Carnegie Mellon University
Abbott Lab

Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

       

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Rosalyn Abbott

Degrees/Education/Experience:
Postdoctoral Research, 2012-2017, Tufts University
Ph.D., 2012, University of Vermont
M.S., 2008, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S., 2008, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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NATE ROBLIN

PhD candidate in Material Science and Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
B.S.in Material Science and Engineering & Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, 2021

Area of research: degradation of silk biomaterials

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LINDSEY HUFF

PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University, 2021

Area of research: Cellular agriculture and decellularized adipose tissue grafts

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Khushi Soni

PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
M.S. Applied Study in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, 2024
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2023

Area of research: Lipedema, Obesogens

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Leia Jiang

PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at University of Texas at Austin, 2024

Area of research: implantable cell devices, oxygen generating biomaterials, and adipose grafting

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Christian Devaull

PhD student in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan, 2023
B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan, 2022

Area of research: Human liver organoids, defatting drug cocktails for steatotic liver transplant

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Tiffany Hseih

M.S. Research student in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Taipei Medical University, 2023

Area of research: Placenta tissue engineering, microfluidic devices

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MEGHA Khelgi

M.S. AIE - Applied Study student in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
B.S. in Computer Science Engineering at Ohio State University, 2022

Area of research: implantable cell devices and oxygen-generating biomaterials

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adrianne blanton

M.S. Research student in Biomedical Engineering

Degrees/Education/Experience:
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Spelman College, 2025

Area of research: Cellular Agriculture

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Nikita Karnik

Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: degradation of silk biomaterials

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Daniel Aluko

Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: cellular agriculture, adipose tissue mechanobiology

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eisa Al Mazrouei

Material Science and Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: degradation of silk biomaterials

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Ellie Lowe

Material Science Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: In vivo silk scaffold degeneration

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erin kim

Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: Lipedema, obesogens

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henry rosenhagen

Material Science and Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: implantable cell devices and oxygen-generating biomaterials

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juliette brown

Material Science and Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: Cellular agriculture and decellularized adipose tissue grafts

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sienna wagner

Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: Cellular agriculture

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sonali shastri

Material Science and Engineering & Biomedical Engineering dual degree major

Area of research: degradation of silk biomaterials

We are so proud of our past lab members:
  • LIZ JOHNSTON, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Currently @ Castle Biosciences)
  • JIMMY MIN HO KIM, BS in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ CalTech)
  • SASHA SHEFTER, BS in Material Science and Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ UPenn)
  • THEO MOHIDEEN, BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing an MD @ Brown University)
  • GISELLE OBERGFELL, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering @ CMU
  • JIANI CHEN, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ Brown University)
  • HANCHUAN XU, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  • KAYLA HEYWARD, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently @ NIH)
  • TAL DASSAU, BS in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ UPenn)
  • ERIC JOHNSON, BS un Environmental Engineering & Public Policy (Currently pursuing a PhD @ Northwestern University)
  • MEGAN DEBARI, PhD and postdoc in Material Science and Engineering (Currently @ Phillips)
  • ERICA IIZUKA, BS in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
  • QIJIA ZHOU, MS in Biomedical Engineering
  • CLAUDE KING III, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ University of Miami)
  • RUHI NAIK, MS in Computational Biology (Currently @ Bristol Myers Squibb)
  • DAKSHI KOCHHAR, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently @ Pall Corporation)
  • SPENCER RHODES, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently @ Finless Foods)
  • TAHLIA ALTGOLD, BS in Biomedical and Material Science Engineering (Currently a MS Student @ CMU)
  • SEAN PEREIRA, BS in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (Currently @ Autonomous Healthcare)
  • CHANTAL ALANO, BS in Biomedical and Material Science and Engineering (Currently @ Procter & Gamble)
  • ISABELLE CHICKANOSKY, BS in Biomedical and Material Science and Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ University of Pittsburgh)
  • MAYA GARG, BS in Biomedical and Material Science and Engineering (Currently @ Bionest Partners)
  • MALLORY GRIFFIN, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently @ Editas Medicine)
  • MIA KEYSER (Currently pursuing a PhD @ University of Colorado, Boulder)
  • BRENT IFEMEMBI, MS in Biomedical Engineering (Currently pursuing a PhD @ John Hopkins University)
  • KAMERON BRADLEY (Currently pursuing a PhD @ WashU)
  • YUGESH RAMSAROOP (Currently @ Bristol-Myers Squibb)
  • MICHELLE BAI (Currently @ Exxon Mobil)