Lab Alumni
Dzifa Amengor
BS, Biology, Upper Iowa University
MS, Biology, Southern Illinois University
PhD Microbiology, 2023
Current: Gilead, Foster City, CA
BS, Chemical Engineering,
UC Berkeley
PhD Chemical Engineering
UT Austin (2022)
Current: Scientist, Dana Farber, Boston MA
BS, Biochemistry, University of New Orleans (2016)
PhD Biochemistry, UT Austin (2022)
Current: Scientist, Abbvie, Worcester MA
BS, Biomedical Engineering , UT Austin (2016)
PhD, Chemical Engineering UT Austin (2022)
NSF GRFP (2018)
Current: Scientist, Denali, San Fran CA
Chris A. Stevens
BS Chemical Engineering, U Kentucky
PhD ChE, 2018
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Now: Scientist, Levitas, Menlo Park, CA
BM, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
PhD, Cell Molec Bio, UT Austin, 2020
Current: Post-doctoral fellow, Greg Ippolito/ George Georgiou lab, UT Austin -->
Scientist, Antibody discovery Biogen, Boston MA
Elissa K. Leonard
BS Molecular Systems & Design, with Distinction, Harvey Mudd
PhD BME, 2018
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2014 NSF GRFP
Post-doc, Spangler lab at John's Hopkins
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
BS, Molecular Cellular Biology, University of Connecticut
PhD Chemical Engineering, 2020
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2017 NSF GRFP award recipient
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2018 NSF GROW award
Current: Sr. Scientist, Abbvie, Boston, MA
Ellen K. Wagner
BS ChBE with honors, CU Boulder
PhD ChE, 2017
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2014 NSF GRFP
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2016 NSF GROW
Gigagen, S. San Fran, CA
BS, Chemical Engineering with Highest Honors, UT Austin (2019)
Research Associate, 2019-2020
Current: MD-PhD student, Mayo Institute, Rochester, MN
BS, Biochemistry, University of Ghana
MS, Biochemistry, Texas A&M University
PhD, Biochemistry, UT Austin, 2015
Post-doc, UT Austin, 2016-2018
1st job post-PhD: Molecular Templates, Austin, TX
Chris A. Stevens
BS Chemical Engineering, U Kentucky
PhD ChE, 2018
1st job post-PhD: Scientist, Levitas, Menlo Park, CA
Elissa K. Leonard
BS Molecular Systems & Design, with Distinction, Harvey Mudd
PhD BME, 2018
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2014 NSF GRFP
Post-doc, Spangler lab at John's Hopkins
Ellen K. Wagner
BS ChBE with honors, CU Boulder
PhD ChE, 2017
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2014 NSF GRFP
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2016 NSF GROW
Post-doc Achaogen
Current: Associate Director Research, Gigagen, S. San Fran, CA
Josh R. Laber
BS ChE, UC Berkeley
PhD ChE, 2016
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Baxter Young Investigator award, 2016
Post-doc: Abbvie, Boston -->
Scientist, BioMarin, CA -->
Current: Scientist Nektar, San Fran, CA
Jeong-min Hyun
BS and MS, Biotech, Yongsei University
PhD Cell Molec Bio, 2016
1st job post-PhD: Principal Scientist, Samsung, Bioepis, S. Korea
BS Biotechnology, Wuhan
MS Biochem & Mol Bio, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
PhD Biochemistry, 2015
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PhD Internship at Regeneron (Sum 2014)
Current: Director Antibody Discovery, Immunitas, Boston MA
Zach Frye
BS ChE, Virginia Tech
PhD ChE, 2015
1st job post-PhD: Antibody Discovery Specialist, Compass Therapeutics -->
Sr Scientist, Sana Biotechnology
Kevin C. Entzminger
BS Biochemistry with Honors, Loyola Marymount
PhD Biochemistry, 2014
Current: Director of Antibody Engineering, Abwiz Bio, San Diego, CA
Tarik Khan
BS ChE, NC State
PhD ChE, 2012
Whitaker International Post-doctoral Scholar at ETH Zürich
Group leader & Scientist at Roche, Late-Stage Pharmaceutical Processing & Development, Basel, Switzerland
Jen Pai Wang
BS ChE, Cornell
PhD ChE, 2010
Senior Specialist, Engineering, Merck
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Sumit Pareek, MS Chemical Engineering 2023
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Elizabeth Bogardus, MS Biochemistry, 2015
High school chemistry teacher, Round Rock ISD
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Aileen Dinin, MS, ChE, 2013 (co-supervisor)
Current position: Technical writer & editor
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Maria Andrea Miller, PhD ChE 2011 (co-supervisor)
Current position: Scientist II, MedImmune, MD
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Christine Chang, BS, ChE, Columbia University, Technician
Current: Vet School, UC Davis
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Ryan Myhre, ChE MS
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Rakesh Motani, Microb Eng MS
Engineer, Amgen
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Kavita Ramalingam Iyer, Post-doc
Merck
Jamie Sutherland
BS ChE, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
PhD ChE, 2010
Process Engineer, Chevron Phillips, Houston TX
Ben Roy
BS ChE Calvin College
MS ChE, Vanderbilt
PhD ChE, 2011
Super undergraduate researchers
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Katie Tehas, Biology, class of 2024, now at Gryphon
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Ridhi Patel, BME class of 2024
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Maha Ikram, Biology Honors, class of 2023
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Justin Owens, ChE, class of 2023 --> ChE grad school at CU Boulder
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Zoe Gattis, Neuroscience, class of 2024
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David Garcia, Biochemistry, class of 2022, med school!
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Kimiya Monfared, ChE Class of 2022
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Shlok Mohanty, ChE Class of 2021, CAR-T engineering at Umoja Biopharma in Seattle
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Kyle Kaeo, ChE, Class of 2021, ChE grad student at John's Hopkins
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ShaoPo Huang, BME, Class of 2020, applying to med school
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Kevin C. Le, ChE, URF, 2016-2019, MD-PhD student at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Mn
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Sam & Cina Karimaghaei, ChE 2018, med school students
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Theresa Wang, ChE 2019, URF
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Ankur Annapareddy, ChE 2018; URF, grad student in ILS at UT Austin
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Xinleu Liu, ChE 2016
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Luciano Posada, ChE 2016, URF, Texas 4000 and Baylor med school research associate
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Alexis Prybutok, ChE and Biochem 2016, URF and NSF GRFP, ChE graduate school at Northwestern
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Kristen Arnold, Plan II Honors Thesis 2015, University of Texas at Houston Medical School
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Devin Jackson, Bio 2014, now grad student in tumor biology at Georgetown
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Elizabeth Orth, ChE 2014, NSF GRFP honoroble mention, PhD program in Chemical Biology, Gerstner Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell tri-institutional program
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Wesley Beckner, ChE 2014, NSF GRFP Honorable Mention, ChE graduate school at U Washington
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Brennan Hodgson, ChE 2014, U Chicago medical school
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Devin Jackson, Biochem 2014, PhD student in tumor biology at Georgetown/ NIH
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Julie A. Fogarty, ChE 2013, URF and NSF GRFP, ChE graduate school at Stanford
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Dmitriy Zhukov, URF and NSF GRFP, ChE graduate school at CalTech
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Jeff Coursen, Biochem 2013, Baylor Medical School
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Sam Parnell, ChE 2012, UTSW Medical School
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Kevin Kaczorowski, ChE 2011, URF and NSF GRFP, ChE graduate school at MIT
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Katie McCallum, Microbiology 2010, URF, MD Anderson/ UT Houston PhD program
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Carly Smith, Biochem 2010, chemistry graduate school, U Michigan
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Brittany Delforge, ChE 2009, Luminex, Austin
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Adam Romman, ChE 2009, UTSW medical school