Meet our team
Teamwork makes the dream work
Principal Investigator
Jordan Yaron
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Yaron's research focuses on biomaterial-tissue interactions and investigation of novel therapeutics and platforms to enhance healing and repair in complex inflammatory conditions.
Staff
Sepideh Nezhadi, PharmD
Graduate Research Associate
Biological Design
Molecular pathogenesis and therapeutics development for psoriasis.
Zachary Baldwin, MS
Graduate Research Associate
Biological Design
Molecular pathogenesis and therapeutics development for psoriasis.
MS Students
Rushil Kolipaka
Graduate Research Assistant
Biodesign Center for Biomaterials Innovation and Translation
Brittany (Britt) Boyko
Master’s Student
Biological Design
Therapeutics for spinal cord injury and pressure ulcers.
Volunteers & Interns
Farhan Babur
BS/MS Student
BS Biological Sciences / MS Molecular and Cell Biology
Therapeutic modulation of vascular barriers. SOLUR student. Barrett Honors College student.
Undergraduates
Chintan Shah, MS
Research Volunteer
Fluidic delivery platform for biomaterials-based endoscopic contrast agents.
Jacob Firestone
Bachelor’s Student
Chemical Engineering
Bioprocess engineering for recombinant therapeutics.
Lidia Haula
Bachelor’s Student
Chemical Engineering
Molecular pathogenesis and therapeutics development for psoriasis.
Solenne Norvor-Davis
Bachelor’s Student
Biomedical Engineering
Inflammasome-modulating drug delivery platforms. FURI Student.
Isabele Vilimas
Bachelor’s Student
Neuroscience
Molecular pathogenesis and therapeutics development for psoriasis.
Vivian Saavedra
Bachelor’s Student
Chemical Engineering
Bioprocess engineering for recombinant therapeutics. FURI Student.
Alumni
Carina Sandhu
Bachelor’s Student
Biological Sciences
Therapeutics for diabetic wound healing. SOLUR Student.
Harini Tulasi
Bachelor’s Student
Chemical Engineering
Bioprocess engineering for recombinant therapeutics.