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
- 2020 CBERS research award
- 1st place oral presentation, 94th LAS meeting, Material Science and Engineering
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
- 2nd place oral presentation at 94th LAS meeting, Molecular and biomedical biology cathegory
Deriesha Gaines
2018-present
Ph.D. Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
Ph.D. project: Single-step gene sampling tool for transcriptome analysis on the International Space Station
2018-present
Ph.D. Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
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
- 1st place poster award, 2019 RAID Conference, Shreveport
- 1st place graduate poster presentaion, 94th LAS, Molecular and Biomedical Biology/Microbiology
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Raye Ledbetter
2019-present
B.S. Biology/Chemistry
Chemistry Senior Design Project: Development of biotin-streptavidin method for immobilization of synthetic nucleic acid on the surface of stainless-steel microprobes.
2019-present
B.S. Biology/Chemistry
Chemistry Senior Design Project: Development of biotin-streptavidin method for immobilization of synthetic nucleic acid on the surface of stainless-steel microprobes.
- 2020 CBERS undergradute scholarship
Francesca Weis
2019-present
B.S. Biology
Clay Brasuell
2020-present
B.S. Biology
2019-present
B.S. Biology
Clay Brasuell
2020-present
B.S. Biology
FORMER LAB MEMBERS
Kaitlynn Willis, BS Biology, 2016-2020
Thomas Holland, BS Biomedical Engineering, 2019-2020
Eric Thomas, BS Biology, 2019-20
Carolina Vazquez, BS Biology, 2017-19
Parker Willmon, BS Biomedical Engineering, 2017-18
Tatiana Pham, BS Biomedical Engineering, 2016-17
Mohamad Hamideh, BS Biomedical Engineering 2016-17
Kaitlynn Willis, BS Biology, 2016-2020
- 2017-18 LaSPACE LURA
- 2018-19 LaSPACE LURA
- 2019 ANS featured student
- 1st place poster award, 2019 RAID Conference, Shreveport
- 2020 CBERS undergraduate scholarship
Thomas Holland, BS Biomedical Engineering, 2019-2020
- 2nd place undergradute poster presnetation, 94th LAS meeting, Material Science and Engineering
Eric Thomas, BS Biology, 2019-20
Carolina Vazquez, BS Biology, 2017-19
Parker Willmon, BS Biomedical Engineering, 2017-18
Tatiana Pham, BS Biomedical Engineering, 2016-17
- 2017 CBERS research award
Mohamad Hamideh, BS Biomedical Engineering 2016-17
- 2017 CBERS research award
