GRADUATE STUDENTS
Saif Mohammad Ishraq Bari
2017-present
Ph.D. Engineering
Micro/Nanoscale Systems
Ph.D. Project: Microfluidics platform for cell co-culture and calorimetric immunoassays.
M.S. Molecular Science and Nanotechnology, November 2018
M.S. Practicum Project: COMSOL simulations of heat transfer in a microfluidic device with an integrated thermoelectric sensor
2017-present
Ph.D. Engineering
Micro/Nanoscale Systems
Ph.D. Project: Microfluidics platform for cell co-culture and calorimetric immunoassays.
M.S. Molecular Science and Nanotechnology, November 2018
M.S. Practicum Project: COMSOL simulations of heat transfer in a microfluidic device with an integrated thermoelectric sensor
- 2018 CBERS research award
- 2019 CBERS research award
- 2018-19 TL James Endowed Scholarship
- 2019-20 Tech’s Best Scholar Scholarship
Chukwumaobim D. Nwokwu
2017-present
Ph.D. Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
Ph.D. Project: Short Regulatory RNAs: Functional Studies and Experimental Strategies for Exosomal miRNA Purification
2017-present
Ph.D. Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
Ph.D. Project: Short Regulatory RNAs: Functional Studies and Experimental Strategies for Exosomal miRNA Purification
- 2018 COES Research Symposium, 1st place oral presentation
- 2018-2019 TL James Endowed Scholarship
- 2019-2020 Smith PK Scholarship
Deriesha Gaines
2018-present
Ph.D.Engineering Micro/Nanoscale Systems
Ph.D. project: Single-step gene sampling tool for transcriptome analysis on the International Space Station
2018-present
Ph.D.Engineering Micro/Nanoscale Systems
Ph.D. project: Single-step gene sampling tool for transcriptome analysis on the International Space Station
Kristen H. Hutson
2017-present
M.S. Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
M.S. Thesis Project:
Characterization of microprobe-based approach for on-chip immunocapture of exosomes
B.S. Biology, November 2019
Undergraduate project: investigating the effect of high energy radiation on DNA repair capabilities of human astrocytes.
2017-present
M.S. Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
M.S. Thesis Project:
Characterization of microprobe-based approach for on-chip immunocapture of exosomes
B.S. Biology, November 2019
Undergraduate project: investigating the effect of high energy radiation on DNA repair capabilities of human astrocytes.
- 2018-19 LaSPACE LURA
- 2019 RAID Conference, Shreveport, 1st place poster award
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Kaitlynn Willis
2016-present
B.S. Biology
Undergraduate project: Investigation of the effect of high-energy radiation on changes of mitochondrial mass and membrane potential in human astricytes.
2016-present
B.S. Biology
Undergraduate project: Investigation of the effect of high-energy radiation on changes of mitochondrial mass and membrane potential in human astricytes.
- 2017-18 LaSPACE LURA
- 2018-19 LaSPACE LURA
- 2019 ANS featured student
- 2019 RAID Conference, Shreveport, 1st place poster award
Raye Ledbetter
2019-present
B.S. Chemistry
Senior Design Project: Development of biotin-streptavidin method for immobilization of oligoes for mRNA purification on the surface of stainless-steel microprobes.
2019-present
B.S. Chemistry
Senior Design Project: Development of biotin-streptavidin method for immobilization of oligoes for mRNA purification on the surface of stainless-steel microprobes.
Thomas Holland
2019-present
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate project: fabrication of RNA capture pins for gene sampling on the International Space Station.
Francesca Weis
2019-present
B.S. Biology
2019-present
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate project: fabrication of RNA capture pins for gene sampling on the International Space Station.
Francesca Weis
2019-present
B.S. Biology
FORMER LAB MEMBERS
Eric Thomas, undergraduate student, 2019-20
Carolina Vazquez, undergraduate student, 2017-19
Parker Willmon, undergraduate student, 2017-18
Tatiana Pham, undergraduate student 2016-17
Mohamad Hamideh, undergraduate student 2016-17
Eric Thomas, undergraduate student, 2019-20
Carolina Vazquez, undergraduate student, 2017-19
Parker Willmon, undergraduate student, 2017-18
Tatiana Pham, undergraduate student 2016-17
- 2017 CBERS research award
Mohamad Hamideh, undergraduate student 2016-17
- 2017 CBERS research award
