Lab Alumni
Rebecca Wilen
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BS, Chemical Engineering with Biochem/ Biophysics minor, RPI
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PhD, ChE, UT Austin 2024
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post-doc, Sarel Fleishman lab Weizman Institute
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BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2017
PhD, Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2024​​
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BS, Biological Engineering, NC State University
MS, Chemical Engineering, UC Boulder
PhD, Chemical Engineering 2025
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​NSF GRFP
1st job: Sr Scientist, Astra Zeneca, Maryland
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BS, Molecular Biology/ Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh
PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology 2025
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1st job: Scientist, Alnylam, Boston
Rebecca Wilen
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BS, Chemical Engineering with Biochem/ Biophysics minor, RPI
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PhD, ChE, UT Austin 2024
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post-doc, Sarel Fleishman lab at Weizman Institute
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BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2017
PhD, Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2024​​
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BS and MS, Physiology, University of Calcutta
PhD, Cancer Biology, Homi Bhabha National Institute
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Research Associate, 2023-24
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now Staff Scientist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
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BS, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University
MS , Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2023​
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Chris A. Stevens
BS Chemical Engineering, U Kentucky
PhD ChE, 2018
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​Now: Scientist, Levitas, Menlo Park, CA
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BS, Biology, Upper Iowa University
MS Biology, Southern Illinois University ​
PhD, Microbiology, UT Austin, 2023
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1st job: 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
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BS, Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley
PhD Chemical Engineering, UT Austin 2022
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1st job: Scientist, Dana Farber, Boston, MA --> Astra Zeneca, Maryland
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
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BS, Biochemistry, University of New Orleans, 2016
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PhD, Biochemistry, UT Austin, 2022
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1st job: Scientist, Abbvie, Worchester MA
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BS, Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin, 2016
PhD, Chemical Engineering, UT Austin, 2022
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NSF GRFP, 2018
1st job: 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
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BM, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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PhD, Cell Molec Bio, UT Austin, 2020
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1st job: Post-doctoral fellow, Greg Ippolito/ George Georgiou lab, UT Austin then
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
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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
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1st job: Sr. Scientist, Abbvie, Worchester, 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
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BS, Chemical Engineering with Highest Honors, UT Austin (2019)
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Research Associate, Maynard lab, 2019-2020
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Current: MD-PhD student, Mayo Institute, Rochester, MN
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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
Then: 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 -->
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
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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
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Kevin C. Entzminger
BS Biochemistry with Honors, Loyola Marymount
PhD Biochemistry, UT Austin 2014
1st job post-PhD: Director of Antibody Engineering, Abwiz Bio, San Diego, CA
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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
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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
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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​