Meet the Team
Corrine Ying Xuan Chua, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Cancer Biology,
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nicola Di Trani, Ph.D.
Research Associate II
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simone Capuani, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jaskirat Batra, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering,
Texas A&M University
Jingyi Wang, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Master of Medicine,
Ph.D. Candidate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
J Nikita Campa-Carranza, M.S.
Graduate Research Fellow
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Tecnologico de Monterrey
M.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Ilaria Facchi, M.S.
Graduate Research Fellow
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Tommaso Bo, M.S.
Graduate Research Fellow
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Milan
Marco Maria Paci, M.S.
Graduate Research Fellow
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Eleonora Molinari, B.S.
Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Fabiana Del Bono, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow
PhD student in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Robin Vander Pol, B.S.
Research Assistant II
B.S. in Biology,
Baylor University
Ashley L. Joubert
Research Technician III
Camden Caffey, B.S.
Research Assistant I
B.S. in Chemistry,
Texas State University
Gabrielle Rome, B.S.
Research Assistant I
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Louisiana Tech University
Nikita Kota
Research Technician I
Undergraduate Student in Biosciences, Rice University
Alessio Simeone, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, Master Thesis
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Francesco Manfredi, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, Master Thesis
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Letizia Franco, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, Master Thesis
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Martina Concato, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, Master Thesis
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Noemi Risso, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, Master Thesis
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Polytechnic of Turin
Visiting Undergraduate Students
- Dawson Garret Benner
Visiting Undergraduate Fellow from Texas A&M University - Rebecca Elizabeth Taylor
Visiting Undergraduate Fellow from Texas A&M University - Anish Easwaran
Visiting Undergraduate Fellow from Texas A&M University
Alumni
Visiting Scientists and Staff
| Shivani Sathish, Ph.D. Visiting Scientist, 2017 Country of origin: India Currently: Pioneer Technology Fellow at OIST, Japan |
Jade Darwish, B.S. Research Assistant I, 2019 Country of origin: USA Currently: U of St. Edwards |
Antonia Susnjar, B.S. Research Assistant I, 2017-2019 Country of origin: Croatia Currently: PhD Student at Purdue University, IN |
| Jessica Rhudy, M.S. Research Assistant II, 2016-2018 Country of origin: USA Currently: Clinical Coordinator at UTMDACC |
April Gilbert, M.S. Research Assistant II, 2016-2017 Country of origin: USA Currently: Research Investigator, Stem Cell Transplantation, UTMDACC |
Priya Jain, M.S. Research Assistant I, 2015-2017 Country of origin: India Currently: Field Automation Engineer at Tecan |
| Shani Saunders, B.S. Research Technician III Country of origin: USA |
Nathanael Hernandez, B.S. Research Assistant III, 2019-2024 Country of origin: USA |
Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates
| Marc Sprouse, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2020 Country of origin: USA Currently: Research Scientist at Clayton Foundation for Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston |
Silvania da Silva Teixeira, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2020 Country of origin: Brazil Currently: Research Instructor at U of Colorado, Denver |
Antons Sizovs, Ph.D. Research Associate, 2018-2019 Country of origin: Latvia Currently: Engineer at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis |
| Xiaowen Liu, Ph.D. Research associate I, 2018 Country of origin: China Currently: New Product Lead at Pfizer |
Marco Folci, M.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Specialist Physician in Allergy and Immunology, Milan, Italy |
Andrea Ballerini, M.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017 Country of origin: Italy Currently: |
| Sara Passos, Ph.D. Research Associate, 2016-2017 Country of origin: Brazil Currently: Team Lead at Characterization Team, Abcam |
Jenaro Garcia-Prieto, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2016 Country of origin: USA Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow at U of Miami |
Marco Farina, Ph.D. PhD Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2018 Home Country: Italy Currently: CEO of Omnidermal Biomedics MENA, Dubai, UE |
| Giacomo Bruno, Ph.D. PhD Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-2018 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Senior Expert System Engineering at Novartis |
Robert Lyle Hood, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2014 Country of origin: USA Currently: Assistant Professor at UTSA |
Silvia Ferrati, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2012 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Manager, Translational Medicine at Aeglea BioTherapeutics |
| Shyam Bansai Sunder, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2010 Country of origin: India Currently: Research Fellow at U of Louisville |
Enrica De Rosa, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008-2009 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Research Program Manager, HMRI |
Grace Hsuan-Chen Liu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2022 Country of origin: Taiwan Currently: Technical Account Manager at Sino Biological, Inc. |
| Jesus Paez-Mayorga, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2022 Country of origin: Mexico Currently: Medical Intern at National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán |
Daniel Davila-Gonzales, M.D., Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2023 Country of origin: Mexico Currently: Medical Resident at Texas Health Resources |
Fernanda Paola Pons-Faudoa, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2022 Country of origin: Mexico Currently: Medical Student at Tecnológico de Monterrey |
Ph.D. / M.D. Students
| Gulsah Malgir, M.S. Graduate Research Fellow, 2019-2021 Country of origin: Turkey Currently: Research Fellow at U of Houston |
Vittoria Vigano, Ph.D. Visiting graduate research fellow, 2019 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Unknown |
Antonia Silvestri, Ph.D. PhD student, 2018-2019 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Research Fellow Politecnico di Torino |
| Jeremy Ho, M.D. Visiting graduate research fellow, 2016, 2018-2019 Country of origin: USA Currently: Resident Physician at New York Presbyterian |
Karoline Stenning, M.D. Visiting graduate research fellow, 2018 Country of origin: Peru Currently: MSc Student Entrepreneurship at Karolinska Institute, Sweden |
Giovanni Scorrano, M.S. PhD student from Rice U, 2015-2016 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Project Manager at Biesse Group, Italy |
| Thomas Geninatti, Ph.D. PhD student from UCAS, consulting, 2011-2016 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Director, Corporate Development at Gilead Sciences |
Dixita I Viswanath, Ph.D. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2022 Country of origin: USA Currently: Resident Doctor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
Graduate Students
| Nevio Racca, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2020-2021 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Internship at SPEA, Turin |
Dennis Wang Summer Undergraduate Research Intern, 2016 Country of origin: USA Currently: MD Student at Texas Tech, El Paso |
Valentina Serafini, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2019 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Unknown |
| Graziano Lolli, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2019 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Data Analyst at OpEx Global Services, Baxter International Inc. |
Nicola Ferrante, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2019 Country of origin: Italy Currently: R&D Firmware Engineer at Medtronic |
Federica Pesaresi, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2019-2020 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Biomedical Engineer at DiaSorin, Italy |
| Matteo Hirsch, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018 Country of origin: Italy Currently: PhD Student at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Maria Luisa Lotito, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Biomedical Engineer at LifeBee |
Nicola Di Marzio, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017-2018 Country of origin: Italy Currently: PhD Graduate at AO Foundation |
| Veronica Vighetto, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017-2018 Country of origin: Italy Currently: PhD Student at Politechnico di Torino, Italy |
Francesca Ferraro, B.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Quality Engineer at U-blox |
Gianluca Torchio, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Biomedical Engineer at Medtronic |
| Giulia Rizzo, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2016 Country of origin: Italy Currently: R&D Biomedical Engineer at ValoTec, France |
Alessia Caron, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2016 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Support and Training Specialist at Roche |
Celeste Marcato, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2015 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Biomedical Engineer at U-blox |
| Elena Riscaldina, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2015 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Biomedical Engineer at Phitec |
Bernardo Barile, M.S. MS Student, 2014 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Resident Engineer at Vivisol, Italy |
Jacopo Secco, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2013 Country of origin: Italy Currently: CTO & DTO, Co-founder of Omnidermal Biomedics |
| Kathy Olafson, B.S. PhD Student from U of Houston, 2013-2017 Country of origin: USA Currently: Unknown |
Stefano Filippini, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2012 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Research Investigator at UTMDACC |
Tommaso Novellino, M.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2010-2012 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Biomedical Engineer, LFW |
| Giacomo Ferrari, B.S. Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2010-2012 Country of origin: USA Currently: Software Engineer at Socrata |
Erika Zabre, M.S. Research Assistant II, 2010-2013 Country of origin: USA Currently: PhD candidate |
Kevin Plant, M.S. Visiting Research Fellow, 2009 Country of origin: USA Currently: Vice President of Software, Spectral MD, Dallas |
| Antonio Botrugno, M.S. Visiting Research Graduate, 2009 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Researcher at DiaSorin |
Elia Pascucci, B.S. Visiting Research Graduate, 2022-2023 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Ph.D. Student at Politecnico di Torino |
Giacomo Bignante, B.S. Visiting Research Graduate, 2022-2023 Country of origin: Italy Currently: Research Fellow at Politecnico di Torino |
| Lorenzo Argano, B.S. Visiting Research Graduate, 2022-2023 Country of origin: Italy |
High School and Undergraduate Students
| Bella Gabriela Alvarez Summer Research Intern, 2021 Country of origin: Mexico Currently: Bioscience Student at Tecnológico de Monterrey |
Hector Salazar Martinez Medical Student, 2020 Country of origin: USA Currently: 3rd year medical student at Weill Cornell Medicine |
Ryan Blanchard Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2019 Country of origin: USA Currently: Graduate Research Assistant at Texas A&M |
| Ryan Blanchard Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2019 Country of origin: USA Currently: Graduate Research Assistant at Texas A&M |
Roscoe Prince Summer Research Intern, 2018 Country of origin: USA Currently: Product Design Engineer at Gibson Reports |
Lucas Esnaola Laboratory Technician, 2018-2019 Country of origin: USA Currently: Bioengineering Student at Rice |
Alumni
Visiting Scientists and Staff
Shivani Sathish, Ph.D.
Visiting Scientist, 2017
Country of origin: India
Currently: Pioneer Technology Fellow at OIST, Japan
Antonia Susnjar, B.S.
Research Assistant I, 2017-2019
Country of origin: Croatia
Currently: PhD Student at Purdue University, IN
April Gilbert, M.S.
Research Assistant II, 2016-2017
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Research Investigator, Stem Cell Transplantation, UTMDACC
Jade Darwish, B.S.
Research Assistant I, 2019
Country of origin: USA
Currently: U of St. Edwards
Jessica Rhudy, M.S.
Research Assistant II, 2016-2018
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Clinical Coordinator at UTMDACC
Priya Jain, M.S.
Research Assistant I, 2015-2017
Country of origin: India
Currently: Field Automation Engineer at Tecan
Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates
Marc Sprouse, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2020
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Research Scientist at Clayton Foundation for Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Silvania da Silva Teixeira, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2020
Country of origin: Brazil
Currently: Research Instructor at U of Colorado, Denver
Antons Sizovs, Ph.D.
Research Associate, 2018-2019
Country of origin: Latvia
Currently: Engineer at Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis
Xiaowen Liu, Ph.D.
Research Associate I, 2018
Country of origin: China
Currently: New Product Lead at Pfizer
Marco Folci, M.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Specialist Physician in Allergy and Immunology, Milan, Italy
Andrea Ballerini, M.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017
Country of origin: Italy
Currently:
Sara Passos, Ph.D.
Research Associate, 2016-2017
Country of origin: Brazil
Currently: Team Lead at Characterization Team, Abcam
Jenaro Garcia-Prieto, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2016
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow at U of Miami
Marco Farina, Ph.D.
PhD Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2018
Home Country: Italy
Currently: CEO of Omnidermal Biomedics MENA, Dubai, UE
Giacomo Bruno, Ph.D.
PhD Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-2018
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Senior Expert System Engineering at Novartis
Robert Lyle Hood, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2014
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Assistant Professor at UTSA
Silvia Ferrati, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2012
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Manager, Translational Medicine at Aeglea BioTherapeutics
Shyam Bansai Sunder, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2010
Country of origin: India
Currently: Research Fellow at U of Louisville
Enrica De Rosa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008-2009
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Research Program Manager, HMRI
Ph.D. / M.D. Students
Gulsah Malgir, M.S.
Graduate Research Fellow, 2019-2021
Country of origin: Turkey
Currently: Research Fellow at U of Houston
Vittoria Vigano, Ph.D.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2019
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Unknown
Antonia Silvestri, Ph.D.
PhD Student, 2018-2019
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Research Fellow Politecnico di Torino
Jeremy Ho, M.D.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2016, 2018-2019
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Resident Physician at New York Presbyterian
Karoline Stenning, M.D.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018
Country of origin: Peru
Currently: MSc Student Entrepreneurship at Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Giovanni Scorrano, M.S.
PhD Student from Rice U, 2015-2016
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Project Manager at Biesse Group, Italy
Thomas Geninatti, Ph.D.
PhD Student from UCAS, Consulting, 2011-2016
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Director, Corporate Development at Gilead Sciences
Graduate Students
Nevio Racca, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2020-2021
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Internship at SPEA, Turin
Dennis Wang
Summer Undergraduate Research Intern, 2016
Country of origin: USA
Currently: MD Student at Texas Tech, El Paso
Valentina Serafini, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2019
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Unknown
Graziano Lolli, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2019
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Data Analyst at OpEx Global Services, Baxter International Inc.
Nicola Ferrante, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018-2019
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: R&D Firmware Engineer at Medtronic
Federica Pesaresi, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2019-2020
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Biomedical Engineer at DiaSorin, Italy
Matteo Hirsch, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: PhD Student at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Maria Luisa Lotito, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2018
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Biomedical Engineer at LifeBee
Nicola Di Marzio, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017-2018
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: PhD Graduate at AO Foundation
Veronica Vighetto, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017-2018
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: PhD Student at Politechnico di Torino, Italy
Francesca Ferraro, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Quality Engineer at U-blox
Gianluca Torchio, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2017
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Biomedical Engineer at Medtronic
Giulia Rizzo, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2016
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: R&D Biomedical Engineer at ValoTec, France
Alessia Caron, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2016
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Support and Training Specialist at Roche
Celeste Marcato, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2015
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Biomedical Engineer at U-blox
Elena Riscaldina, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2015
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Biomedical Engineer at Phitec
Bernardo Barile, M.S.
MS Student, 2014
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Resident Engineer at Vivisol, Italy
Jacopo Secco, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2013
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: CTO & DTO, Co-founder of Omnidermal Biomedics
Kathy Olafson, B.S.
PhD Student from U of Houston, 2013-2017
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Unknown
Stefano Filippini, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2012
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Research Investigator at UTMDACC
Tommaso Novellino, M.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2010-2012
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Biomedical Engineer, LFW
Giacomo Ferrari, B.S.
Visiting Graduate Research Fellow, 2010-2012
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Software Engineer at Socrata
Erika Zabre, M.S.
Research Assistant II, 2010-2013
Country of origin: USA
Currently: PhD Candidate
Kevin Plant, M.S.
Visiting Research Fellow, 2009
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Vice President of Software, Spectral MD, Dallas
Antonio Botrugno, M.S.
Visiting Research Graduate, 2009
Country of origin: Italy
Currently: Researcher at DiaSorin
High School and Undergraduate Students
Ryan Blanchard
Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2019
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Graduate Research Assistant at Texas A&M
Roscoe Prince
Summer Research Intern, 2018z
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Product Design Engineer at Gibson Reports
Lucas Esnaola
Laboratory Technician, 2018-2019
Country of origin: USA
Currently: Bioengineering Student at Rice