Alumni
Postdoc Fellow
Xun Xiao
Ph.D., Materials Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S., Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Next step: Faculty, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University
Kun Liang
Ph.D., Electronic science and technology, Zhejiang University
M.S., Materials physics and Chemistry, Shanghai University
B.S., Metallurgical engineering, Suzhou University
Next step: Faculty position in China
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Brayden Davis
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; B.A., Philosophy, 2023 SURF Fellow; Highest Honor
Next step:
Grad school at Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
Jean Okonkwo
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2021
B.S., Major: Chemistry, Minor: Neuronscience
Next step:
UNC Adams School of Dentistry
Rahul Menon
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2022
B.S., Biology
Next step: Researcher at Pfizer
Mia Brzakovic
Trinity College Dublin, Class of 2024
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; Internation exchange Year 4 at UNC Chapel Hill
Will Lipman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Chemistry, Applied Science & Engineering
Next step: Entrepreneurship
Krystal Luo
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Biomedical engineering, medical & biophysics; Minor: Mathematics
2024 &2025 Abrams Scholar; Highest Honor
Next step: Grad School at Carnegie Mellon University
Ziheng (Rebecca) Guo
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry
Next step: Grad School at Johns Hopkins University
Maya Yun
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Psychology; Minor: Chemistry & Neuroscience
Next step: medical school
Daniel Ramsgard
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Computer Science; Physics
Mahika Nagaradona
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.A., Major: Biophysics; Minor: Data Science and Neuroscience;
Elvis Tanyi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics 2024 &2025 Abrams Scholar
Gavin Lyda
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Physics; Minor: Mathematics;
Yici Zou
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Biology
Next step: Grad School at Georgetown University
Rachel Choffin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Major: Clinical Laboratory Science; Minor: Chemistry
Next step: Medical School at UNC Chapel Hill
Christopher Nguyen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering; Minor: Neuroscience
Next step: Grad School at NC State
Nasi Rahman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Health Policy & Management, B.S., Biology, Minor: Applied Sciences & Engineering
Lucas Kazuo Kiukawa
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Next step: Grad School
Nanqi Peng
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; B.A., Medical and Biological Physics
Next step: Entrepreneurship
Mihir Sharma
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Computer Science and Statistics
Noah Lambert
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering; Minor: Physics and Chemistry; 2024 Abrams Scholar
Next step: Industrial internship
Justin Tulino
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; 2022 Abrams Scholar
Next step: Graduate School
Pranav Turlapati
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.S., Computer Science and Statistics
Yu Qi Lin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2026
B.S., Major: Information Science; Minor: Neuroscience
Next step: Internship
Morgan Gilbert
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Priyash Hafiz
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering; Minor: Chemistry; Pogue Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa Honoree
Next step: Medical School
Dhairya Patel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2027
B.S., Major: Biology; Minors: Chemistry and Medical Anthropology
Brynn Brusseau
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Biology and Global Studies, Minor, Chemistry
Josh Henderson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Hiep Tran
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; 2022 Sheerer Scholar; 2023 Carolina Research Scholar
Kimberly Brown
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2025
B.S., Computer Science; Chancellor's Science Scholar
Jennifer Sieredzki
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry, Spanish for the Medical Professions
Avanti Panajkar
North Carolina State University, Class of 2024, ; 2022 Abrams Scholar
B.S., Biomedical Engineering,
B.A., Psychology, Minors: Computer Programming, German
Next step: Internships
Litao Tu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.A., Biology and Chemistry
Next step: Internship at RTP
Terry Han
North Carolina State University, Class of 2023
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Next step: Graduate school at UPenn
Riya Shah
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Chemistry and Biology
Next step: Expanding research experience in Blood Research Center
Junye Li
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science
Next step: Ph.D at UC Irvine
Amber Huang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Biology
Next step: Industry in Medical Technology
Beth Schalk
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Major: Chemistry; Minor: Neuroscience
Jim Appiah
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Chemistry
Next step: Entrepreneurship
Xinyi Li
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Biomedical Engineering & Mathematics
Next step: PhD at Washington University at St. Louis, Guilak Lab
Gage Ellis
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2022
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Next step: Industry
Alexandra Yarashevich
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Chemistry
Next step: graduate school at Nanjing University
Rohan Vora
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Biomedical Engineering; 2022 Abrams Scholar
Tian Wang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Next step: PhD study at Duke University
Anna Lassiter
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.S., Applied Math, B.A., Computer Science
Michael DeMaesschalck
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Chemistry
Next step: Expanding research experience in Marine Science
Melanie Cohen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering, Minors: Neuroscience and Spanish for Medical Professions
Brendon Brown
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2024
B.A., Chemistry
Next step: Expanding research experience in Biochemistry
Sophia Taraboi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
Next step: Neural engineering lab
Lauren Fletcher
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Class of 2023
B.S., Major: Quantitative Biology, Minors: Chemistry and Entrepreneurship
Next step: Medical Tech
Anna James
North Carolina State University, Class of 2023
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering, Minors: Nano Science and Technology
Next step: Industrial internship in medical technology
Visiting Scholar
Charles Jouaneh
University of Rhode Island, Class of 2025
B.S. Major: Chemical Engineering; Minor: Mathematics. 2024 Amgen Scholar
Research Associate
Hannah Weisbecker
B.S., Major: Biology; Minors: Chemistry and Spanish for Medical Professions, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilll
Next step: MD at ATSU
Tien Anh Nguyen
B.S., Major: Biomedical Engineering; Minor: Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Next step: MD at Brown University
Chuqi Huang
M.S., Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University
B.S., Materials Forming and Control Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Next step: Ph.D at University of Michigan
High school researcher
Henry Wang
Chapel Hill High School, Class of 2025
Next step: B.S. at Stanford University