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Principal Investigator

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Sebastián L. Vega, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Henry M. Rowan Department of Biomedical Engineering

Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

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Assistant 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 (August 2024)

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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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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Matthias Recktenwald​

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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, Philadelphia sports

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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

Undergraduate Students

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Marissa Pestritto​

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  • Hometown: Sewell, NJ

  • Interests: volleyball, painting, playing piano, singing, and outdoor activities

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Raaha Kumaresan​

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  • Hometown: Robbinsville, NJ

  • Interests: volunteering, listening to music, and learning languages

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Josh de Guzman​

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  • Hometown: Deptford, NJ

  • Interests: swimming, thrifting, Survivor on CBS, and music

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Tyler Torres​

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  • Hometown: Woolwich, NJ

  • Interests: lifting, football, and listening to 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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Hayley Jankowski​

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  • Hometown: Barnegat, NJ 

  • Interests: sports, hiking, movies, and research

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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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Yeisanai Cardona​

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Shishir Patel​

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  • Hometown: Lumberton, NJ 

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

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students & Medical Fellows​

  • 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​​

  • Arielle Gsell, Spring 2022 to Spring 2024. Next position: Graduate student at Boston University

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

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

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

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

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

  • Shrey Dalwadi, Fall 2020 to Spring 2023. 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. 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. 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​

  • Antonio Quinones, Summer 2019 (NSF REU Program)

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High School Students​​

  • Daniella Concha-Ortiz, Summer 2024 (RISER Program).​

  • Divya Prajapati, Summer 2024 (RISER Program).​

  • Aabha Pokar, Summer 2024 (RISER Program).​

  • Misha Patel, Summer 2023 (RISER Program).​

  • 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 Program at The College of New Jersey​

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

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