Current T32 Fellows
Rice University
2022 - 2024
Jocelyn (Jocie) Baker, Bioengineering
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Mentors:
Rice - Julea Vlassakis, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - Keri Schadler, Ph.D.
Project: Investigating Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma Cell Phenotypic Markers and Driving Mechanisms with Novel On-Chip Tissue Modeling and Nano/Micro-technologies.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2022 - 2024
Collin J. Harlan,
Imaging Physics
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Imaging Physics
Mentors:
MD Anderson - James Bankson, Ph.D.
Rice - Omid Veiseh, Ph.D.
Project: The development of a HP 129Xe CEST MR imaging protocol to image PFC NDs for NK cell labeling.
Rice University
2022 - 2024
Olivia Flynn, Bioengineering
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioengineering
Mentors:
Rice - Caleb Bashor. Ph.D.
MD Anderson - TBD
Project: The objective of my project is to engineer artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPCs) for manufacturing CAR-T cells to enhance their therapeutic function.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2023 - 2025
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.
Rice University
2022 - 2024
Adam Yaseen, Bioengineering
NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellow
Department of Bioengineering
Mentors:
Rice - Gang Bao, Ph.D.
MD Anderson - TBD
Project: RNA Nanotechnology based Approaches for Cell-Specific Gene Editing in Cancer Therapeutics.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
2023 - 2025
Adam Grippin, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Radiation Oncology
Mentors:
MD Anderson - Wen Jiang, M.D., Ph.D.
Rice - TBD
Project: Engineering mRNA-nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy.
T32 Nanotech Program Alumni
Aaron Schwartz-Duval, Ph.D.
Yara Kadria-Vili, Ph.D.
Rajarajeswari Muthusivarajan, Ph.D.
After Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, MD Anderson, Houston TX
Susan Butler, Ph.D.
Alexandra Rodzinski, Ph.D.
Alyssa Pollard, Ph.D.
Ciceron Alaya Orozco, Ph.D.
Brian Grindel, Ph.D.
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: Department Chair, Physical Sciences at San Jacinto College, Houston, TX