Adam Zafrani

Aiyang Jiang

Alex Papavassiliou

Aman Gupta

Undergraduate
Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
Class of 2027
June 2024 – Now

Becca Serodio

Bomin Kwon

Chris Keum

Undergraduate (PURM supported)
Biochemistry and Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania
Class of 2028
April 2025 – Now

Devin Golla

Graduate Student
NSF GRFP Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
2023 – Now

Franklin Banaj

Undergraduate
Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Class of 2028
Dec. 2024 – Now

Harry Hearn

Graduate Student
Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Biotechnology, Loyola University of Maryland
2026 – Now

Li Jiang

Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Applied chemistry, Tianjin University
2024 – Now

Luke Parambo

Graduate student
Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Marine Biology, University of Florida
2026 – Now

Logan Cloutier

Undergraduate
Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
2025 – Now

Megha K

Mohammed Adel A Almasswary

Pranay Vure

Graduate Student
NSF GRFP Fellow
Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
2025 – Now

Preksha Mantri

Graduate Student
Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemical Engineering, New York University
2026 – Now

Shuai Liu

Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Kunming Institute of Botany
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2022 – Now

Sydelle Abrahamson

Undergraduate
BioEngineering
University of Pennsylvania
Sep 2025 – 2026

Tyler Daniel

Graduate Student,
NIH T32 Fellow in Neuroengineering and Medicine
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
2022 – Now

Wei Yuan

Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2026 – Now

Valerie Krasnopolsky

Undergraduate (PURM supported)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
April 2025 – Now

Alumni

Naomi Straub， Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania，2025-2026
Dr. Chunxiao Sun, Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2026, current Professor at Ocean University of China;
Dr. Shijie Wan, University of Pennsylvania, 2023-2026, current Postdoc at Stanford;
Fred Lim, Life Science Management, University of Pennsylvania, May. 2025 – Aug. 2026
Logan Haugh, Master student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2025-2026;
Sebastian Zagler, Rotation Student, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2026;
Bryant You, Ph.D. student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 2020-2026; Current: Postdoc Researcher at MD Anderson Cancer Center;
FAVOUR O. ADEYINKA, Rotation student, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2026;
Jackson Gold, Accelerated master student, Data Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026;
Linghan Mei, Master student, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026;
Maria Zotova, Undergraduate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026
Trisha Biswas, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Research Associate at University of South Florida;
Vir Acharya, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2025-2026;
Zhenyu Lu, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Ph.D. student at Rice University
Tianrong Chen, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Ph.D. student at Hongkong University
Zichen Hu, Master student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Ph.D. student at Cornell University
Dr. Qiuyue Nie, Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2026; Current: Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Abood Shurbjy, Undergraduate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Risa Garg, Undergraduate, Computational Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Yixin Hu, Master of Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Kumba Tarawally, Penn AEOP High School Internship Program, June – August, 2025
Riley Kendle, Master of Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Ya Fang Qian, Research Assistant, Academy at Palumbo, Penn AEOP High School Internship Program, June – August, 2024

Alumni from Rice