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Principal Investigator

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Sebastián L. Vega, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Henry M. Rowan Department of Biomedical Engineering

Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

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Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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Education and Training

  • Postdoctoral Trainee, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania

  • Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2014

  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006

  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006

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CV (November 2025)

Postdocs & Graduate Students

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Stacy Love, Ph.D.

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  • Ph.D., Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University, 2022

  • B.S., Biology, Rutgers University, 2018

  • Hometown: Deptford, NJ

  • Interests: horseback riding, hiking, cats, reading, and art

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Matthias Recktenwald, Ph.D.​

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  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University 2019

  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2019

  • Hometown: Media, PA

  • Interests: running, cooking, playing basketball, traveling, and Philadelphia sports

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Umu Jalloh​

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  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2021

  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2020

  • Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone

  • Interests: movies, listening to music, and exploring new places

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Myranda Sims​

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  • B.S., Bioengineering, University of New Hampshire, 2023

  • Hometown: Ramsey, NJ

  • Interests: baking, cats, reading, hiking, and music

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Kebisha Basukala​

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  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of New Haven, 2024

  • B.Tech., Biotechnology, Purbanchal University, 2019

  • Hometown: Bhaktapur, Nepal

  • Interests: adventuring and listening to music

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Yusuf Asad​

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  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, North Dakota State University, 2023

  • B.Tech., Biotechnology, Integral University, 2019

  • Hometown: Lucknow, India

  • Interests: outdoor sports, cooking, reading, and exploring new technologies

Undergraduate Students

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Yeisanai Cardona​

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  • Hometown: Vineland, NJ

  • Interests: movies and music

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Sabriye Yilmaz​

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  • Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ

  • Interests: traveling, reading, and listening to music

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Niva Shah​

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  • Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ 

  • Interests: movies, music, and exploring new places

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Shishir Patel​

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  • Hometown: Lumberton, NJ 

  • Interests: traveling, music, running, and binging Netflix

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Christian Torres​

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  • Hometown: Woolwich, NJ

  • Interests: playing soccer, watching Philadelphia sports, and volunteering

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Mateo McCathern​

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Ryan Vankawala​

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  • Hometown: Galloway, NJ 

  • Interests: music, guitar, video games, and golf

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Sreyas Sai​

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  • Hometown: River Vale, NJ 

  • Interests: soccer, sports, and music

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Mohit Pathak​

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  • Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ 

  • Interests: playing sports, music, reading, and volunteering

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Divya Prajapati​

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Daniella Concha-Ortiz​

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  • Hometown: Mullica Hill, NJ

  • Interests: research, math, science, medicine, puzzles, volleyball, and listening to music

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Aabha Pokar​

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  • Hometown: Monroe Township, NJ

  • Interests: playing volleyball, listening to music, watching football, spending time with friends

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students & Medical Fellows​

  • Matthias Recktenwald, Ph.D., Fall 2019 to Spring 2025. Next position: Chief Scientific Officer of HydroPep Therapeutics and Postdoc in the Vega Lab

  • Daniel Ball, M.S., Fall 2022 to Spring 2024.

  • Anna Stevens, M.D., Summer 2022 to Summer 2023. Next position: General Surgery resident at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU)

  • Kirstene Gultian, Ph.D., Fall 2018 to Fall 2022. Next position: Senior Scientist at GSK

  • Mehdi Benmassaoud, Ph.D., Fall 2018 to Fall 2022. Next position: Postdoc at Temple University​

  • Matt Lowe, M.S., Fall 2019 to Fall 2022.

  • Sarah Furman, M.S., Fall 2018 to Spring 2021. Next position: Scientist at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics​

  • Matt DiCerbo, M.S., Fall 2018 to Spring 2021. Next position: Quality Engineer at In Vitro Diagnostic Solutions

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Undergraduate Students​​​​

  • Hayley Jankowski, Spring 2023 to Spring 2025. NSF Graduate Research Fellow; 2025 Da Vinci Medallion for Excellence (Top BME Senior at Rowan). Next position: Graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania

  • Tyler Torres, Spring 2023 to Spring 2025. Next position: Medical student at CMSRU

  • Raaha Kumaresan, Fall 2022 to Spring 2025. Next position: Medical student at CMSRU

  • Marissa Pestritto, Fall 2022 to Spring 2025. Next position: Operations Associate at Legend Biotech

  • Josh de Guzman, Fall 2022 to Spring 2025. Next position: Graduate student at Rutgers University

  • Mackenzie Sozio, Spring 2023 to Spring 2024. Next position: Gap year to prepare for medical school

  • Arielle Gsell, Spring 2022 to Spring 2024. 2024 Da Vinci Medallion for Excellence Recipient. Next position: Graduate student at Boston University

  • James MacAulay, Spring 2022 to Spring 2024. Next position: Graduate student at University of Delaware

  • Tulika Khanna, Spring 2022 to Spring 2024. Next position: Gap year to prepare for medical school

  • Aryanna Copling, Fall 2021 to Spring 2024. Next position: Graduate student at Temple University

  • Abigail McSweeny, Spring 2021 to Spring 2024. Next position: Graduate student at Drexel University

  • Shrey Dalwadi, Fall 2020 to Spring 2023. Class of 2023 Rowan BME Valedictorian. Next position: Medical student at CMSRU

  • Kayla DeCesari, Spring 2021 to Fall 2022. Next position: Validation Field Specialist at Bioquell

  • Abby Madden, Spring 2021 to Summer 2022.

  • Katie Driscoll, Fall 2018 to Spring 2022. Goldwater Scholar; 2022 Da Vinci Medallion for Excellence Recipient. Next position: Medical student at University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Gatha Adhikari, Fall 2019 to Spring 2021. Next position: Graduate student at University of Maryland

  • Roshni Gandhi, Fall 2019 to Spring 2021. 2021 Da Vinci Medallion for Excellence Recipient. Next position: Medical student at CMSRU

  • Khushi Sarin, Fall 2019 to Spring 2021. Next position: CareerPath Analyst at Optimum Healthcare IT

  • Sebastian Naranjo, Fall 2018 to Spring 2020. Next position: Graduate student at Boston University​

  • Alexis Pacheco Benitez, Summer 2021 (NSF REU Program)

  • Antonio Quinones, Summer 2019 (NSF REU Program)

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High School Students​​

  • Ravza Yilmaz, Summer 2025 (RISER Program).​

  • Saanvi Gottimukkala, Summer 2025 (RISER Program).​

  • Daniella Concha-Ortiz, Summer 2024 (RISER Program). Next position: Undergraduate at Rowan University

  • Divya Prajapati, Summer 2024 (RISER Program). Next position: Undergraduate at Rowan University

  • Aabha Pokar, Summer 2024 (RISER Program). Next position: Undergraduate at Rowan University​

  • Misha Patel, Summer 2023 (RISER Program). Next position: BS/MD student at Penn State-Sidney Kimmel​

  • Maya Butani, Fall 2019 to Summer 2022. Next position: Undergraduate at Princeton University​

  • Gavi Melman, Summer 2022 (RISER Program). Next position: Undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University​

  • Jillian Smith, Summer 2022 (RISER Program). Next position: Undergraduate at Barnard College​

  • Roshan Patel, Summer 2019 (RISER Program). Next position: BS/MD student at The College of New Jersey​

  • Matthew Rondinella, Summer 2019 (RISER Program). Next position: Undergraduate at Georgia Tech

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© Copyright 2019 Sebastián L. Vega

Updated 11/24/2025

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