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Melody Swartz
Alexandra Magold
Nick Mitrousis
Anish Mukherjee
Chitavi Maulloo
Ruolan Zhou
Peyman Hosseinchi
Rachel Weathered
Gustavo Andrés Vásquez Montoya
Trevin Kurtanich
Margo MacDonald
Calixto Salles
Emma Stewart
Trevor Ung
Yue Wang
Melody A. Swartz, PhD
William B. Ogden Professor of Molecular Engineering
Lymphatic Physiology, Cancer Research, Immunotherapy
Postdoctoral scientists and engineers
Alexandra Magold, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Targeting lymphatic ciliation for chronic inflammation, atherosclerosis and cancer therapies.
Nikolaos Mitrousis, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Inducing anticancer immunity by combining lymphangiogenesis and immune stimulation.
Anish Mukherjee
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Graduate students
Ruolan Zhou
PhD candidate
In vitro models of the tumor microenvironment.
Chitavi Maulloo
PhD candidate
Chitavi investigates targeted adjuvanted biomaterials to improve vaccination platforms, especially in cancer immunotherapy.
Peyman Hosseinchi
PhD candidate
Peyman's research involves understanding the immunological role of the lymphatic system in shaping immune responses. More specifically, he tries to understand how the lymphatic vessels modulate the tumor microenvironment and the anti-tumor immunity in breast cancer. The goal is to elucidate the mechanisms lymphatics affect responsiveness to immunotherapies.
Rachel Weathered
PhD candidate
In vitro models of the tumor microenvironment.
Gustavo Andrés Vásquez Montoya
PhD candidate
The integration of multi-scale modeling and simulations of in vitro and in vivo experiments for the study of cancer immunobiology and cancer immunotherapy.
Trevin Kurtanich
PhD candidate
The role of lymphatics in immunity, specifically in how they may promote an enhanced memory response in both tumor and vaccination contexts.
Margo MacDonald
PhD candidate
My work explores the role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in the tumor microenvironment and examining how the biomechanical properties of the tumor microenvironment impact immunotherapy response. Recently, I have also been investigating the role NETs and lymphatic clotting play in severe cases of COVID-19
Calixto Mateos Salles
PhD candidate
The role of lymphatics and their microenvironment in the education and priming of T cell memory.
Emma Stewart
PhD candidate
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Trevor Ung
PhD candidate
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Technician
