Full-Time Members

  • Matthew Lazzara, PhD.

    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

  • Michelle Barbeau, PhD.

    Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering (2025-Present)

    Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease, University of Virginia (2025)

    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

  • Katie Knight, MS.

    Laboratory Specialist (2024-Present)

    M.S. Nutritional Sciences

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

    txu5vp@virginia.edu

  • Alex DeWalle

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

    B.S. Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill


    neu4ec@virginia.edu

  • Seth Boehringer

    Postbac Research Assistant (2025-Present)

    B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Microbiology, B.S. Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise, Virginia Tech University

    pre3ys@virginia.edu

  • Miriam Stevens

    Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia (2025-Present)

    B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

  • Rashmi Mohotti

    Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia (2025-Present)

    B.Sc. (Hons) Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Part-Time Members

  • Dr. Zuping Wang

    Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering (Lazzara and Janes labs) (2025-Present)

    B.S., Hebei Medical University, China

    M.D., Hebei Medical University Hospital, China

    M.S., Hebei Medical University, China

    B.A., Community College of Baltimore County

    B.S., University of Maryland

    Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2025

    zpwang@umd.edu

  • Dr. Christopher Bolden

    Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology, Louisiana Cancer Center, Xavier University of Louisiana

    SASCO Scholar, 2025

    cbolden6@xula.edu

  • Samuel (Sam) Chun

    Cognitive Science, Neuroscience major

    2024-Present

  • Dori Beck

    Dori Beck

Lab Alumni

Karl M.. Kowalewski, Ph.D.

Sung Hyun (Sarah Lee), Ph.D.

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

Jason Weider

Sahvir Bhaskaruni

Allison Hacherl

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

Amanda Acosta Ruiz

Stephanie Yang
Nicholas Seyler