Post Doctoral Researchers

Dr. Margaret Pruitt, 2019

Dr Jefferey Bibeau, 2024 

Graduate Students

Elizabeth Crowley, PhD

Biology and Biotechnology, 2022

Dr. Conor Herlihy, PhD 

Biology and Biotechnology, 2020

Robert Belmonte, MS

Biotechnology, 2022.

Weikang Fu, MS

Biotechnology, 2023

Dr. Sabine Hahn, PhD

Biology and Biotechnology, 2023

Dr. Dayna Mercadante, PhD

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2022

Dr. Luis Gregory Gutierrez Zamalloa, PhD

Biology and Biotechnology, 2023

Mikhail Rashkovskii, MS

Biotechnology, 2023

MQP students

During their senior year, WPI students complete a major qualifying project (MQP). Students who complete their MQP with us spend a year working on independent or small group research projects that complement or build off of ongoing projects in the lab.

2017:

Eva Childers, Biology and Biotechnology

Lindsay Gurska, Biology and Biotechnology* Provost’s MQP Award

Bernat Navarro-Serer, Biology and Biotechnology/Chemistry and Biochemistry

2019

Jacqueline Garcia, Biology and Biotechnology (co-advised with Claudia Fallini, UMMS) *Provost’s MQP Award Honorable Mention

Hammad Sadiq, Biology and Biotechnology * Provost’s MQP Award

2020

Michael Corace, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (co-advised with Dmitry Korkin, WPI) * Provost’s MQP Award Honorable Mention

Alyssa Nicolella, BCB (co-advised with Dmitry Korkin, WPI) * Provost’s MQP Award Honorable Mention

Brooke Honzel, Biology and Biotechnology (co-advised with Jason Shohet, UMMS)

Daniel McDonough, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology/Computer Science (co-advised with Dmitry Korkin, WPI)

Surya Vadivazhagu, Computer Science (co-advised with Dmitry Korkin, WPI)

Thomas Perry, Biology and Biotechnology

Emily Stadnicki, Chemistry and Biochemistry (co-advised with Destin Heilman, WPI)

2021

Sarah Brown, Biology and Biotechnology * Provost’s MQP Award 2nd Place

Jagruthi Maroju, Biology and Biotechnology

2022

Kylie Belanger, Biology and Biotechnology *Provost’s MQP award

Cristian Nunez, Biology and Biotechnology & Professional Writing (co-advised with Ryan Maden, WPI)

2023

Hannah Shell, Biology and Biotechnology

Mikhail Rashkovskii, Chemistry and Biochemistry (co-advised with Destin Heilman, WPI)

2024

Stephanie Lee, Biology and Biotechnology

Nora Shanks, Biology and Biotechnology

Grace McCarthy, Biology and Biotechnology

Jackie Nicoletti, Biology and Biotechnology

2025

Maire Murphy, Biology and Biotechnology (co-advised with Nick Rhind, UMMS)

Chiara Smith, Biology and Biotechnology

Lilah Delbou, Biology and Biotechnology

Undergraduate Student Researchers

Ben Cossette, Biomedical Engineering, Graduating Class of 2017

Jonas Ettlin, ZHAW Institute for Biotechnology, Switzerland, Class of 2016

Salvador Lombardo, BS/MS Management Engineering, Class of 2021

Aishwarrya Arivudainambi, Mass Academy, Class of 2015