Kim A, Zhang C, DeVries A, Castillo P, Lohray R, Rooney M, Schrank B, Wang Y, Ma Y, Chang E, Kouzy R, Dyson K, Jafarnia J, Nariman N, Gladish G, New J, Argueta A, Amaya D, Thomas N, Doty A, Chen J, Copling N, Simon J, Davies AB, Dennis W, Liang R, Lewis J, Wei X, Rinsurongkawong W, Lee JH, Sun R, Lee J, Sharma P, Kim YS, Zhang J, Wargo J, Heymach JV, Mendez-Gomez HR, Jiang W, Sayour EJ*, Lin SH*. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumors to immune checkpoint blockade. Nature. October 22, 2025. Featured article. *Corresponding author.
• Grippin AJ*, Lin SH. Tumours might be sensitized to immune therapy by COVID mRNA vaccines. Nature. October 22, 2025. *Corresponding Author.
• Grippin AJ, Lee D, Parkes E, Jiang W, and Kim BY. Nanotechnology for immuno-oncology: unleashing antitumor immunity at the nanoscale. Nature Cancer. 2025 Aug 07. doi: 10.1038/s43018-025-01025-x.
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic Radiation Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

2018-2019
Alexandra Rodzinski, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Michael Diehl; Steven Millward
Project Title: Characterizing complex immune co-inhibitory fingerprints to optimize CAR immunotherapy-patient compatibility of imaging agents and therapeutics
Publications:
• Trenton NJ, McLaughlin RT, Bellamkonda SK, Tsao DS, Rodzinski A, Mace EM, Orange JS, Schweikhard V, Diehl MR. (2020). Membrane and Actin Tethering Transitions Help IQGAP1 Coordinate GTPase and Lipid Messenger Signaling. Biophys J;118(3):586-599. PMID: 31952801
Current position: Bioscience SME, Lonza

2017-2019
Alyssa C. Pollard, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Chemistry, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Mark Pagel; Lon Wilson
Project Title: Evaluating the biodistribution and efficacy of carbon-based nanomaterials as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging
Publications:
• Jones KM, Pollard AC, Pagel MD. (2018). Clinical applications of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging;47(1):11-27. PMID: 28792646
• Corbin BA, Pollard AC, Allen MJ, Pagel MD. (2019). Summary of Imaging in 2020: Visualizing the Future of Healthcare with MR Imaging. Mol Imaging Biol;21(2):193-199. PMID: 30680525
• Zaibaq NG, Pollard AC, Collins MJ, Pisaneschi F, Pagel MD, Wilson LJ. (2020). Evaluation of the Biodistribution of Serinolamide-Derivatized C60 Fullerene. Nanomaterials (Basel);10(1):143. PMID: 31941058
Current position: Senior Scientist I, MacroGenics (since January 2026)

2017-2019
Brian Grindel, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Steven Millward; Michael Diehl
Project Title: Development of modular peptide motifs to enhance extravasation and blood brain barrier penetration of imaging agents and therapeutics
Publications:
• Grindel BJ, Engel BJ, Hall CG, Kelderhouse LE, Lucci A, Zacharias NM, Takahashi TT, Millward SW. (2020). Mammalian Expression and In Situ Biotinylation of Extracellular Protein Targets for Directed Evolution. ACS Omega;5(39):25440-25455. PMID: 33043224
• Kamalinia G, Engel BJ, Srinivasamani A, Grindel BJ, Ong JN, Curran MA, Takahashi TT, Millward SW, Roberts RW. (2020). mRNA Display Discovery of a Novel Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Binding Peptide (a Peptide Ligand for PD-L1). ACS Chem Biol;15(6):1630-1641. PMID: 32352272
• Engel BJ, Grindel BJ, Gray JP, Millward SW. (2020). Purification of poly-dA oligonucleotides and mRNA-protein fusions with dT25-OAS resin. Bioorg Med Chem Lett;30(4):126934. PMID: 31919017
Current position: Instructor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

2015-2017
Brittany Parker Kerrigan, Ph.D.
Department: Neuroscience, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Frederick Lang; Michael Diehl
Project Title: Elucidation of personalized medicine using nanotechnology for FGFR3-TACC3 positive GBM tumors: diagnosis and treatment
Publications:
• Parker Kerrigan BC, Shimizu Y, Andreeff M, Lang FF (2017). Mesenchymal stromal cells for the delivery of oncolytic viruses in gliomas. Cytotherapy;19(4):445-457. PMID: 28233640
• Yaghi NK, Wei J, Hashimoto Y, Kong LY, Gabrusiewicz K, Nduom EK, Ling X, Huang N, Zhou S, Kerrigan BC, Levine JM, Fajt VR, Levine G, Porter BF, Marcusson EG, Tachikawa K, Chivukula P, Webb DC, Payne JE, Heimberger AB. (2017). Immune modulatory nanoparticle therapeutics for intracerebral glioma. Neuro Oncol;19(3):372-382. PMID: 27765835
• Srinivasan VM, Ferguson SD, Lee S, Weathers SP, Kerrigan BCP, Heimberger AB. (2017). Tumor Vaccines for Malignant Gliomas. Neurotherapeutics;14(2):345-357. PMID: 2838999
• Lang FM, Hossain A, Gumin J, Momin EN, Shimizu Y, Ledbetter D, Shahar T, Yamashita S, Parker Kerrigan B, Fueyo J, Sawaya R, Lang FF. (2018). Mesenchymal stem cells as natural biofactories for exosomes carrying miR-124a in the treatment of gliomas. Neuro Oncol;20(3):380-390. PMID: 29016843
• Thomas JG, Parker Kerrigan BC, Hossain A, Gumin J, Shinojima N, Nwajei F, Ezhilarasan R, Love P, Sulman EP, Lang FF. (2018). Ionizing radiation augments glioma tropism of mesenchymal stem cells. J Neurosurg;128(1):287-295. PMID: 28362237
• Parker Kerrigan BC, Hossain A, Yamashita S, Lang FF. (2018). Stem Cell Therapy of Gliomas. Prog Neurol Surg;32:124-151. PMID: 29990980
• Srinivasan VM, Gumin J, Camstra KM, Chen SR, Johnson JN, Shimizu Y, Parker Kerrigan BC, Shpall EJ, Lang FF, Kan P. (2019). Microcatheter delivery of neurotherapeutics: compatibility with mesenchymal stem cells. J Neurosurg;1-9. PMID: 31491769
• Parker Kerrigan BC, Ledbetter D, Kronowitz M, Phillips L, Gumin J, Hossain A, Yang J, Mendt M, Singh S, Cogdell D, Ene C, Shpall E, Lang FF. (2020). RNAi technology targeting the FGFR3-TACC3 fusion breakpoint: an opportunity for precision medicine. Neurooncol Adv;2(1):vdaa132-140. PMID: 33241214
• Srinivasan VM, Ene C, Kerrigan BP, Lang FF. (2021). Window of Opportunity Clinical Trials to Evaluate Novel Therapies for Brain Tumors. Neurosurg Clin N Am;32(1):93-104. PMID: 33223031
Current position: Director of Strategic Operations, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Scientific Director, Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma Coalition

2017-2019
Ciceron Ayala-Orozco, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Sunil Krishnan; James Tour
Project Title: Stimulus-dependent activation of molecular machines for nanomechanical cancer therapy
Publications:
• Li Y, Ayala-Orozco C, Rauta PR, Krishnan S. (2019). The application of nanotechnology in enhancing immunotherapy for cancer treatment: current effects and perspective. Nanoscale;11(37):17157-17178. PMID: 31531445
• Ayala Orozco C, Liu D, Li Y, Alemany LB, Pal R, Krishnan S, Tour JM. (2020) Visible-Light-Activated Molecular Nanomachines Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces;12(1):410-417. PMID: 31815419
• Gunasekera RS, Galbadage T, Ayala-Orozco C, Liu D, García-López V, Troutman BE, Tour JJ, Pal R, Krishnan S, Cirillo JD, Tour JM. (2020). Molecular Nanomachines Can Destroy Tissue or Kill Multicellular Eukaryotes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces;12(12):13657-13670. PMID: 32091877
Current position: Founder, Molecular Jackhammer Cancer Therapeutics Institute (since February 2025)

2023-2026
Claire Jones, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Richard Bouchard; George Lu
Project Title: Development of molecular photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging for cancer diagnostics and therapy monitoring.
Publications:
• Jones CE, et al. A multimodal approach to assess a liposomal carrier's biodistribution, stability, and clearance. Photoacoustics. 2025.
• Jones CE, et al. Point-of-Injury Treatment with Hydrogel Containing Dexamethasone Improves Cognitive Function and Reduces Secondary Injury Response After TBI. Gels. 2025.
Awards:
AWIS Featured Scientist (2025), Best Poster Presentation, Next Generation Computational Bio-Imaging Conference (2024)
Oral or poster presentations: WMIC 2026 oral presentation; WMIC 2025 oral presentation; WMIC 2025 poster presentation; nanoDDS 2025 poster presentations; IEEE2024 IUS oral presentation
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

2023-2025
Collin J. Harlan
Department: Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center / GSBS
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: James Bankson; Omid Veiseh
Project Title: The development of a HP 129Xe CEST MR imaging protocol to image PFC NDs for NK cell labeling
Publications: None
Awards: 
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual F31 Predoctoral Fellowship
Trainee Grant Incentive Prize: Awarded $1,000 prize in recognition of success in obtaining F31 grant funding as a trainee at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Excellence in Collaboration Award: Recognized for providing significant support to a colleague’s F32 NIH grant submission.
Invited Presentations:
Oral: Harlan, C.J., Nevozhay, D., Sokolov, K.V., & Bankson, J.A. 129Xe HyperCEST MRI for Tracking Immunotherapy Delivery in the Lungs. in T32 Summer Program in Emerging Technologies and Career Development (2025).
Poster: Harlan, C.J., Nevozhay, D., Sokolov, K.V., & Bankson, J.A. Kinetic Modeling Framework for Hyperpolarized 129Xe Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (HyperCEST) MRI. in MD Anderson Cancer Center Division of Diagnostic Imaging Trainee Research Day (2026).
Harlan, C.J., Nevozhay, D., Sokolov, K.V., & Bankson, J.A. Towards Optimization of Hyperpolarized 129Xe Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (hyperCEST) for Detection of PFC-Labeled Natural Killer Cells. in World Molecular Imaging Congress (2025).
Current position: NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellow and Medical Physics Ph.D. candidate, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center / GSBS, Houston, TX

2025
Daniel Brenner, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Isaac Hilton; Roza Nurieva
Project Title: Engineered extrachromosomal genetic nanotechnologies for tunable and persistent control of therapeutic human cells
Publications: No published T32 research article reported to date; manuscript in preparation.
Presentation: Poster of T32-funded work at the 2025 ASGCT conference.
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

2016-2018
Emily Evans, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Rebekah Drezek; Michael Curran
Project Title: Gold nanoparticle-mediated melanoma immunotherapy
Publications:
• Chen AL, Jackson MA, Lin AY, Figueroa ER, Hu YS, Evans ER, Asthana V, Young JK, Drezek RA. (2016). Changes in Optical Properties of Plasmonic Nanoparticles in Cellular Environments are Modulated by Nanoparticle PEGylation and Serum Conditions. Nanoscale Res Lett;11(1):303. PMID: 27316744
• Figueroa E, Bugga P, Asthana V, Chen AL, Stephen Yan J, Evans ER, Drezek RA. (2017). A mechanistic investigation exploring the differential transfection efficiencies between the easy-to-transfect SK-BR3 and difficult-to-transfect CT26 cell lines. J Nanobiotechnology;15(1):36. PMID: 28464829
• Asthana V, Tang Y, Ferguson A, Bugga P, Asthana A, Evans ER, Chen AL, Stern BS, Drezek RA. (2018). An inexpensive, customizable microscopy system for the automated quantification and characterization of multiple adherent cell types. Peer J;6:4937-4955. PMID: 29888136
• Evans ER, Bugga P, Asthana V, Drezek R. (2018). Metallic Nanoparticles for Cancer Immunotherapy. Mater Today (Kidlington);21(6):673-685. PMID: 30197553
Current position: Director, Strategy and New Ventures, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

2016-2017
Jennifer Burnett, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Rebecca Richards-Kortum; Konstantin Sokolov
Project Title: In vivo microscopy for monitoring of nanoparticle-based cancer immunotherapy
Publications:
• Burnett JL, Carns JL, Richards-Kortum R. (2017). Towards a needle-free diagnosis of malaria: in vivo identification and classification of red and white blood cells containing haemozoin. Malar J;16(1):447. PMID: 29115957
Current position: Principal System Verification Engineer, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

2022-2024
Jocelyn (Jocie) Baker
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Julea Vlassakis; Keri Schadler
Project Title: Investigating Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma Cell Phenotypic Markers and Driving Mechanisms with Novel On-Chip Tissue Modeling and Single Cell Proteomics Technologies
Publications: None
Presentations: Invited podium presentation, “Rapid Single-Cancer Cell Encapsulation in Extracellular Matrix-mimicking Micromodel for 3D Cancer Cell Morphology and Chemotoxicity Investigations,” SLAS Annual Conference, February 2026.
Current position: Bioengineering Ph.D. student, Rice University, Houston, TX

2016-2017
Khaled Habiba, Ph.D.
Department: Radiation Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Sunil Krishnan; Eugene Zubarev
Project Title: Synthesis and characterization of silver and gold nanoparticles and their application in radiation therapy
Publications:
• Habiba K, Aziz K, Sanders K, Santiago CM, Mahadevan LSK, Makarov V, Weiner BR, Morell G, Krishnan S. (2019). Enhancing Colorectal Cancer Radiation Therapy Efficacy using Silver Nanoprisms Decorated with Graphene as Radiosensitizers. Sci Rep;9(1):17120. PMID: 31745177
Current position: Senior Health Physicist, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

2016
Michelle Ho, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Anil Sood; Junghae Suh
Project Title: Investigating nucleic acid-based therapies in preclinical studies for ovarian cancer therapy
Publications:
• Popp L, Gomez E, Orji W, Ho M, Suh J, Segatori L. (2017). TFEB-mediated activation of the lysosome-autophagy system affects the transduction efficiency of adeno-associated virus 2. Virology;510:1-8. PMID: 28688268
• Ideno N, Yamaguchi H, Okumura T, Huang J, Brun MJ, Ho ML, Suh J, Gupta S, Maitra A, Ghosh B. (2019). A pipeline for rapidly generating genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic cancer using in vivo CRISPR-Cas9-mediated somatic recombination. Lab Invest;99(8):1233-1244. PMID: 30728464
• Guenther CM, Brun MJ, Bennett AD, Ho ML, Chen W, Zhu B, Lam M, Yamagami M, Kwon S, Bhattacharya N, Sousa D, Evans AC, Voss J, Sevick-Muraca EM, Agbandje-McKenna M, Suh J. (2019). Protease-Activatable Adeno-Associated Virus Vector for Gene Delivery to Damaged Heart Tissue. Mol Ther;27(3):611-622. PMID: 30772143
• Robinson TM, Ho ML, Wahlig B, Gough V, Banta A, Reyes Gamas K, Kang B, Lee E, Chen W, Suh J. (2020). An essential N-terminal serine-rich motif in the AAV VP1 and VP2 subunits that may play a role in viral transcription. Virology;546:127-132. PMID: 32452411
Current position: Vice President, Strategy and Operations, Renasant Bio

2016-2017
Nicholaus James Trenton, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Michael Diehl; Wendy Woodward
Project Title: A new class of dynamic DNA nanoprobes for molecular imaging of inflammatory breast cancer
Publications:
• Wolfe AR, Trenton NJ, Debeb BG, Larson R, Ruffell B, Chu K, Hittelman W, Diehl M, Reuben JM, Ueno NT, Woodward WA. (2016) Mesenchymal stem cells and macrophages interact through IL-6 to promote inflammatory breast cancer in pre-clinical models. Oncotarget;7(50):82482-82492. PMID: 27756885
• Samson EB, Tsao DS, Zimak J, McLaughlin RT, Trenton NJ, Mace EM, Orange JS, Schweikhard V, Diehl MR. (2017). The coordinating role of IQGAP1 in the regulation of local, endosome-specific actin networks. Biol Open;6(6):785-799. PMID: 28455356
• Mann LK, Won JH, Trenton NJ, Garnett J, Snowise S, Fletcher SA, Tseng SCG, Diehl MR, Papanna R. (2019). Cryopreserved human umbilical cord versus acellular dermal matrix patches for in utero fetal spina bifida repair in a pregnant rat model. J Neurosurg Spine;32(2):321-331. PMID: 31675701
• Trenton NJ, McLaughlin RT, Bellamkonda SK, Tsao DS, Rodzinski A, Mace EM, Orange JS, Schweikhard V, Diehl MR. (2020). Membrane and Actin Tethering Transitions Help IQGAP1 Coordinate GTPase and Lipid Messenger Signaling. Biophys J;118(3):586-599. PMID: 31952801
Current position: Director, Bioassays (AS/QC), CMC, Omeros

2022-2024
Olivia Flynn, Ph.D.
Department: Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology (SSPB) graduate program, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Caleb Bashor; Cassian Yee
Project Title: Engineering T cells with synthetic cell state control circuits
Publications: None
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Roybal Lab, University of California, San Francisco

2018-2020
Rajarajeswari Muthusivarajan, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: David Fuentes; Konstantin Sokolov
Project Title: Molecular dynamics investigation of self-assembly of peptide-containing nanostructures
Publications:
• Muthusivarajan R, Allen WJ, Pehere AD, Sokolov KV, Fuentes D. (2020). Role of alkylated residues in the tetrapeptide self-assembly-A molecular dynamics study. J Comput Chem;41(31):2634-2640. PMID: 32930440
Current position: Product Engineer, Voxel Healthcare (since September 2025)

2016-2017
Rebeca Romero-Aburto, Ph.D.
Department: Imaging Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Konstantin Sokolov; Jordan Miller
Project Title: Using nanoparticles for detection of microscopic cancer disease
Publications:
• Sheikh Mohamed M, Poulose AC, Veeranarayanan S, Romero Aburto R, Mitcham T, Suzuki Y, Sakamoto Y, Ajayan PM, Bouchard RR, Yoshida Y, Maekawa T, Sakthi Kumar D. (2016). Plasmonic fluorescent CdSe/Cu2S hybrid nanocrystals for multichannel imaging and cancer directed photo-thermal therapy. Nanoscale;8(15):7876-88. PMID: 26584976
• Poulose AC, Veeranarayanan S, Mohamed MS, Aburto RR, Mitcham T, Bouchard RR, Ajayan PM, Sakamoto Y, Maekawa T, Kumar DS. (2016). Multifunctional Cu2-xTe Nanocubes Mediated Combination Therapy for Multi-Drug Resistant MDA MB 453. Sci Rep;6:35961-35973. PMID: 27775048
• Sivakumar B, Aswathy RG, Romero-Aburto R, Mitcham T, Mitchel KA, Nagaoka Y, Bouchard RR, Ajayan PM, Maekawa T, Sakthikumar DN. (2017). Highly versatile SPION encapsulated PLGA nanoparticles as photothermal ablators of cancer cells and as multimodal imaging agents. Biomater Sci;5(3):432-443. PMID: 28059418
Current position: Director, Clinical Development, Johnson & Johnson (since April 2025)

2016-2017
Rodrigo Vinluan, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Gang Bao; Chun Li
Project Title: Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for in vivo imaging and drug delivery to enhance cancer immunotherapy
Publications: None
Current position: Analytics Scientist, Catalent Pharma Solutions

2018-2020
Susan Butler, Ph.D.
Department: Bioengineering, Rice University
Predoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Junghae Suh; Anirban Maitra
Project Title: Optimization of MMP activatable provector for targeting of Pancreatic cancer
Publications:
• Chen MY, Butler SS, Chen W, Suh J. (2019). Physical, chemical, and synthetic virology: Reprogramming viruses as controllable nanodevices. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol;11(3):1545-1583. PMID: 30411529
• Thadani NN, Zhou Q, Reyes Gamas K, Butler S, Bueno C, Schafer NP, Morcos F, Wolynes PG, Suh J. (2021). Frustration and Direct-Coupling Analyses to Predict Formation and Function of Adeno-Associated Virus. Biophys J;120(3):489-503. PMID: 33359833
Current position: CBER Staff Fellow (Gene Therapy CMC Reviewer), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

2018-
Yara Kadria-Vili, Ph.D.
Department: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Naomi Halas; James Bankson
Project Title: Theranostic nanoparticles for T1-MR imaging and phototherapy of pancreatic cancer
Publications: None
Current position: Senior Research Scientist, Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc.