Lab Alumni

Steve Alexander
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Postdoctoral Associate, 1989-1992
Current Position: Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, LSU Medical Center - Shreveport (LA)
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Gwendolyn A. Banks
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (2002)
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Justin Bready
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Chemical Engineering (1994)
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Amanda N. Buxton
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (2000)
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Srinivasa R. Chakravarthy
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Chemical Engineering (1990)
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Jacob Debelak
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Chemical Engineering (1996)
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Daniel C. Dorset
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (2006)
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Andrija Finka
Degrees Obtained: Postdoctoral Associate, 2005-2006
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
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Ashwath Jayagopal
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: M.S., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering
Current Position: Research Asst Prof, Dept. of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: ash.jayagopal [at] vanderbilt.edu

Douglas Henry Krzystowczyk
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Chemical Engineering (1988)
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Samuel J. Kuhn
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2005)
Current Position: Scientist at Hemcon Medical Technologies
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Brittany Lee
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (2007)
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Ning Li
Degrees Obtained: Postdoctoral Associate, 2005-2006
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
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Amanda Lowery
Degrees Obtained: Postdoctoral Associate, 2007-2009
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Current Location: Dept of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: amanda.lowery [at] vanderbilt.edu


Mark McQuain
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2000)
Current Position: VP Res & Development, Microarrays Inc., Hudson Alpha Ctr (Huntsville, AL)
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Todd Monroe
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2001)
Current Position: Assoc Professor of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
E-mail: tmonroe [at] lsu.edu

Gerardo Montero
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio (w/ Prof. Schnelle)
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (1996)
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Rachelle Pascual
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (1993)
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Chris Pino
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: M.S., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering
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Norman B. Purvis, Jr.
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (1990), Ph.D. Chemical Eng (1994)
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Sarah Sewell Pierce
Degrees Obtained: Postdoctoral Associate, 2007-2008
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Current Location: Cumberland University
E-mail: spierce [at] cumberland.edu

Chris Radel
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (1999)
Current Position: Completed PhD (Albany Medical College); now Scientific Writer/Advisor, Complete Medical Group, Albany Medical College
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Jennifer Reiger
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (1997)
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Patricia K. Russ
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2000)
Current Position: Research Asst Prof, Dept of Biomedical Eng, Vanderbilt University
E-mail: tricia.russ [at] vanderbilt.edu

R. Adam Smith
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2002, 2006)
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Chinmay P. Soman
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Materials Science (2008)
Current Position: Platform Development Consultant @ SCI Knowledge Interlinks
E-mail: chinmay.soman [at] gmail.com

Greg Stone
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2005)
Current Position: Research Engineer, IntraDigm (Houston, TX)
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Wen-chi Tseng
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (1997)
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Chris Waters
Primary Advisor: Dr. Haselton
Degrees Obtained: Postdoctoral Associate, 1991-1992
Current Position: Professor of Physiology, University of Tennessee - Memphis
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Ashley A. Weiner
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Biomedical Engineering (2003)
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Shelby Wyatt
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2003, 2007)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)
E-mail: shelby.wyatt [at] vanderbilt.edu

Sien-hooi Yek
Primary Advisor: Dr. Giorgio
Degrees Obtained: M.S. Chemical Engineering (1991)
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Undergraduate Alumni

This is clearly an inexhaustive list. If you have worked in our labs before and would like to be included in this list, please email the webmaster (link on homepage).

  • Chardai Burse (Giorgio lab, Spring 2009)
  • Jessica Meier-Peterson (Giorgio lab, Fall 2008)