Andrew Phillips was a chemistry major at the University of Michigan who worked with Casey Dougherty on the synthesis of dyes and the methods of ligand-dendrimer conjugations. Outside of the lab, Andrew was involved in the Science Learning Center’s Study Group Program, where he lead biology and physics study groups. He also enjoys cooking and playing tennis, Michigan weather permitting. Andrew plans to pursue a career in research.
Andrew is is currently a PhD student in chemical biology at the University of Chicago.
Rachelle Richardson is fourth year undergraduate at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, where she currently works in the research lab of Dr. Stassi DiMaggio synthesizing and purifying dendrimer conjugates. She presently is majoring in chemistry and minoring in Spanish and hopes that somehow in her career she can use her knowledge of the Spanish language. When not at school or in the lab she thoroughly enjoys traveling, doing Sudoku puzzles, and listening to good music. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to obtain a doctorate degree in organic chemistry. In the future, she aspires to work in a medicinal lab, designing drugs and drug delivery systems.
Eryn Matich is a chemistry major and biology minor at Alfred University, in Alfred, New York. She was a chemistry REU student working with the Banaszak Holl group for summer 2012. She worked with Flora Fang and Elizabeth Goldstein on the self assembly of Type 1 collagen.
Mike graduated from U of M with degrees in Chemistry and Psychology. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently in orthapaedic surgery training at Indiana University.
Gül is a fourth year undergraduate, majoring in chemistry at Boðaziçi University, Ýstanbul. She works with Assoc. Prof. Amitav Sanyal’s research group since 2010. She participated in the Banaszak Holl group for the summer 2012. She works on synthesis and functionalization of dendrimers to be used in targeted drug delivery.
Emilee graduated from Michigan with degrees in Neuroscience and Spanish. She was part of the Banaszak Holl group for three years, working with Doug Mullen, on the synthesis and characterization of functionalized PAMAM dendrimers as targeted drug delivery agents. Emilee obtained her M.D. at the Indiana University School of Medicine and is currently a resident in anesthesia at the University of Utah medical school.
Tracy is a graduate student at Columbia University working in the Nuckolls group. She spent the summer of 2009 at UM working on AFM imaging of collagen in mouse tissues with Joey and Flora. Outside of the lab, Tracy enjoys swimming and playing the violin.
Mark Barash graduated from UM and the Program in the Environment. He worked on synthesis and purification of PAMMAM Dendrimer compounds to be used as targeted drug delivery systems with Doug Mullen. In his spare time Mark enjoys jogging, reading and has been involved in the Martial arts for 15 years. He is currently applying to Medical School.
Christina is a first-year student at the University of Michigan, who intends to study Chemistry. She is currently working with the Banaszak Holl group on an organometallics project. Outside of the lab and her classes, she enjoys playing violin or viola and writing poetry.
Jimmy is a first-year student at Michigan studying Biophysics with interests in Science, Technology, and Society and Chinese Language and Culture. He is working on understanding nanoparticles-facilitated gene delivery under Becky Matz. He wishes to pursue graduate work in pharmaceutical science
Lauren is chemistry major at Radford University. She worked on nanoplastics in the environment as part of her summer 2017 NSF REU project in my group. Lauren’s work was featured in congressional testimony in 2017 (starts around 1 h 33 min mark in attached link).
Milan joined the lab in summer 2013 and is studied cell plasma membrane interactions with polymers and polplexes using microfluidic patch clamp studies. He also worked on molecular mechanics/molecular dynamics calculations of the polymer conjugates being synthesized in the group. A G5 PAMAM dendrimer is shown below.
Chelsea studied Biomolecular Sciences and Gender & Health. She worked under Meagan Cauble, and in collaboration with Merck Research Laboratories, to better understand collagen formation and its relevance to human disease using Atomic Force Microscopy. Chelsea is pursuing her M.D. at the University of Michigan and looks forward to improving the health of women in underprivileged areas.
Kristen is a undergraduate in the class of 2015, studying BioMolecular Science with a minor in Gender and Health Studies. She began working on the fluorescent dendrimers project with Banaszak Holl Research Group in Fall 2013. Kristen also conducts clinical research in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital surrounding the use of metabolic carts on ventilated patients. Outside of the lab, Kristen is involved with PPSO, DMUM, K-Grams, PULSE, and is a member of the Science and Engineering Sorority Phi Sigma Rho.
Megan joined the lab for Summer 2014 as part of the University of Michigan NSF REU Program. She is an undergraduate student at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York studying Chemistry and Mathematics. She is working on the malaria drug development project.
Sarah joined the lab in Fall 2013 as an undergraduate studying biophysics. She studied the interaction between the heat shock protein Hsp 47 and Type 1 collagen through biochemical and Atomic Force Microscopy studies, part of an ongoing effort to characterize the nanoscale structure of collagen. She also studied the nanoparticle nature of folate binding protein.
Dalia is an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, studying Biomolecular Science. She joined the lab in Fall 2014, working under Meagan Cauble to better understand the structural impact of Type 1 collagen on diseases. In her free time, Dalia enjoys rock climbing and art.
Sarah is an undergraduate Neuroscience major and History minor at the University of Michigan. She joined the lab in Winter 2016 and is studying the folate binding protein and the binding of folic acid and other polymer-ligand conjugates. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and competing with her Bollywood-fusion dance team.
