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.
Nathan is an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan school of Engineering studying Materials Science and Engineering. He joined the lab in Fall 2016 and worked on finding compatible organic dielectric materials for use in industrial production purposes. In his free time, he enjoys listening to and performing music and has strong interest in physics.
Alexis was an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan studying Biochemistry with a minor in Latin. She joined the lab in Fall 2016 and worked on a project involving protein-ligand interaction and aggregation. She was a member of the women’s rowing team and enjoys exploring the outdoors in her free time.
Alexis is starting a four-year integrated MD/MPH dual degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in July 2020.
Carolina was an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan pursing a major in Materials Science and Engineering. She joined the lab in Winter 2016 and is used AFM and AFM-IR to study polymer-FA and polymer-MTX conjugates.
She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of California – Santa Barbara in Tresa Pollock’s laboratory.