We are an interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers who are developing novel platforms of next-generation therapeutics and diagnostics to improve the treatment of human diseases.
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Dr. Omid Veiseh, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Director of the Biotech Launch Pad at Rice University, where he leads a research program aimed at engineering next-generation treatments for a wide range of human diseases by leveraging the latest techniques in synthetic biology, immunoengineering, and materials science to develop innovative cell-based platforms for real-time production of biologics. He is also a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded multiple biotechnology companies. These companies collectively have attracted ~ $500M in private and public investment capital.
Dr. Veiseh received a dual Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering and Nanotechnology from the University of Washington. He completed his postdoctoral research with Prof. Robert Langer and Daniel G. Anderson at MIT and Harvard Medical School. Throughout his career, he has authored or co-authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications, including those in Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Materials, Nature Medicine, and Nature Biomedical Engineering. He is an inventor of more than 40 pending or awarded patents.
Principal Investigator
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Christian Schreib, PhD
Assistant Research Professor christian.c.schreib@rice.eduB.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Trinity University, Class of 2018
Ph.D Bioengineering, Rice University, Class of 2023
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B.S. Biology, B.S. Psychology; Prairie View A&M University, 2016
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Zeshi (Curry) Wang
Research Technician I zw68@rice.eduB.S. Bioengineering, Southwest Jiaotong University 2021.
B.S. Biology, Georgia State University, 2021.
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Bichtien Thach
Lab Research Administrator bt53@rice.eduBachelor of Arts degree in American Ethnic Studies from the University of Washington.
Bichtien had a two-decade-long career at the University of Washington.
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Mina Ghayour
Research Technician I mcg11@rice.eduB.S. in Bioengineering, Rice University, 2024
Pre-Medical Student
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Chancellor Smith
Research Technician II cs215@rice.edu
Staff
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Shalini Pandey, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow sp156@rice.eduIntegrated PhD: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research- Pune, India
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Sajedeh Nasr Esfahani, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow Sn81@rice.eduPh.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2023
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Tyler Guinn, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow tg36@rice.eduPhD: Stony Brook University, Biomedical Engineering 2020MD: Stony Brook University, Renaissance School of Medicine 2022General Surgery Residency: Baylor College of Medicine 2022-Present -
Mor Sela Golan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow sm355@rice.eduB.Sc. Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2018
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering – Active Targeting of Nanoparticles for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Brain, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 2024
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Samantha Fleury
Ph.D. Candidate Samantha.T.Fleury@rice.eduB.S. Biology, University of Virginia, 2018
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Cody Fell
Ph.D. Candidate cf35@rice.eduB.S. Microbiology, Texas Tech University, 2016
M.Sc. Biomedical Science – Biofabrication, Utrecht University, 2020
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Chris Wright
Ph.D Student chris.wright@rice.eduB.S. Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Class of 2019
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Martha Fowler
Ph.D Candidate mf50@rice.eduB.S. Biomedical Science, Northern Arizona University, 2016
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Lizzy Kelley
Ph.D. Candidate lk36@rice.eduSocial Media Manager
B.S. Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Class of 2019
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Anthony Davis
Ph.D. Candidate aed15@rice.eduB.S. Biochemistry, Idaho State University, 2022
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Dilrasbonu Vohidova
Ph.D. Candidate bv15@rice.eduB.S. Biomedical Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 2022
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Alvaro Moreno Lozano
Ph.D. Candidate am256@rice.eduB.S. Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Class of 2022
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Fangheng Hu
Ph.D. Candidate fh18@rice.eduB.S. Pharmaceutical Engineering, Central South University, China
M. Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2020
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Han Wang
Ph.D. Student hw77@rice.eduB.S. Viticulture and Oenology (Hon), University of Adelaide, 2020M. Res. Molecular Plants and Microbial Science, Imperial College London, 2021 -
Nathan Brown
Ph.D. Candidate nb53@rice.eduB.S. Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Class of 2019
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Gillian Audia
Ph.D Student ga33@rice.eduB.S. Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, Northeastern University, 2023
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Alejandra Cobos Perez
Ph.D. Student ac256@rice.eduB.S. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M Universiry, 2017 M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2022
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Grace May
Ph.D Student gm52@rice.eduB.S. Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
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Kailyn Nunez
Ph.D Student kailyn.nunez@rice.eduB.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, 2023
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Jacob Cabler
Ph.D Student jc258@rice.eduB.S. Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2021
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Ludovica La Posta
Ph.D. Student ll161@rice.eduB.S. Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, 2021
M.Sc. Biotechnology and Medical Biology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele
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Jake Schladenhauffen
Ph.D. Student js352@rice.eduB.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2018
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Giorgia Zoaldi
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Cassidy Hart, MD
Ph.D. Student ch182@rice.eduB.S. Biochemistry, American University, 2017
M.D. New York Medical College, 2021
Graduate Students
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Patrick Bednarz
Undergraduate Researcher ptb3@rice.eduBioengineering Major, Martel College ,Class of 2026
Mentor: Shalini Pandey
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Michael Gill
Undergraduate Researcher mjg15@rice.eduBioengineering Major, Baker College, Class of 2026
Mentor: Martha Fowler
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Yeonju Kim
Undergraduate Researcher yk59@rice.eduBioengineering Major, Will Rice College, Class of 2025
Mentor: Cody Fell
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Cecelia Curtis
Undergraduate Researcher cec24@rice.eduBioengineering Major, McMurty College, Class of 2025
Mentor: Samantha Fleury
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Prasi Desai
Undergraduate Researcher pd58@rice.eduChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Major, Sid Richardson College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Bonu Vohidova
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Aoife Shannon
Undergraduate Researcher as375@rice.eduChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Major, Wiess College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Grace May
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Gabriel Velez
Undergraduate Researcher gtv2@rice.eduChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Major, Brown College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Kailyn Nuñez
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Mariela Garcia
Undergraduate Researcher mmg12@rice.eduChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Major, Will Rice College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Cody Fell
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Runming Yang
Undergraduate Researcher ry23@rice.eduBiosciences Major with a concentration in Biochemistry, Brown College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Jacob Cabler
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Naayaa Mehta
Undergraduate Researcher nm80@rice.eduBioengineering Major, Jones College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Lizzy Kelley
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Jewel Moore-Young
Undergraduate Researcher jbm10@rice.eduBiochemistry Major, Sid Richardson College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Grace May
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Kalina Peneva
Undergraduate Researcher kep6@rice.eduBioengineering Major, Hanszen College, Class of 2027
Mentor: Gillian Audia
Undergraduates
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Carmine Borgia
Visiting PhD Student cb163@rice.eduB. S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria, 2020
M. Sc. Mechanical Engineering – Materials Area, University of Calabria, 2022
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Mouchandra Paul
Visiting PhD Student mp182@rice.eduBachelor of Technology, Biotechnology, National Institute of technology, Durgapur, 2020
PhD student, Department of Chemical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2020 to Present
Visiting Students
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Samira Aghlara-Fotovat, Current Position: Chief of Staff; Research and Product Development Lead, Sentinel Therapeutics
Julian Krause, Current Position: Medical Student, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
Kat Rosner, Current Position: PhD Student in Dr. Jessica Butts Lab at Rice University
Boram Kim, Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Amanda Nash, Current Position: Associate at McKinsey
Kevin Janson, Current Position: Bioengineer at 3D Systems
Sudip Mukherjee, Current Position: Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
Siavash Parkhideh, Current Position: R&D Engineer II at Boston Scientific
Mishal Ahmed, Current Position: Research and Development Technician II at NuProbe, Inc.
Michael Doerfert, Current Position: Bioengineer at Systemic Bio
Bertha Castillo, Current Position: Research Technician at Bristol Myers Squibb
Rohan Palanki, Current Position: MD/Ph.D. student at U Penn
Andrea Hernandez, Current Position: Ph.D. student at UT MD Anderson
Emmery Hammond, Current Position: Student Duke
Shirin Nouraein, Current Position: Ph.D. student at Rice University
Trisha Ray, Current Position: Student at Cornell
Nicholas Stevens, Current Position: Student at Texas A&M
Cynthia Chen, Current Position: Student at Rice
Isuru Somawardana, Current Position: MD student at UT Southwestern
Keeler Gonzales, Current Position: Engineer at Biotex
Maria Ruocco (Jarvis), PhD, Current Position: Scientist at Lonza
Manuela Sushnitha, Ph.D., Current Position: Scientist Astellas Pharma
Nancy Cui, Current Position: Ph.D. student at MIT
Lily Liang, Current Position: Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins
Rebecca Franklin, Current Position: Scientists at Dascena
Jared Lee, Current Position: Student at Rice
Irene Kwon, Current Position: Masters student at UC Berkley
Zhuoran Yao, Current Position: MD student at UT Southwestern
Esperanza Vazquez, Current Position: Student at U of Houston
Yujin Kim, Current Position: Student at Rice
Alex Lu, Current Position: MD student at Baylor
Kerou Zhang Ph.D., Current position: Postdoc at University of Washington
Nina Xie Ph.D., Current Position: Scientist at Cephied
Gavin Li Ph.D., Current Position: Postdoc at University of Washington
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