Heilshorn Biomaterials Group

Current Members

Click on a member's profile to learn more about his or her research.


Principal Investigator

Our laboratory is a team of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers advised by Prof. Sarah Heilshorn. Our group members come from many departments across campus including Materials Science, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, MD/PhD, and Mechanical Engineering.

Check out the list of honors and awards our group members have received.



PhD Students

Brad Krajina

3rd Year PhD - Chemical Engineering

Project

Eric Teasley

MD/PhD - BioEngineering

Project

Chris Lindsay

2nd Year PhD - Materials Science

Protein Coatings for Orthopedic Implants

Daniel Hunt

2nd Year PhD - Chemical Engineering

Engineered Intestinal Microenvironments as Preclinical Drug Screening Platforms



Postdocs

Abbygail Foster

PhD Chemical Engineering

Protein-Engineered Hydrogels for Gene Delivery and Cell Transplantation


Undergraduate Students

Kazuomori Lewis

BS Chemical Engineering

Shamik Mascharak

BS Bioengineering

Nanoscale Control of Endothelial-Cell Matrix Interactions on Electrospun Scaffolds

Sharon Chen

BS Materials Science

Cell Response to Micropatterned Topology on Protein Substrates

Sandra Sanchez

BS Materials Science


Roberto Pimienta

BS Materials Science



Lab Manager & Research Assistant

Ruby Eka Dewi


Microfluidics


Visiting Scientists

  • Annika Enejder - Chalmers University

Rotation Students

  • Kira Watkins
  • Kolade Adebowale
  • Peter Dykstra

Support Staff

  • Naomi Tudor - Administrative Assistant