Lab Personnel

Principal Investigator

Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.

Distinguished Faculty Fellow | Associate Professor
Director | Biointerface Translation & Engineering Center
Senior Member | National Academy of Inventors
School of Chemical, Materials & Biomedical Engineering
Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Wayne State University
B.S. Polymer Science and Chemical Technology, Delhi College of Engineering

Director of Lab Operations

Margaret Sapp, M.Ed.

Research Faculty & Postdoctoral Fellows

Mark Garren, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Arpita Shome, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Meghan Lancaster, D.V.M.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Daniele Catori, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Doctoral Trainees

Yi (Elaine) Wu

B.S. Biological Engineering
University of Georgia

Vince Pinon

B.S. Biochemistry
Florida International University

Sierra Milligan

MS. Biochemical Engineering
University of Georgia

Tia Shorter

B.S. Biological Engineering
University of Georgia

Natalie Crutchfield

B.S. Materials Science Engineering
University of Central Florida

Anastasia Marx

B.S. Biological Engineering
University of Georgia

Myddie Parker

B.S. Biological Engineering
University of Georgia

Mofolu Popoola

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

Alexander Bruckmann

B.S., M.S. Bioengineering
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Elifnaz Erturen

B.E. Bioengineering
Yildiz Technical University

Mobashsara Tabassum

M.S. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
University of Dhaka

M. Everett Grizzle

B.S. Biological Engineering
University of Georgia

Undergraduate Trainees and Interns

Arwen Chatterton

Catherine Cicci

McKenna Clary

James Garner

Nandini Joshi

Ekaa Kasetty

Han Truong

Victoria Vo

Joshua Kim

Zin Lin