Meet the team
John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Charles Gersbach, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, 2009
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006
B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001
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Shante Berry, PhD
LAB ANALYST II
Ph.D. Genetics, North Carolina State University, 2019
B.S. Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, 2011
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Josh Black, PhD
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2019
B.S. Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania 2013
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Nahid Iglesias, PhD
RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGER
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 2010 - 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2008 - 2010
Ph.D. Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2008
M.S. Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland ,2002
B.S. Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2001
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Kevin Hagy
ASSOCIATE IN RESEARCH
M.S. Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California - Santa Cruz, 2020
B.S. Neuroscience and Behavior, University of California, 2012
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Heather Daniels
LAB ANALYST I
B.S. Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2011
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Joel Bohning
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
M.S. Applied Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2011
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2010
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Andrea Daniel, PhD
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota, 2008-2009
Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2008
B.A. Biology, University of St. Thomas, 2001
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Anthony Rizzo
ASSOCIATE IN RESEARCH
B.Sc. Biology, Cornell University, 2014
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Kamie Snow
LAB MANAGER
A.A.S. Biotechnology, Alamance Community College
A.A.S. Mechanical Drafting and Design, Alamance Community College
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Alexandra Garcia-Moreno, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Genetics and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University, 2018
B.S. Biology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, 2011
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Boxun Li, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Genetics, Development, and Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2021
B.S. Biological Sciences, Peking University, China, 2015
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Gabe Butterfield, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, 2018
B.A. Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Reed College, 2012
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Sean McCucheon, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2023
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, UC Davis, 2017
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Kevin Lin, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2023
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2016
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Sam Reisman
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Plant Biology, University of California - Davis, 2015
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Maria ter Weele
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2020
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Elizabeth Guilfoyle
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2022
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Carson Key
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Material Science Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2020
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Christian McRoberts Amador
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Bioprocessing Science, North Carolina State University, 2020
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Alyssa Pederson
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biological Sciences, Integrated Physiology and Neurobiology, North Carolina State University, 2023
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Dahlia Rohm
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2018
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Grayson Rice
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2019
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Helen Streff
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biology, University of Notre Dame, 2020
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Madeleine Sitton
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018
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Susan Liu
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.A. Biochemistry, Wellesley College, 2019
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Taylor Anglen
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biochemistry, Arizona State University, 2016
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Tomer Rotstein
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Bioengineering, UC Berkeley, 2016
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Mia Hamilton
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.A. Biology, Colby College, 2019
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Rachel Conover
GRADUATE STUDENT
M.S. and B.S. Bioengineering, Northeastern University, 2022
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Sophie Dornbaum
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2020
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Mackenzie Parmenter
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S Biology, Tufts University, 2020
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Nicholas Sangvai
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Chloe McGeehan
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Aretha Gao
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Haasini Haasini Nandyala
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Xander Nelson
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Caroline Yoon
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Aria Kundu
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Alumni
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
PhD Students
Shaunak Adkar, PhD
MD/PhD Student Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, January 2016-June 2018
Current Position: Vascular Surgery ResidentStanford University
Josh Black, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2013-June 2019
Current Position: Research Scientist, Duke University
Lexi Bounds, PhD
Ph.D. Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2018-December 2023
Current Position: Scientist, Functional Genomics, Arc Research Institute
Tyler Gibson, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2009-August 2015
Current Position: Senior Director Decibel Therapeutics
Veronica Gough
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2016-June 2022
Current Position: Senior Scientist Tune Therapeutics
Liad Holtzman, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2014-May 2021
Current Position: Scientist Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ami Kabadi, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2009-July 2015
Current Position: Director Gene Editing Innovation Center Sarepta Therapeutics
Tyler Klann, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2014-November 2019
Current Position: Senior Scientist Tune Therapeutics
Dewran Kocak, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2015-November 2019
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Jennifer Kwon, PhD
PhD Student University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University, March 2015-March 2020
Current Position: Principal Scientist Tune Therapeutics
David Ousterout, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2009-July 2014
Current Position: Chief Scientific Officer Locus Biosciences
Jacqueline Robinson-Hamm, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2013-July 2018
Current Position: Senior Science Policy Analyst Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Pratiksha Thakore, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, January 2011-August 2016
Current Position: Principal Scientist Genentech
Lauren (Polstein) Toth, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2010-July 2015
Current Position: Technical Program Director Peraton
Masters Students
Lauren Barth
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2011-May 2012
Current Position: Senior Quality Engineering Manager Medtronic, Inc.
Alex Garafalo
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2015-May 2016
Current Position: Research Project Manager University of Pennsylvania
Brittany (Stokes) Bridgen
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, January 2013-May 2014
Current Position: Founder Intricate Fold Communications
Brian Vogler, PhD
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, January 2010-May 2011
Current Position: Scientist Generate Biomedicines, Inc.
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Joe Bellucci, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow March 2016-November 2016
Current Position: Vice President, Discovery Research RareBase, Inc.
Josie Bodle, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow June 2018-April 2024
Current Position: Research Director, Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina
Jonathan Brunger, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow October 2015-February 2016
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Karen Bulaklak, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow July 2017-May 2020
Current Position: Principal Scientist, AskBio, Inc.
Brian Cosgrove, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow August 2017-August 2021
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Tune Therapeutics
Matt Gemberling, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow January 2015-March 2020
Current Position: Associate Director, Tune Therapeutics
Isaac Hilton, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow November 2013-December 2017
Current Position: Assistant Professor Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Tyler McCullough, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow July 2019-November 2021
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Life Edit, Inc.
Chris Nelson, PhD
Postdoctoral FellowJune 2014 - May 2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Pablo Perez-Pinera, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow July 2010-June 2013
Current Position: Associate Professor (tenured) Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Adrian Pickar-Oliver, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow October 2015-May 2021
Current Position: Associate Director, Life Edit, Inc.
Ryan Rickels, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow August 2019-January 2022
Current Position: Scientist II, Life Edit, Inc.
Visiting Scholars
Irene Kaplow, PhD
Visiting Scholar July 2023-July 2024
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department, Cargnegie Mellow University
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Vidit Bhandarkar, Duke University, May 2017-May 2019
Matthew Brown, Duke University, Howard Hughes & Pratt Research Fellow, June 2010 – May 2013
Lauren Cosby, University of Dayton, REU Fellow, June 2010 – August 2010
Yesh Doctor, Duke University, September 2018-May 2022
Claire Engstrom, Duke University, May 2018-May 2021
Adarsh Ettyreddy, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, January 2016-May 2018
Dahlia Halabi, Duke University, Amgen Scholar & Pratt Fellow, May 2022-May 2024
Max Huber, Duke University, May 2024
Lucas Humayun, Duke University, January 2020-May 2023
Hunter Hutchinson, Duke University, IGSP Fellow, May 2014-May 2017
Ruopu Jiao, Duke University, January 2020-June 2021
Ariel Kantor, Duke University, September 2015-May 2019
Cameron Kim, Duke University, Howard Hughes & Pratt Fellow, June 2011 – May 2014
Justin Ko, Duke University, May 2010 – May 2011
Suyash Kumar, Duke University, August 2013-May 2014
Mae Lewis, Duke University, January 2016-May 2018
Darrin Lim, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, January 2014 – December 2014
Feimei Liu, Duke University, Howard Hughes Fellow, May 2014-December 2016
Sarina Madhavan, Duke University, January 2015-May 2018
Joshua McMenemy, Duke University, IGSP Fellow, Pratt Fellow, May 2013-June 2015
Kevin Mutchnick, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, January 2017-May 2018
Brad Peet, Duke University, May 2010 – May 2011
Luke Qin, Duke University, January 2019-May 2020
Ankit Rajgariah, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, Jan 2011-May 2012
Aishwarya Ramamurthi, Duke University, January 2015-May 2017
Jay Rathinavelu, Duke University, September 2015-April 2017
Michelle Rousseau, UMass Amherst, REU Fellow, June 2013-August 2013
Sarek Shen, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, Jan 2012-May 2013
Nishkala Shivakumar, Duke University, Howard Hughes Fellow & Pratt Fellow, June 2013-May 2016
Alan Su, Duke University, January 2019-September 2021
Ashish Vankara, Duke University, May 2016-May 2019
Matthew Waller, Duke University, October 2017-May 2018
Kat Xing, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, November 2020-December 2024
David Yudovich, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, May 2010 – May 2012
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RESEARCH STAFF
Malathi Chellappan
Research Associate August 2014-November 2016
Current Position: Senior Research Associate, Tune Therapeutics
Adarsh Ettyreddy
Research Associate
June 2018-April 2020
Current Position: Medical Student, Wake Forest University
Kylie Gilcrest
Research Associate
February 2019-March 2020
Current Position: Scientist I, BioAgilytix
DJ Marone
Associate in Research
Adim Moreb
Research Associate August 2014-August 2015
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University, Biomedical Engineering
Matt Oliver
Research Associate November 2015-August 2017
Current Position: PhD Student, Duke University, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Adrianne Pittman
Research Associate October 2015-November 2021
Current Position: Lab Manager, Life Edit Therapeutics, Inc.