• Matthew Lazzara

    Professor of Chemical Engineering
    Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Member, UVA Cancer Center

    B.S. University of Florida, 1997
    Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
    Post-Doc Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003-2007

    mlazzara@virginia.edu

  • Sung Hyun (Sarah) Lee

    Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering (2019-Present)

    B.A. Chemistry, Wellesley College

    sl6zq@virginia.edu

  • Karl Kowalewski

    Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering (2019-Present)

    B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University

    kmk2rn@virginia.edu

  • Michelle Barbeau

    Ph.D. Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease (2020-Present)

    B.S. Biology, College of William and Mary

    mcb8aj@virginia.edu

  • Max Mendrzycki

    Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering (2024-Present)

    Honors Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

    juh4wf@virginia.edu

  • Christian Palacios-Gomez

    Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering (2024-Present)

    B.A. Applied Science & Mathematics, Berea College

    cp4qxz@virginia.edu

  • Alex DeWalle

    Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering (2024-Present)

    B.S. Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill


    neu4ec@virginia.edu

  • Katie Knight

    Laboratory Specialist (2024-Present)

    M.S. Nutritional Sciences

    B.S. Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Texas Tech University

    txu5vp@virginia.edu

Undergraduate Researchers

  • Samuel (Sam) Chun

    Cognitive Science, Neuroscience

    2024-Present

  • Jason Weider

    Chemical Engineering

    2022-Present

  • Sahvir Bhaskaruni

    Biomedical Engineering

    2023-Present

Lab Alumni

Brooke A. Brown, Ph.D.
Evan K. Day, Ph.D.
Janine M. Buonato, Ph.D.
Logan Campbell, M.S.
Christopher M. Furcht, Ph.D.
William S. Hart, Ph.D.
Calixte S. Monast, Ph.D.
Paul J. Myers, Ph.D.
Alice M. Walsh, Ph.D.
Nisha G. Sosale, Ph.D.
Amar D. Bansal, M.D.

Sejal Ahluwalia
Ayaad Akand
Efrem Braun
Anne Campbell
Ailene Edwards
Amira Fawcett
Shannon Keenan
Jack Kilduff
Sarah Hyun Ji Kim
Ingrid Lan
Nabil Mehta
Alicia Nelson
Brendan Orinstein
Vaidehi Oruganti
Ian Penkala
Ali Raza
Andrés R. Muñoz Rojas
Sally Shin
Cong Wang
Stephanie Yang
Amanda Acosta Ruiz

Bradley Kaptur
David Pontoriero
Jimmy Qian
Gabrielle Dreux
Alexander Goodman
Ningshun Chen
Ashley Pandolf
Kelsey Leong
Brittany Shook
Alex Huynh
Helen Warner
Samantha Clayton
Suzanne Lightsey
Troy Rogerson
Erica Slogar
Nicholas Seyler