Alumni

Academic

Nathaniel Skillin
MD-PhD Student
2020-2024
MD Student
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Michael Blatchley
Postdoctoral Researcher
2019-2024
Assistant Professor
Syracuse University

Ali Borelli
PhD Student
2019-2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

F. Max Yavitt
PhD Student
2017-2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
Christchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group
University of Otago

Connor Miksch
Laboratory Manager
2017-2023
PhD Student
Segura Lab
Duke University

Bradley Taha
MS Student
2021-2023

Brian Aguado
Postdoctoral Researcher
2016-2021
Assistant Professor
Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego

Jason Silver
MD-PhD Student
2015-2021
Resident Physician (General Physiatry)
University of Washington

Marissa Wechsler
Postdoctoral Researcher
2019-2020
Assistant Professor
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
University of Texas, San Antonio

Shengchang Tang
Postdoctoral Researcher
2017-2018

Adrianne Rosales
Postdoctoral Researcher
2013-2017
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
University of Texas Austin

Steven Santana
Postdoctoral Researcher
2014-2016
Assistant Professor
Engineering
Harvey Mudd College

Balaji Sridhar
MD-PhD Student
2011-2015
CEO,
Resident,
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Michael Quinn Fleming
MS Student
2012-2014
MD Student
UT Health San Antonio

Melissa Pope
Postdoctoral Researcher
2011-2014

Huan (Sharon) Wang
PhD StudentÌý
2006-2012
Postdoctoral ResearcherÌý
2013-2014
Assistant Professor, Institute of Systems Medicine
Peking University Health Science Center

Jennifer Leight
Postdoctoral Researcher
2011-2014
Assistant Professor
Ohio State University
Biomedical EngineeringÌý

Daniel Alge
Postdoctoral Researcher
2010-2014
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University

Kelly Schultz
Postdoctoral Researcher
2011-2013
Associate Professor
Engineering and Applied Science
Lehigh University

Chelsea Magin
Postdoctoral Researcher
2011-2013
Assistant Professor
Departments of Medicine and Bioengineering
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Mark Tibbitt
PhD Student
2009-2013
Professor, Mechanical and Process Engineering
Director, Macromolecular Engineering Lab
ETH Zurich

Cole DeForest
PhD Student
2007-2011
Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor
Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
University of Washington

Patrick Hume
MD-PhD Student
2007-2011
Instructor of Medicine
Physician
National Jewish Health

April M. Kloxin
PhD Student
2005-2009
Postdoctoral Researcher
2009-2011
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
University of Delaware

Chien-Chi Lin
Postdoctoral Researcher
2007–2010
​Thomas J. Linnemeier Guidant Foundation Endowed Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Michael Schwartz
Postdoctoral Researcher
2006-2010
Managing Director
The NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Benjamin Fairbanks
PhD Student
2004-2009
Postdoctoral Researcher
2009-2010
Research Faculty
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Brian Polizzotti
Postdoctoral Researcher
2007-2008
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

Chelsea Salinas
PhD Student
2003-2007
Postdoctoral Researcher
2008
Teaching Associate Professor
Engineering, Design, & Society
Colorado School of Mines

Danielle Benoit
PhD Student
2003-2006
Postdoctoral Researcher
2007
Lorry Lokey Chair of the Department of Bioengineering
Phil and Kenny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
University of Oregon

Jay Blanchette
Postdoctoral Researcher
2004-2007
Instructor
Biomedical Engineering
University of South Carolina

Andrea Kasko
Postdoctoral Researcher
2004-2006
Professor
Bioengineering
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Elizabeth H. Dirk
Postdoctoral Researcher
2004-2006
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of New Mexico

Darshita (Dipa) Shah
PhD Student
2002-2006
Senior Associate Director for Teaching and Learning
MIT Teaching + Learning Lab

Robert P. Sebra
PhD Student
2002-2005
Associate Professor
Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Melissa Mahoney
Postdoctoral Researcher
2002-2004
Senior Instructor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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www.colorado.edu/chbe/melissa-j-mahoney

Kristyn S. Masters
Postdoctoral Researcher
2001-2003
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Charles R. Nuttelman
PhD Student
2000-2005
Senior Instructor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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www.colorado.edu/chbe/charlie-nuttelman

Jason A. Burdick
PhD Student
1999-2002
Bowman Endowed Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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www.colorado.edu/lab/burdick

Penny Martens
PhD Student
1997-2002
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
University of New South Wales

Stephanie Bryant
PhD Student
1998-2002
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Associate Director, Materials Science & Engineering Program
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Jennifer S. Young
PhD Student
1996-1998
Group Leader
Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Industry

Della Shin
Postdoctoral Researcher
2022-2023
PhD Student
2015-2022
Pharmaceutical Scientist
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Laura Macdougall
Postdoctoral Researcher
2018-2023
Senior Scientist
Cascade Biocatalysts

Dilara Batan
PhD Student
2018-2023
Research Associate IV
Genentech

Varsha Rao
PhD Student
2016-2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
2021-2023
Scientist
Wildtype

Benjamin Carberry
PhD Student
2016-2022
Scientist
Loxo@Lilly

Megan Schroeder
PhD Student
2014-2020
Postdoctoral Researcher
2020-2021
Platform Scientist I
Enveda Biosciences

K. Arda Günay
Postdoctoral Researcher
2016-2021
Scientist
AC Immune

Cierra Walker
PhD Student
2016-2021
Senior Bioinformatician
Conception

Benjamin Richardson
PhD Student
2016-2020
Research Scientist
Memphis Meats

Andrea Gonzalez Rodriguez
PhD Student
2014-2020
IHC Scientist 1
HistoTox Labs

Alex Caldwell
PhD Student
2015-2020
Scientist
CBR International

Anouk Killaars
PhD Student
2016-2020
Senior Scientist
Conception

Joe Grim
Postdoctoral Researcher
2014-2020
Scientist
Mosaic Biosciences

Hao Ma
PhD Student
2015-2020
Associate Scientist
Genentech

Tova (Christensen) Ceccato
PhD Student
2015-2020
Scientist
Loxo@Lilly

Kelly (Trowbridge) Shekiro
PhD Student
2010-2020

IanÌýMarozas
PhD Student
2013-2019
Research Scientist
Promega Corporation

Tobin Brown
PhD Student
2013-2018
Scientist
Mosaic Biosciences

Eduard Castano
MS Student
2015-2016

Katie Lewis
PhD Student
2010-2015

Kelly Mabry
PhD Student
2010-2015
Director of Research and Development
Tangible Science LLC

William Wan
Postdoctoral Researcher
2012-2015
Lead Software Engineer
athenahealth

Kyle Kyburz
PhD Student
2009-2015
Associate Wealth Advisor

Chun Yang
PhD Student
2009-2015
Senior Data Scientist
Freenome

Emi Tokuda
PhD Student
2009-2014
Scientist II
Lyell Immunopharma

Malar Azagarsamy
Postdoctoral Researcher
2010-2015
Scientist
E Ink Corporation

Samir Singh
PhD Student
2010-2014
Senior Engineer, Materials and Processes
Ball Aerospace

Daniel McKinnon
PhD Student
2010-2014
Applied AI Research Product Manager
Facebook

Jiaju Shen
MS Student
2012-2013
Software Development Engineer
Amazon

Sarah Gould
PhD Student
2008-2013
Associate Director
Manufacturing Science and Technology
Umoja

Navakanth Gandavarapu
PhD Student
2008-2013
Staff Software Engineer
ServiceNow

Abby Bernard
PhD Student
2007-2013
Senior Materials Research Engineer
Michelin Tires

Alexei Kazantsev
Postdoctoral Researcher
2011-2012
Principal Scientist
Mosaic Biosciences

Mirza Peljto
Postdoctoral Researcher
2011-2012
Regional Associate Director, Immunology/Dermatology
Bristol Myers Squibb

Josh McCall
PhD Student
2007-2012
Principal Engineer
Pfizer Gene Therapy

Sarah Bael Anderson
Postdoctoral Researcher
2008-2011
Associate Director of Product Portfolio Management
Somalogic

Peter Mariner
Postdoctoral Researcher
2006-2011
Chief Scientific Officer
Snoasis Medical, LLC

Alex Aimetti
PhD Student
2005-2010
Vice President, Scientific Affairs
Marinus Pharma

Julie Benton
PhD Student
2006-2009
Senior R&D Engineering Manager
Medtronic

Celia Xue
MS Student
2006-2008
Senior Director, Supply Chain Digitization Excellence
Bristol Myers Squibb

Jennifer Recknor
Postdoctoral Researcher
2006-2008
New Product Development Strategist
W. L. Gore & Associates

Charles Cheung
Postdoctoral Researcher
2004-2008
Senior Scientist
AbbVie

McKinley C. Lawson
MD-PhD Student
2004-2008
Physician
Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants

Helen Simms
PhD Student
2003-2008
Project Manager
Agilent Technologies

Sirish Reddy
Postdoctoral Researcher
2005-2006
Senior Director of Engineering
Lam Research

Melinda (Cushing) Riter
MD-PhD Student
2003-2006
Physician
North Idaho Dermatology

Laney Weber
PhD Student
2003-2006

Mark Rice
PhD Student
2002-2006
Senior Manager, Process and Packaging Development
Indivior

Drew Watkins
PhD Student
2001-2006
Formulation Development Manager
Indivior

Michelle Staben Wobker
PhD Student
1999-2005
Director, CMC Program Management
Precision BioSciences, Inc.

J. Brian Hutchinson
PhD Student
1999-2003
Postdoctoral Researcher
2003-2004
Senior Vice President, Product Development and Operations
Honeycomb Biotechnologies

Deborah J. Quick
PhD Student
1999-2003
Senior Consultant
RMC Pharmaceutical Solutions

Andrew T. Metters
PhD Student
1998-2000
Leader, Technology Center of Excellence
BD Medical

Amy K. Poshusta
PhD Student
1996-2000
Regulatory Advisor, Scientific Advisory Board
Olatec

Sanxiu Lu
PhD Student
1996-1999
Instructor
Ming Zhou Hua Xia Chinese School