Group members
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Dr. Gregg Duncan
Assistant Professor, Fischell Department of Bioengineering Affiliate Faculty, Biophysics Program Dr. Duncan earned his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering under the guidance of Michael Bevan at Johns Hopkins University. His Ph.D. research focused on developing novel microparticle-based measurements and complementary models of multivalent biomolecular interactions. During his postdoctoral training, he developed nanoparticle-based diagnostic and viral gene therapy approaches for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Center for Nanomedicine directed by Justin Hanes. Dr. Duncan was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland in 2017. Dr. Duncan is the recipient of several honors and awards including the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface, the ORAU Ralph E. Powe Jr. Faculty Enhancement Award, and the BMES-CMBE Rising Star Award. |
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Dr. Katherine Joyner
Bioengineering Postdoctoral Associate CFF (2018) & UMD President's (2019) Postdoctoral Fellow Email Dr. Joyner earned her Ph.D. in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Maryland Baltimore in the laboratory of Dr. Bruce Yu. She has a background and research interests in biochemistry, biomaterials, and nanomedicine. Her PhD research focused on understanding non-covalent interactions and assembly in peptide-based hydrogels. Her current research focuses on mucin structure, mucus hydrogel assembly, and nanoscale diagnostic systems. Her work is supported by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and UMD President's postdoctoral fellowships. |
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Daniel Song
Bioengineering PhD student Daniel earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Penn State University in 2016. His undergraduate research focused on the development of a low-cost field-deployable nucleic acid testing based diagnostics system for infectious disease. His current research focuses on engineering advanced lung tissue culture models to investigate airway mucus clearance. |
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Logan Kaler
Biophysics PhD student Logan earned her B.S. in Biology from Bay Path University in 2018. Her undergraduate research focused on understanding biochemical and structural features of protein acetyltransferases and the structural design of novel protein acetyltransferases. Her current research focuses on the mechanisms by which influenza virus penetrates through airway mucus. |
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Matthew Wolpert
Bioengineering MS student Matt earned his B.S. in Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry from Wake Forest University in 2014. He worked as a lab manager at the University of Virginia with Dr. Mike McConnell studying copy number variation in the genomes of neurons at the single cell level. His current research focuses on understanding physiological barriers to gene and drug delivery. |
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Robert Hawkins
Bioengineering undergraduate student, Honors program
Rob's project is focused on developing tools to integrate nanoparticle-based diagnostics into clinical laboratories.
Bioengineering undergraduate student, Honors program
Rob's project is focused on developing tools to integrate nanoparticle-based diagnostics into clinical laboratories.
Benjamin Lee
Bioengineering undergraduate student, Honors Program
Ben's project is focused on utilizing nanoparticle shape as a means to enhance mucosal drug & gene delivery.
Bioengineering undergraduate student, Honors Program
Ben's project is focused on utilizing nanoparticle shape as a means to enhance mucosal drug & gene delivery.
Shahed Bader
Bioengineering undergraduate student
Shahed's project is focused on influenza dynamics and transport in mucin hydrogels.
Bioengineering undergraduate student
Shahed's project is focused on influenza dynamics and transport in mucin hydrogels.
Keyona Curry
Bioengineering undergraduate student, LSAMP Scholar
Keyona's project is focused on developing synthetic models to understand bacteria-mucus interactions.
Bioengineering undergraduate student, LSAMP Scholar
Keyona's project is focused on developing synthetic models to understand bacteria-mucus interactions.
Group photo (Feb. 2019)
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To see what our past members are up to, go to our lab alumni page.