Lab Alumni
BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2017
PhD, Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2024
BS and MS, Physiology, University of Calcutta
PhD, Cancer Biology, Homi Bhabha National Institute
Research Associate, 2023-24
BS, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University
MS , Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2023
Chris A. Stevens
BS Chemical Engineering, U Kentucky
PhD ChE, 2018
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Now: Scientist, Levitas, Menlo Park, CA
BS, Biology, Upper Iowa University
MS Biology, Southern Illinois University
PhD, Microbiology, UT Austin, 2023
Current: Gilead, Foster City, 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
BS, Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley
PhD Chemical Engineering, UT Austin 2022
Current: Scientist, Dana Farber, 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, Biochemistry, University of New Orleans, 2016
PhD, Biochemistry, UT Austin, 2022
Current: Scientist, Abbvie, Worchester 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, UT Austin 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, Maynard lab, 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, UT Austin 2018
1st job post-PhD: Scientist, Levitas, Menlo Park, CA
Elissa K. Leonard
BS Molecular Systems & Design, with Distinction, Harvey Mudd
PhD BME, UT Austin 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, UT Austin 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, UT Austin 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, UT Austin 2016
1st job post-PhD: Principal Scientist, Samsung, Bioepis, S. Korea
BS Biotechnology, Wuhan
MS Biochem & Mol Bio, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
PhD Biochemistry, UT Austin 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, UT Austin 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, UT Austin 2014
Current: Director of Antibody Engineering, Abwiz Bio, San Diego, CA
Tarik Khan
BS ChE, NC State
PhD ChE, UT Austin 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, UT Austin 2010
Senior Specialist, Engineering, Merck
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Dr. Poulami Das, PhD Research Scientist, UT Austin 2023-24
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Sumit Pareek, MS Chemical Engineering UT Austin 2023
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Elizabeth Bogardus, MS Biochemistry UT Austin , 2015
High school chemistry teacher, Round Rock ISD
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Aileen Dinin, MS, ChE UT Austin , 2013 (co-supervisor)
Current position: Technical writer & editor
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Maria Andrea Miller, PhD ChE 2011 UT Austin (co-supervisor)
Current position: Scientist II, MedImmune, MD
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Christine Chang, BS, ChE, Columbia University, Technician at UT Austin
Current: Vet School, UC Davis
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Ryan Myhre, ChE MS, Univ Minnesota Twin cities
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Rakesh Motani, Microb Eng MS, Univ Minnesota Twin Cities
Engineer, Amgen
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Kavita Ramalingam Iyer, Post-doc, Univ Minnesota Twin Cities
Merck
Jamie Sutherland
BS ChE, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
PhD ChE, UT Austin 2010
Process Engineer, Chevron Phillips, Houston TX
Ben Roy
BS ChE Calvin College
MS ChE, Vanderbilt
PhD ChE, U Minnesota 2011
Super undergraduate researchers
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Matthew Ocanas, ME Class of 2024, Bioengineering grad school at CalTech
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Jayden Aleman, class of 2024, grad school at UT Dallas
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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