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Matthew Lazzara, PhD.
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Member, UVA Cancer CenterB.S. University of Florida, 1997
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
Post-Doc Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003-2007mlazzara@virginia.edu
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Zuping Wang, PhD.
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
Graduate Student Fellow, NCI, 2020-2023
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2025
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Chris Bolden, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology, Louisiana Cancer Center, Xavier University of Louisiana
SASCO Scholar, 2025
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Sung Hyun (Sarah) Lee, PhD.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia (2025)
B.A. Chemistry, Wellesley College
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Karl Kowalewski, PhD.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia (2025)
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University
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Michelle Barbeau, PhD.
Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease (2025)
B.S. Biology, College of William and Mary
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Max Mendrzycki
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering (2024-Present)
Honors Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
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Christian Palacios-Gomez
Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering (2024-Present)
B.A. Applied Science & Mathematics, Berea College
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Alex DeWalle
Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering (2024-Present)
B.S. Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill
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Miriam Stevens
Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia (2025-Present)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Seth Boehringer
Postbac Research Assistant (2025-Present)
B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Microbiology, B.S. Human Nutrition Foods & Exercise, Virginia Tech University
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Katie Knight, MS.
Laboratory Specialist (2024-Present)
M.S. Nutritional Sciences
B.S. Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Texas Tech University
txu5vp@virginia.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
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Samuel (Sam) Chun
Cognitive Science, Neuroscience major
2024-Present
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Jason Weider
Chemical Engineering major
2022-Present
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Sahvir Bhaskaruni
Biomedical Engineering major
2023-Present
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Allison Hacherl
Chemical Engineering major
2025-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
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