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Tejal Desai, PhD

Principal Investigator

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Cellular integration and tissue engineering, biomimetic architectures for functional biomaterials, and therapeutic drug targeting and delivery

Daniel Bernards, PhD

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

UCSF

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Thin film fabrication and devices for therapeutic applications, including ocular drug delivery, pro-healing vascular wraps, and mucosal dressings.

Bhushan Kharbikar, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

UCSF

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Development of implantable biomimetic bioartificial organs by integrating a variety of biomaterials, biological cells, Nano/Microelectromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) with a current focus on the development of the bioartificial pancreas for treatment of Type-I Diabetes.

Darnell Cuylear

DDS/PhD Student

UCSF Graduate Program in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences

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Development of drug delivery systems for biologic mediators to enhance orthodontic tooth stability and bone regeneration.

Nafisa Elghazali 

PhD Student 

UC Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering

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Engineering therapeutic biomaterial platforms for orthopedic drug delivery and bone regeneration.

Pierce Hadley

MD/PhD student

UCSF Medical Scientist Training Program

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Designing biomaterials that augment the function of cell-based immunotherapy. (co-PI: Qizhi Tang, Department of Surgery at USCF)

Mollie Eva Hansen

PhD Student

UC Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering

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Investigation of the effects of nanotopography on epithelial barrier function and drug transport; development of oral methods for protein/peptide delivery.

Cynthia Perez 

PhD student

UC Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering

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Improving islet transplantation outcomes for the treatment of Type I diabetes. (co-PI: Phillip Messersmith at UC Berkeley).

Preethi Raghavan 

PhD Student 

UC Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering 

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Designing biomaterials for modulating immune response to bacterial lung infection 

Justin Zhong

PhD Student

UC Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering

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Development of polymeric microstructures to modulate local myocardial tissue environments following infarcts.

Former lab members

Who

Now at

Joel Finbloom, PhD University of British Columbia
Xiao Huang, PhD Drexel University
Gauree Chendke, PhD Pfizer
Priya Mohindra, PhD BeiGene
Yuanzhou Chen  
Lariana Cline Northwestern University (PhD Candidate)
Trishley Nubla Neuralink
Tannia Rodriguez  Wayne State University (School of Medicine)
Kevin Rivera, PhD  Thermo Fisher Scientific
Will Lykins, PhD Access to Advanced Health Institute
Serena Appignani Blacklow, MD Community Rowing, Inc.
Initha Setiady University of Virginia (School of Medicine)
Yiqi Cao, PhD Benchling
Elizabeth Levy, PhD Genentech, South San Francisco
Karen Samy, PhD Genentech, South San Francisco
Cameron Nemeth, PhD Benchling
Long Le, PhD Xcell Biosciences
Colin Zamecnik, PhD UCSF
Zhongbo Li University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD Candidate)

Natalie Ciaccio, PhD

Vir Biotechnology

Kim Kam, PhD

Opus Biosciences

Jennifer Wade, PhD

Genentech, South San Francisco
James Pinney, MD PhD MLK Community Healthcare

Julien Schweicher, PhD

Fluxys
Vuk Uskokovic, PhD TardigradeNano
Jubin Ryu, MD PhD Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Crystal Nyitray, PhD Encellin

Lalitha Muthusubramaniam, PhD

Cepheid

Kelly Chavez, PhD American Society of Hematology
Phin Peng Lee, PhD Singapore Biodesign
Alec Cerchiari, PhD Cook Medical
Erica Schlesinger, PhD Serán Bioscience
Hari Chirra, PhD 10X Genomics
Jessica Allen, PhD UCSF
Kevin Lance, PhD Unchained Labs
Rob Weber, MD PhD UCSF

Molly Fischer

Fire Cause Analysis
Laura Walsh, MD PhD Valley Medical Center
Ryan Chang, MD PhD Genentech, South San Francisco
Harald Nuhn, PhD Stanford University / Sojo Consulting
Daniel Johengen George Washington High School
Jean Kim, PhD Genentech, South San Francisco
Cade Fox, PhD Abbott
Adam Mendelsohn, PhD Vivani Medical
Kayte Fischer, PhD Nano Precision Medical
Lily Peng, MD PhD Apple
Kristy Ainslie, PhD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Rahul Thakar, PhD National Institutes of Health