Meet the team
John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Charles Gersbach, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, 2009
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006
B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001
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Shante Berry, PhD
LAB ANALYST II
Ph.D. Genetics, North Carolina State University, 2019
B.S. Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, 2011
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Josh Black, PhD
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2019
B.S. Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2013
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Nahid Iglesias, PhD
RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGER
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 2010 - 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2008 - 2010
Ph.D. Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2008
M.S. Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland ,2002
B.S. Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2001
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Alejandro Barrera, MS
SENIOR BIOINFORMATICIAN
M.S. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, 2012
B.S. Computer Science Engineering, Complutense University of Madrid, 2009
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Kamie Snow
LAB MANAGER
A.A.S. Biotechnology, Alamance Community College
A.A.S. Mechanical Drafting and Design, Alamance Community College
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Heather Daniels
LAB ANALYST I
B.S. Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2011
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Joel Bohning, MS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
M.S. Applied Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2011
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2010
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Ruhi Rai, MS
BIOINFORMATICIAN
M.S. Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology, University of Minnesota, 2013
B.S. Biotechnology, St. Cloud State, University, 2005
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Andrea Daniel, PhD
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota, 2008-2009
Ph.D. Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2008
B.A. Biology, University of St. Thomas, 2001
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Boxun Li, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Genetics, Development, and Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2021
B.S. Biological Sciences, Peking University, China, 2015
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Sean McCutcheon, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2023
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, UC Davis, 2017
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Kevin Lin, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2023
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2016
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Sara Geraghty, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D. Quantitative and Computational Biology, Princeton University, 2024
B.S. Biology and Computer Science, University of Richmond, 2019
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Maria ter Weele
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2020
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Elizabeth Guilfoyle
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2022
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Carson Key
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Material Science Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2020
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Alyssa Pederson
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biological Sciences, Integrated Physiology and Neurobiology, North Carolina State University, 2023
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Tomer Rotstein
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Bioengineering, UC Berkeley, 2016
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Mia Hamilton
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.A. Biology, Colby College, 2019
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Rachel Conover, MS
GRADUATE STUDENT
M.S. and B.S. Bioengineering, Northeastern University, 2022
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Sophie Dornbaum
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2020
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Mackenzie Parmenter
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S Biology, Tufts University, 2020
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Anish Karpurapu
GRADUATE AND MEDICAL STUDENT
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering and B.S. Computer Science, Duke University, 2022
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Danai Psaradelli, MBA
GRADUATE STUDENT
M.B.A. Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation, University of Nicosia, 2024
B.S. Biology, Davidson College, 2022
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Chanell Mangum
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Bioengineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, 2022
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Emilie Jacobus
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2025
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Saverio Parlongo, MS
GRADUATE STUDENT
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 2025
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2022
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Lara Pacheco
GRADUATE STUDENT
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, 2023
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Julia Riley
MASTER’S STUDENT
B.S. Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2024
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Chloe McGeehan
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Nicholas Hoffmann
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Xander Nelson
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Noah Breithaupt
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Steve Yin
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Caroline Yoon
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Aria Kundu
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Cody Zheng
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
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Aaron Coley
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Alumni
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
PhD Students
Shaunak Adkar, PhD
MD/PhD Student Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, January 2016-June 2018
Current Position: Vascular Surgery Resident, Stanford University
Taylor Anglen, PhD
Ph.D. Student Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Duke University, August 2019 – June 2025
Current Position: Scientist, Cell Line Development Engineering, AstraZenecaJosh Black, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2013-June 2019
Current Position: Research Scientist, Duke University
Lexi Bounds, PhD
Ph.D. Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2018-December 2023
Current Position: Scientist, Functional Genomics, Arc Research Institute
Tyler Gibson, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2009-August 2015
Current Position: Senior Director, Decibel Therapeutics
Veronica Gough, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2016-June 2022
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Tune Therapeutics
Liad Holtzman, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2014-May 2021
Current Position: Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ami Kabadi, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2009-July 2015
Current Position: Senior Director, Discovery Research and Technology Development, Sarepta Therapeutics
Tyler Klann, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2014-November 2019
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Tune Therapeutics
Dewran Kocak, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2015-November 2019
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Jennifer Kwon, PhD
PhD Student University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University, March 2015-March 2020
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Tune Therapeutics
Susan Liu, PhD
PhD Student in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Duke University, September 2019-September 2024
Current Position: Investor, 8VC
Christian McRoberts Amador, PhD
PhD Student Department of Pharmacology, Duke University, April 2021-December 2025
Current Position: R&D Associate Scientist, Immunology, Gradient Medical
David Ousterout, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2009-July 2014
Current Position: Chief Scientific Officer, Locus Biosciences
Samuel Reisman, PhD
PhD Student Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, March 2020-February 2026
Current Position: Principle Scientist, Epigenome Editing, Epitome Therapeutics
Grayson Rice, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2019-December 2025
Current Position: Associate, McKinsey & Company
Jacqueline Robinson-Hamm, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2013-July 2018
Current Position: Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Dahlia Rohm, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2019-January 2025
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Toronto
Madeleine Sitton, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2019-August 2024
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Fransisco
Helen Streff, PhD
PhD Student, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2020-December 2025
Current Position: Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow, Novartis
Pratiksha Thakore, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, January 2011-August 2016
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Genentech
Lauren (Polstein) Toth, PhD
PhD Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2010-July 2015
Current Position: Technical Program Director, Peraton
Masters Students
Lauren Barth,MS
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2011-May 2012
Current Position: Senior Quality Engineering Manager, Medtronic, Inc.
Alex Garafalo, MS
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, August 2015-May 2016
Current Position: Research Project Manager, University of Pennsylvania
Brittany (Stokes) Bridgen, MS
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, January 2013-May 2014
Current Position: Director of R&D and Pipeline Communications, Sanofi
Brian Vogler, PhD
MS Student Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, January 2010-May 2011
Current Position: Scientist II, Generate Biomedicines, Inc.
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Joe Bellucci, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow March 2016-November 2016
Current Position: Vice President, Discovery Research RareBase, Inc.
Josie Bodle, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow June 2018-April 2024
Current Position: Research Director, Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina
Jonathan Brunger, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow October 2015-February 2016
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Karen Bulaklak, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow July 2017-May 2020
Current Position: Principal Scientist, AskBio, Inc.
Gabe Butterfield, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow February 2019- Aug 2025
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Quantum-SiBrian Cosgrove, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow August 2017-August 2021
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Tune Therapeutics
Alexandra Garcia-Moreno, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow January 2020-January 2025
Current Position: Manager, Scientific Affairs, PRIME Education
Matt Gemberling, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow January 2015-March 2020
Current Position: Associate Director, Tune Therapeutics
Isaac Hilton, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow November 2013-December 2017
Current Position: Associate Professor Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
Tyler McCullough, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow July 2019-November 2021
Current Position: Associate Director, Life Edit Therapeutics, Inc.
Chris Nelson, PhD
Postdoctoral FellowJune 2014 - May 2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Pablo Perez-Pinera, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow July 2010-June 2013
Current Position: Associate Professor (tenured) Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Adrian Pickar-Oliver, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow October 2015-May 2021
Current Position: Associate Director, Life Edit Therapeutics, Inc.
Ryan Rickels, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow August 2019-January 2022
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Life Edit Therapeutics, Inc.
Visiting Scholars
Irene Kaplow, PhD
Visiting Scholar July 2023-July 2024
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department, Cargnegie Mellow University
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Vidit Bhandarkar, Duke University, May 2017-May 2019
Matthew Brown, Duke University, Howard Hughes & Pratt Research Fellow, June 2010 – May 2013
Lauren Cosby, University of Dayton, REU Fellow, June 2010 – August 2010
Yesh Doctor, Duke University, September 2018-May 2022
Claire Engstrom, Duke University, May 2018-May 2021
Adarsh Ettyreddy, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, January 2016-May 2018
Aretha Gao, Duke University, January 2023-May 2025
Dahlia Halabi, Duke University, Amgen Scholar & Pratt Fellow, May 2022-May 2024
Max Huber, Duke University, May 2024
Lucas Humayun, Duke University, January 2020-May 2023
Hunter Hutchinson, Duke University, IGSP Fellow, May 2014-May 2017
Ruopu Jiao, Duke University, January 2020-June 2021
Ariel Kantor, Duke University, September 2015-May 2019
Cameron Kim, Duke University, Howard Hughes & Pratt Fellow, June 2011 – May 2014
Justin Ko, Duke University, May 2010 – May 2011
Suyash Kumar, Duke University, August 2013-May 2014
Mae Lewis, Duke University, January 2016-May 2018
Darrin Lim, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, January 2014 – December 2014
Feimei Liu, Duke University, Howard Hughes Fellow, May 2014-December 2016
Sarina Madhavan, Duke University, January 2015-May 2018
Joshua McMenemy, Duke University, IGSP Fellow, Pratt Fellow, May 2013-June 2015
Samantha Miller, Duke University, May 2024-December 2025
Kevin Mutchnick, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, January 2017-May 2018
Haasini Nandyala, Duke University, Howard G. Clark Award for Excellence in Research, January 2022-May 2025
Brad Peet, Duke University, May 2010 – May 2011
Luke Qin, Duke University, January 2019-May 2020
Ankit Rajgariah, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, Jan 2011-May 2012
Aishwarya Ramamurthi, Duke University, January 2015-May 2017
Jay Rathinavelu, Duke University, September 2015-April 2017
Michelle Rousseau, UMass Amherst, REU Fellow, June 2013-August 2013
Nicholas Sangvai, Duke University, January 2023-January 2025
Sarek Shen, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, Jan 2012-May 2013
Nishkala Shivakumar, Duke University, Howard Hughes Fellow & Pratt Fellow, June 2013-May 2016
Alan Su, Duke University, January 2019-September 2021
Ashish Vankara, Duke University, May 2016-May 2019
Matthew Waller, Duke University, October 2017-May 2018
Kat Xing, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, November 2020-December 2024
David Yudovich, Duke University, Pratt Fellow, May 2010 – May 2012
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RESEARCH STAFF
Malathi Chellappan
Research Associate August 2014-November 2016
Current Position: Associate Scientist, Tune Therapeutics
Adarsh Ettyreddy, MD
Research Associate
June 2018-April 2020
Current Position: Internist, Medical University of South Carolina
Kylie Gilcrest
Research Associate
February 2019-March 2020
Current Position: Scientist II, BioAgilytix
DJ Marone
Associate in Research
Samantha Miller
Associate in Research
January 2025-May2025
Current Position: PhD Student, University of Southern California
Adim Moreb, PhD
Research Associate August 2014-August 2015
Current Position: Co-Founder, DINYA DNA
Matt Oliver
Research Associate November 2015-August 2017
Current Position: PhD Student, Duke University, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Adrianne Pittman
Research Associate October 2015-November 2021
Current Position: Lab Operations Manager, Life Edit Therapeutics, Inc.