Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows


Dr. Irfan Bandey
PhD, Academic Sinica, Taiwan
Active: 2015-2024
Current Employment: Research Scientist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center


Dr. Melisa Paniagua-Martinez
PhD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Active: 2013-2023
Current Employment: Research Scientist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Ankit Mahendra
PhD, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, France
Active: 2013-2018
Current Employment: Senior Principal Scientist at Sanofi

Dr. Gabrielle Romain
Ph.D. Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, France
Active: 2012-2016
Current Employment: R&D Program Director at Pierre Fabre Group

Dr. Vandana Kaul
Ph.D. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
Active: 2013-2014
Current Employment: Consultant at Oracle

Dr. Victor German Sendra
Ph.D. University of Cordoba, Argentina
Active: 2011-2013
Current Employment: Senior Scientist at Aviceda Therapeutics

Graduate Students

Dr. K M Samiur Rahman Sefat
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2019-2024
Current Employment: Scientist I at Vaxcyte

Dr. Kwan-Ling Wu
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2019-2024
Current Employment: Senior Data Scientist at C3 AI

Dr. Arash Saeedi
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2016-2023
Current Employment: Post-doctoral Associate at Stanford University

Dr. Ali Rezvan
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2016-2021
Current Employment: Senior Scientist at BD

Dr. Mohsen Fathi
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: SINGLE-CELL SCREENING OF EXOSOME SECRETION IN BREAST CANCER
Active: 2015-2020
Current Employment: Scientist II at CSL

Dr. Xingyue An
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: SINGLE-CELL FUNCTIONAL PROFILING OF LYMPHOCYTES FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
Active: 2013-2020
Current Employment: Scientist at EvolveImmune

Dr. Jay R Adolacion
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: QUANTIFYING THE KINETICS OF IMMUNE RESPONSES TO CANCER: APPLICATIONS IN SERUM PROFILING AND SINGLE-CELL BIOLOGY
Active: 2013-2019
Current Employment: Assistant Professor at University of Philippines

Dr. Fatemeh Sadeghi
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2014-2019
Current Employment: Scientist at Cellares

Conrad Hom
MS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2016-2018

Dr. Shaza Abnouf
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: 2012-2017

Dr. Balakrishnan Ramesh
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: ENGINEERING SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY OF MAMMALIAN PROTEASES
Active: 2010-2015
Current Employment: Head of Research at Bon Vivant

Dr. Ivan Liadi
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: HIGH-THROUGHPUT SINGLE-CELL FUNCTIONAL AND MOLECULAR PROFILING OF IMMUNE CELLS IN CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
Active: 2010-2015
Current Employment: Co-Founder at Coldspace.id

Thai Vu
MS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: Quantifying T cell Mediated Killing for Melanoma Immunotherapy
Active: 2011-2013

Anthony Lie
MS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Thesis: Quantification and Molecular Characterization of Anti-citrulline Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Active: 2010-2012
Current Employment: Senior Project Manager at Chiyoda International Corp.

Undergraduate Students

Jason Trinh
BS, Chemical Engineering (in progress)
Active: Spring-Summer 2024

Zheng You
BS, Chemical Engineering
Active: Summer 2018 and 2019

Evan Manuel
BS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: Spring 2017
Current Employment: Project Engineer at CP Kelco

Zuan-Fu Lim
BS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: Fall 2014-2015
Current Employment: PhD Candidate at West Virginia University

Fatoumatta Dibba
BS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: Spring 2014
Current Employment: PDC Development Engineer at Ulterra Drilling Technologies L.P.

Dr. Jennifer Lu
Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, John Hopkins University
Active: Summer 2014
Current Employment: Staff Scientist at John Hopkins University

Justin Joseph
BS, Mathematical Biology, UH
Active: Spring 2014

Dr. Adeline Mah
Ph.D, Materials Science and Engineering, UH
Active: 2012-2013
Current Employment: Associate Director at Element Biosciences

MyLinh Nguyen
MS, Statistics and Data Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
Active: 2012-2013
Current Employment: Biostatistician II at IQVIA

Dr. Brandon Foley
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Active: Summer 2013
Current Employment: Staff Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Dr. Soumili Chatterjee
Ph.D, Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University
Active: Fall 2011
Current Employment: Principal Scientist at Pfizer

Timothy Henderson
MS, Manufacturing Leadership, Rochester Institute of Technology
Active: Summer 2011
Current Employment: Principal Scientist at LOTTE Biologics

Tracy Ngu
BS, Chemical Engineering, UH
Active: Summer 2011
Current Employment: Process Technology Engineer at SGC Energia

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