The Laboratory of Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Bionanotechnology has a long and proud history of graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scientists. Their names and graduation years are listed below with links to their Google Scholar profiles.
In the featured image above, five of the first PhD students of the lab mimic their advisors expressions while he is away on sabbatical at CalTech (1983). From left Ray Davidson (retired Upjohn), Don Miller (retired Wyeth and Pfizer), Richard Korsmeyer (retired Pfizer), Lucy Lucht (still active at Lawrence Livermore and now Lucy Hair).
| Name | Position | Final Year |
|---|---|---|
| Deidra Ward | PhD, CHE | 2023 |
| Dennis Huang | PhD, BME | 2023 |
| Mariya David | PhD, CHE | 2023 |
| Nathan Richbourg | PhD, BME | 2022 |
| Aaliyah Shodeinde | PhD, ChE | 2022 |
| Heidi Oldenkamp | PhD, ChE | 2022 |
| Drew Murphy | PhD, ChE | 2022 |
| Matt Miller | PhD, ChE / Postdoc | 2021 |
| Jun Cao | Visiting Scholar | 2020 |
| Marissa Wechsler | PhD, BME | 2019 |
| Martine Notabi | Visiting Scholar | 2019 |
| John Clegg | PhD, BME | 2019 |
| Angela Wagner | PhD, ChE | 2019 |
| Julia E. Vela Ramirez | Postdoc | 2019 |
| Tinke De Witte | MS | 2018 |
| David Spencer | PhD, ChE | 2018 |
| Heidi Culver | PhD, BME | 2017 |
| Lindsey Sharpe | PhD, BME | 2017 |
| Stephanie Steichen | PhD, BME | 2016 |
| Rui Domingues | Postdoc | 2016 |
| Sarena Horava | PhD, ChE | 2016 |
| Michael Koetting | PhD, ChE | 2015 |
| Giulia Pasotti | Postdoc | 2015 |
| Jonathan Peters | PhD, ChE | 2015 |
| Amey Puranik | PhD, ChE | 2015 |
| Adam Daily | MS | 2014 |
| Jennifer Knipe | PhD, ChE | 2014 |
| Brenda Carrillo-Conde | Postdoc | 2013 |
| Eileen Dawson | PhD, BME | 2013 |
| Matilde Duran-Lobato | Postdoc | 2013 |
| Diane Forbes | PhD, ChE | 2013 |
| William Liechty | PhD, ChE | 2013 |
| Brandon Slaughter | PhD, BME | 2013 |
| Mar Creixell | Postdoc | 2012 |
| Cody Schoener | PhD, ChE | 2012 |
| Edgar Perez Herrero | Postdoc | 2011 |
| Margaret Phillips | PhD, BME | 2011 |
| David Kryscio | PhD, ChE | 2011 |
| Diana K. Snelling | PhD, ChE | 2010 |
| Adam Ekenseair | PhD, ChE | 2010 |
| Martin L. Gran | PhD, ChE | 2010 |
| Mary Caldorera-Moore | PhD, BME | 2010 |
| Melissa A. Kanzelberger | PhD, BME | 2009 |
| Carolyn Bayer | PhD, BME | 2009 |
| Steve Marek | PhD, ChE | 2009 |
| Irma Sanchez | PhD | 2008 |
| Jeff Wilson | PhD | 2008 |
| Jose Ruben Morones-Ramirez | PhD, ChE | 2008 |
| Omar Fisher | PhD, BME | 2008 |
| Daniel Carr | PhD, ChE | 2008 |
| Justin Shofner | PhD, ChE | 2008 |
| Tania Betancourt | Postdoc | 2008 |
| Marta Gomez-Burgaz | Postdoc | 2008 |
| Amber Doiron | PhD, BME | 2008 |
| Terry G. Farmer | PhD, ChE | 2007 |
| Laura Serra | PhD | 2006 |
| Elena Losi | PhD | 2006 |
| Kristy M. Wood | PhD | 2006 |
| J. Brock Thomas | PhD | 2006 |
| E. Hunter Lauten | PhD | 2006 |
| Donald E. Owens III | PhD, ChE | 2006 |
| Michael Marks | PhD, ChE | 2006 |
| Nikhil Kavimandan | PhD, CHE | 2005 |
| Nicole M. Bergmann | PhD, BME | 2005 |
| Gianfranco Spizzirri | PhD | 2005 |
| Giovanna Buonocore | Postdoc | 2005 |
| Hatice Bodugoz | Postdoc | 2004 |
| Jay O. Blanchette | PhD, BME | 2004 |
| J. Zachary Hilt | PhD, ChE | 2004 |
| Coro Echeverria | MS | 2004 |
| Till Bussemer | PhD | 2003 |
| Cristina Donini | PhD | 2003 |
| Oya Sipahigil | PhD | 2003 |
| Mark Byrne | PhD | 2003 |
| David B. Henthorn | PhD | 2003 |
| Jennifer Loez | MS | 2002 |
| Aaron Foss | PhD | 2002 |
| Alexander Streubel | PhD | 2002 |
| Bumsang Kim | PhD | 2002 |
| Ebru Oral | PhD | 2002 |
| Daphne N. Robinson | MS | 2001 |
| Yanbin Huang | PhD | 2001 |
| Petr Bures | PhD | 2001 |
| Madeline Torres-Lugo | PhD | 2001 |
| William Leobandung | PhD | 2001 |
| Sasa Baumgartner | Postdoc | 2001 |
| Marcos Garcia | Postdoc | 2001 |
| Javier Pacheco-Gomez | MS | 2000 |
| Jing Zhang | PhD | 2000 |
| Jennifer Harting Ward | PhD | 2000 |
| Christie M. Hassan (Christie D. Dorski-Bures) | PhD | 1999 |
| Robert S. Parker | PhD | 1999 |
| Jürgen Siepmann | PhD | 1999 |
| Mette Ingermann | PhD | 1999 |
| Hideki Ichikawa | Postdoc | 1999 |
| Robert A. Scott | PhD | 1998 |
| Kairali Podual | PhD | 1998 |
| Flemming Madsen | Postdoc | 1998 |
| Lisa M. Schwarte | MS | 1997 |
| Monica D. Little | MS | 1997 |
| Christopher S. Brazel | PhD | 1997 |
| Anthony M. Lowman | PhD | 1997 |
| Shelia L. Wright | MS | 1996 |
| Balaji Narasimhan | PhD | 1996 |
| Surya Mallapragada | PhD | 1996 |
| Kozo Takayama | Postdoc | 1996 |
| Franco Barbato | Postdoc | 1996 |
| Kristi Anseth | Postdoc | 1995 |
| Alessia deAscentis | PhD | 1995 |
| Ruggero Bettini | PhD | 1995 |
| Linda F. Gudeman | MS | 1994 |
| Cristi L. Bell | PhD | 1994 |
| J. Eric Dietz | PhD | 1994 |
| Devdatt L. Kurdikar | PhD | 1994 |
| L. Achar | MS | 1993 |
| Ankush Argade | Postdoc | 1993 |
| Esmaiel Jabbari | PhD | 1993 |
| Deepak Hariharan | PhD | 1993 |
| Mary T. am Ende | PhD | 1993 |
| Jennifer J. Sahlin | PhD | 1992 |
| Atul R. Khare | PhD | 1992 |
| Jianchu Wu | PhD | 1992 |
| Myung Cheon Lee | PhD | 1991 |
| Christopher N. Bowman | PhD | 1991 |
| Jorge Olivares | MS | 1990 |
| Alec B. Scranton | PhD | 1990 |
| Olivier Saslawski | PhD | 1990 |
| Jerome van Straaten | Postdoc | 1990 |
| Joh Klier | PhD | 1989 |
| Steven Lustig | PhD | 1989 |
| Rashmi K. Drummond | MS | 1989 |
| M. Lisa Brannon-Peppas | PhD | 1988 |
| Ronald S. Harland | PhD | 1988 |
| Antonios G. Mikos | PhD | 1988 |
| Didi Sangalli | Postdoc | 1988 |
| Paolo Giunchedi | Postdoc | 1988 |
| Lauretta Maggi | Postdoc | 1988 |
| Hai-Shung Andy Tsou | PhD | 1987 |
| Catherine Dubernet | PhD | 1987 |
| Tiziana Canal | Postdoc | 1987 |
| Mara Lovrecich | Postdoc | 1987 |
| Narsimhan Sundaram | MS | 1986 |
| Frederic Touchard | PhD | 1986 |
| Frederique Pothier-Lallemand | PhD | 1986 |
| Guillaume Conrath | PhD | 1986 |
| Bruno Gander | PhD | 1986 |
| Christian Robert | PhD | 1986 |
| Kent G. Urdahl | MS | 1985 |
| Philip L. Ritger | MS | 1985 |
| Christian Kohler | Postdoc | 1985 |
| Eric Teillaud | Postdoc | 1985 |
| G.W. Raymond Davidson III | PhD | 1985 |
| Serge Segot-Chicq | PhD | 1985 |
| Barbara D. Barr-Howell | MS | 1984 |
| Donald R. Miller | PhD | 1984 |
| Christian Bindschaedler | PhD | 1984 |
| Tae-Ho Kim | Postdoc | 1984 |
| Humphrey J. Moynihan | MS | 1983 |
| Lucy M.H. Lucht | PhD | 1983 |
| Richard W. Korsmeyer | PhD | 1983 |
| Dukjoon Kim | PhD | 1983 |
| Donald G. Barar | MS | 1982 |
| David L. Meadows | MS | 1982 |
| Eva A. Swan-Miller | MS | 1981 |
| Mary Beth Hill-Lievensee | MS | 1981 |
| Donald T. Hooker II | MS | 1981 |
| Kenneth F. Zieminski | MS | 1980 |
| Scott J. Napp | MS | 1980 |
| Catherine T. Reinhart | MS | 1980 |
| W.H. Michael Yang | Postdoc | 1979 |
| Ming-Shin Yen | PhD | 1979 |
| Todd W.B. Gehr | MS | 1978 |
| William R. Bussing | MS | 1978 |
| Yen Bao | Postdoc | 1978 |
| Robert Gurny | Postdoc | 1978 |