People
Principal Investigator
Abhinav Acharya
Abhinav Acharya
Assistant professor, School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Research Interests
Immunoengineering, biomaterials, innovating point-of-care diagnostics, drug delivery
abhi.acharya@asu.edu
SEMTE
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106
CURRENT Ph.D. STUDENTS
Sahil Inamdar, M.S.
Email: sahil.inamdar@asu.edu
Sahil has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Mumbai University. Next, he decided to pursue M.S. from Arizona State University in the same field because of its high-quality interdisciplinary research. He graduated with Masters’ degree in Fall 2017 and is currently a PhD student at ASU.
His research interest includes radiotherapy, targeted drug delivery for cancer treatment, immunoengineering, sensors and biomaterials.
He loves playing tennis, music and road trips.
Abhirami P S, M.S.
Email: apsuresh@asu.edu
Abhirami is a 1st year PhD student in the Biological Design Program. She is interested in immunoengineering, developing therapeutics for disease as well as in-vitro disease modeling. She completed her integrated BS-MS course in Biology from the Indian Institute of Science in 2020. Following that, she has worked as a Project Associate in the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India, for a year.
Her hobbies include reading books, listening to music, exploring new places, and trekking.
CV
Joslyn Mangal, B.Sc
Email: jmangal@asu.edu
Joslyn was born and raised in central California. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Cognitive and Neuroscience with an emphasis in Learning and Memory from The University of Arizona in 2015.
From 2015 – 2018, she began working in clinical research at Synexus. Currently, she is a PhD Candidate in the Biological Design program with research interests in immunoengineering, biomaterials, the gut microbiota, and treating immune-related diseases (e.g. autoimmunity, cancer and food allergies).
She enjoys DIY crafts, yoga and spending time with her dogs.
Abhirami Thumsi, M.Sc.
Email: athumsi@asu.edu
Abhirami is a first year graduate student under the Biological Design PhD program. She pursued Integrated Masters (B.Sc.-M.Sc.) in Biological Sciences from Bangalore University and graduated with a gold medal in 2017. From 2018-2021, she worked as a Project assistant at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
She wishes to venture into the metabolic realm of auto-immune disorders and develop therapeutics for the same.
In her free time, she likes to read books, play badminton and dance.
CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTERS STUDENTS
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Name & Affiliation |
Tenure |
Current Project |
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Elizabeth Schmitzer, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, ASU |
2021-Present |
Gene Therapy |
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Paige Arriaga, Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Sciences, SOLS, ASU |
2020-Present |
Biomaterials development |
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Jayashree Iyer, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Barrett Honors Thesis, ASU |
2021-Present |
Organ on chip experiments |
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Alison Sundem, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU |
2020-Present |
Cancer Vaccines |
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Nathan Ng, Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Sciences, SOLS, ASU |
2020-Present |
Cancer Vaccines |
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Chloe Larson, Undergraduate Student, Chemistry, SMS, ASU |
2020-Present |
Drug Delivery |
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Avery Wagner, Undergraduate Student, Masters Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU, Awarded FURI Summer 2020 |
2019 – Present |
Drug delivery |
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Brian Aguilar, Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU – Awarded – FURI Spring 2020, FURI Summer 2021. |
2019 – present |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
ALUMNI
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Name & Affiliation |
Tenure |
Current Position |
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Sidnee McMillian, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU, Awarded – WAESO fellowship Spring 2020 |
2020-Present |
University of Southern California, Masters |
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Arezoo, Esrafili, Volunteer, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU |
2019-2021 |
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Trevor Wagner, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU, Internship at Intel Corp. 2019. |
2019 – 2020 |
Intel Corp. |
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Tien Le, Undergraduate Student, Master Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU |
2019 – 2021 |
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Brentley, Madison, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU, Internship at Intel Corp. 2019-, |
2019 – 2020 |
Intel Corp. |
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Mio Ozawa, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU – Awarded FURI Fall 2019, Internship at Intel Corp. 2019-, |
2019 – 2020 |
Intel Corp. |
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Jamie Handlos, Master Student, Chemical Engineering, SEMTE, ASU – Awarded – The Master’s Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE), Spring 2020, Internship at Intel Corp. 2019-, Outstanding Researcher – 2020 ASU Chemical Engineering Student Awards for Excellence in Research and Teaching |
2019 – 2020 |
Intel Corp. |
