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
Matt is going into his third-year at Albion College studying Biology and Chemistry. He is working on synchronizing the cell cycle of COS-7 and 293A cells through serum deprivation and other methods working with Becky Matz. In his spare time, Matt enjoys watching movies, drawing, and playing sports, including college football at Albion. He will be
applying to Medical School in the next year.
Mike worked in the lab during the summer of 1999. He studied the formation of a new class of germylene.
I am a sophomore at Peking University majoring in Chemistry. I have been quite interested in nano-particles and solid-surface chemistry, working in Prof. Zhu Yuexiang’s group on the synthesis and characterization of nano-carbon-alumina materials. And in my spare time, I really enjoy my table-tennis skills. I am quite looking forward to the 8-week research with Prof. Banaszak-Holl’s group this summer.
Chris worked in the lab during the summer of 1999. He studied the low-temperature formation of silicon oxide thin films.
Vishal Joshi is a first-year undergraduate at the University of Michigan and is planning to pursue computer engineering. He is studying dendrimer-based drug delivery with Rahul Rattan. Outside of the lab, Vishalis also involved in the Michigan Community Scholars Program and goes to swim at the CCRB.
Renee worked on the group’s organometallic synthesis projects.
Kaitlin Liroff is a Third Year Undergraduate at U of M. She seeks to pursue a career in medicine. She is using Atomic Force Microscopy to study the nanomorphology of collagen based biological tissues (bone, skin, etc) with Flora Fang, in order to better understand the detrimental effects of diseases such osteoporosis.
Elizabeth Goldstein is an Ann Arbor native who graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School in 2010. She studied Chemistry, Music and German at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Elizabeth worked from three summers in the Banaszak Holl group with Flora Fang, studying collagen in bone using Atomic Force Microscopy to better understand Osteoperosis. She is currently a graduate student in the Stoltz group at Cal Tech and the holder of an NSF graduate research fellowship award.
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.
Rachel is an undergraduate at Iona College with a concentration in chemistry and a minor in mathematics. She joined the lab for the summer of 2016, working under Rachel Merzel on protein based drug delivery. Outside the lab, Rachel runs on the cross country and track teams at Iona.