Current T32 Fellows
Rice University
2025 - 2026
Diana Barr
Bioengineering
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Mentors:
Rice - George J. Lu, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Richard R. Bouchard, Ph.D.
Project: Developing Biogenic Nanoagents for Ultrasound Imaging of Cells.
2025-2026
Vasiliki Kolliopoulos
Bioengineering
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Mentors:
Rice - Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Eleonora Dondossola, Ph.D.
Project: Tri-colloidal nanoparticle 3D printed extracellular matrix scaffolds for the study of fibrosis in the foreign body response.
2023-2026
Adam Yaseen
Bioengineering
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Mentors:
Rice - Gang Bao, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Konstantin Sokolov, Ph.D.
Project: RNA Nanotechnology based Approaches for Cell-Specific Gene Editing in Cancer Therapeutics.
2025-2026
Keefer Boone
Bioengineering
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Mentor:
Rice - Cynthia Reinhart-King, Ph.D.
Project: Metabolic Characterization and Manipulation of Cancer Angiogenesis
in Stiffened ECM
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2023-2026
Ali Haghighat Mesbahi
Imaging Physics
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Imaging Physics
Mentor:
MD Anderson - Konstantin Sokolov, Ph.D.
Project: The integration of layer-by-layer biomaterials in theragnostic drug delivery and the utilization of machine learning in cancer treatment.
2025-2026
Eman Taha, Ph.D.
Imaging Physics
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Imaging Physics
Mentor:
MD Anderson - Konstnatin Sokolov, Ph.D.
Project:
2023-2026
Claire Jones, Ph.D.
Imaging Physics
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Imaging Physics
Mentors:
MD Anderson - Richard Bouchard, Ph.D.
Rice - George Lu, Ph.D.
Project: Development of molecular photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging for cancer diagnostics and therapy monitoring.
2025-2026
Mia Cano
Bioengineering - Applied Physics
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Imaging Physics
Mentor:
MD Anderson - Konstantin Sokolov, Ph.D.
Project: Development and evaluation of a new platform for delivery of immunostimulatory molecules (i.e., cGAMP) to innate immune cells to initiate a strong immune response in triple-negative breast cancers.
T32 Nanotech Program Alumni
Collin J. Harlan
Graduate Research Asst-GSBS, Imaging Physics Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Daniel Brenner
Research Scientist, Rice University, Houston, TX
Adam Grippin, MD, Ph.D.
Clinical Resident, Radiation Oncology Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Jocelyn (Jocie) Baker
Graduate Research Student, Rice University, Houston, TX
Olivia Flynn
Graduate Research Student, Rice University, Houston, TX
Aaron Schwartz-Duval, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, MD Anderson Dept. of Imaging Physics, Houston, TX
Yara Kadria-Vili, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Sr. Research Scientist, Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc, Houston, TX
Rajarajeswari Muthusivarajan, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, MD Anderson, Houston TX
Susan Butler, Ph.D.
CBER Staff Fellow (Gene Therapgy CMC Reviewer), FDA, Silver Spring, MD
Alexandra Rodzinski, Ph.D.
Technical Applications Trainer, Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX
Alyssa Pollard, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Ciceron Alaya Orozco, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Rice University Dept. of Chemistry, Houston, TX
Brian Grindel, Ph.D.
Instructor, MD Anderson Dept. of Cancer Imaging Systems, Houston, TX
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: Director, Research Planning & Development, MD Anderson Dept. of Cancer Neuroscience, 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: Department Chair, Physical Sciences at San Jacinto College, Houston, TX