Hello.

-John Reid, Ph.D.

John was a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.  John works on tissue specific ECM isolation and its effects on cellular specification, 3D bioprinting iPSC, and breast cancer models. Following graduation he is now a Scientist working for Celcuity.

-Shea Sullivan

Shea is a medical student at EVMS who is interested in becoming a plastic surgeon and helping burn victims.  Shea worked on describing the normal breast ECM microenvironment by examining growth and specification in de-cellularized tissue constructs. She currently is performing her medical residency in OB/GYN.

-Deepak Sharma

Deepak was an undergraduate student at ODU who was awarded the “promising undergraduate research” prize for his work with Dr. Bruno and Dr. Sachs on breast cancer microenvironmental reprogramming. He is currently a medical student at EVMS.

-Elizabeth Booth

Elizabeth is a masters student who is interested in tissue engineering better biomimetic constructs to study breast cancer in-vitro. Following her graduation she got a job working as a research technician at EVMS.

Current Members

Former Members

-Nicole Northam

Nicole is a masters student who is interested in the chimeric reprogramming effect seen when normal mammary cells are mixed with breast cancer cells.

Martina is a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.  She is interested in 3D models of neural degeneration.

-Xavier-Lewis Palmer

Xavier is a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.  Xavier is working on 3D bioprinting projects that examine the nature of asymmetric stem cell divisions

-Saad Jafri

Saad is an undergraduate student at ODU who is interested in 3D bioprinting and stem cell biology. He is currently a medical student at EVMS.

-Katerina Goffigan

Katerina was an undergraduate student at ODU who is interested in cancer biology.  She currently works in the vaccine development industry.

-Tori Vanderheyden

Tori was an undergraduate student at ODU who is interested in cancer biology.  She currently works in the cancer diagnostics industry.

-Alyson White

Alyson was an post-baccalaureate certificate student at ODU who is interested in molecular diagnostics.  She currently works at Lifenet health in Virginia beach.

-Michelle Treadwell

Michelle was a masters student who is interested in stem cell biology and tissue engineering.  She currently works at Lifenet health in Virginia beach.

-Casey Roberts

Casey was a PHD student who is interested in stem cell biology and tissue engineering.  She currently works as a senior development scientist at Beckman Coulter.

-Wyatt Lindsay

Wyatt is an undergraduate student at University of Richmond who is interested in tissue engineering and cancer biology. 

-Megan Barnes

Megan is an undergraduate student at ODU who is interested in 3D bioprinting and cancer biology. She is currently a PhD student at ODU

-Julie Bjerring

Julie is a PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.  She is interested in 3D models of breast cancer.

-Martina Zamponi