Alumni

Zohreh Amoozgar, Ph.D.: October 2007 - December 2011. (Thesis: Bioadhesive polymeric drug delivery systems for tumor targeting and tissue repair) Principal Scientist & Lab head @ IO-Sanofi.

Emily Gullotti, Ph.D.: January 2008 - May 2012. (Thesis: Peritumorally activatable nanoparticles for delivery of paclitaxel to multidrug resistant ovarian cancer cells) Director @ New Products Commercialization Organon.

Basma Ibrahim, Ph.D.: August 2008 - May 2012. (Thesis: Development of inhalable macromolecule delivery for local treatment of pulmonary diseases) Principal Research Scientist, New Biological Entities Process Development @ AbbVie.

Hillary Holback, Ph.D.: August 2009 - May 2013. (Thesis: The cytotoxic effect of nanoparticles delivered to the periphery of 3-dimensional tumor models) Clinical Regulatory Writer.

Karen Liu, Ph.D.: January 2010 - May 2014. (Thesis: pH-Activatable Nanoparticles for Tumor-Specific Drug Delivery) Associate Director in Formulation and Process Development @ Gilead.

Sara Abouelmagd, Ph.D.: January 2012 - December 2015. (Thesis: Drug Delivery to Solid Tumors via Polymeric Nanoparticles) Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics @ Assiut University, Egypt.

Bo Sun, Ph.D.: October 2011 - May 2016. (Thesis: Nanoparticle depot for intraperitoneal chemotherapy of ovarian cancer) Research assistant professor @ University of Arizona.

Hyesun Hyun, Ph.D.: October 2012-May 2017 (Thesis: Surface Modification of Polymer Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Solid Tumors) Post-doc @ UNC.

Jun Xu, Ph.D. (PULSe 13 - May 2018) (Thesis: Endothelial selectin-targeted nanoparticles for enhancing drug delivery to solid tumors) Sterile Formulation Sciences @ Merck

Joonyoung Park, Pharm.D., Ph.D. (IPPH 14 - May 2018) (Thesis: Nanoparticles with high drug loading and circulation stability for systemic delivery of anticancer drugs) Senior scientist @ GC Biopharma, Korea.

Yihua Pei, Ph.D. (IPPH 13 - July 2018) (Thesis: Particle engineering for intracellular delivery of antibiotics) Senior Scientist @ Arcturus Therapeutics

Maie Taha, Ph.D. (IPPH 15 - May 2019) (Thesis: Development of nanoparticles with high drug loading capacity and circulation stability) Assistant Professor @ Cairo University, Egypt

Simseok Andrew Yuk, Ph.D. (IPPH 15 - July 2020) (Thesis: Development of a lipopolysaccharide antagonist for the treatment of sepsis) Post-doc @ Northwestern University.

Soonbum Kwon, Pharm.D., Ph.D. (IPPH 17 - Aug. 2022) (Thesis: Delivery of an immunogenic cell death inducer via immunoactive nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy) Senior Scientist @ Merck

Dhawal Chobisa, Ph.D. (IPPH 18 - May 2023) (Thesis: Long-term local delivery of griseofulvin for treatment of ocular neovascularization) Senior scientist @ Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, India.

Jianping (Jennifer) Wang, Ph.D. (IPPH 18 - Aug. 2023) (Thesis: ) Senior scientist @ Pfizer

Peisheng Xu, Ph.D. (University of Wyoming, 2007): May 2007 - November 2009. Professor @ University of South Carolina

Gaurav Bajaj, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 2008): August 2009 - June 2011. Director, Clinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Sciences @ Genmab.

Bieong-Kil (Ben) Kim, Ph.D.: May 2014-Feb. 2017. Passed.

Jinho Park, Ph.D.: 2014-2019. Seawolf Therapeutics

Yihua Pei, Ph.D.: 2013-2019. Senior Scientist @ Arcturus Therapeutics

Nisar Khaliq, Ph.D.: Nov. 2019 - Oct. 2020

Hyungjun Kim, Ph.D.: May 2018 - Feb. 2021. Assistant Professor @ Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea

Simseok (Andrew) Yuk, Ph.D.: August 2020 - June 2021. Post-doc @ Northwestern Univ.

Sheryhan Ahmed, Ph.D.: Jan. 2020 - May 2022. Assiut University

Yun-Chu Chen, Ph.D.: September 2018 - November 2022. Scientist I @ Sarepta Therapeutics

Fanfei Meng, Ph.D.: Feb. 2018 - August 2023. Assistant Professor @ University of Massachusetts at Lowell

Jeong Ho Park, Ph.D. (Professor, Hanbat National University, Korea): Visiting scholar 2007 summer

Min Feng, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China): Jan.2010 - June 2010.

Yang Chun Park, O.M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Oriental Internal Medicine, Daejeon University, Korea): Aug. 2009 - July 2010.

Yan Yang, Ph.D.: September 2007 - August 2010. Associate Professor of Life Sciences, Jilin University, China.

Hae-Yun (Harrison) Choi, O.M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany Univ., Korea): September 2011-July 2012.

Hannah Lee, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech., GA): January 2012 - February 2013; March 2014 - February 2015.

Eun Jung Cho, Ph.D. (Seoul National University, Korea): May 2011 - February 2013.

Kyung-Oh (Kevin) Doh, M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea): Feb. 2012-Jan. 2014

Yuanfan Liu, Ph.D. (Jiangsu Jiankang Vocational College, China): Jan. 2015-Dec. 2015.

Sheryhan Ahmed (Assiut University, Egypt): Jan.2016 - Nov. 2016

Ning Han (Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China): September 2015-December 2016

Fanfei Meng (China Pharmaceutical University, China): September 2015-Feb. 2018

Liang (Elaine) Pang (Fudan University, China): September 2016 - December 2017

Jianping (Jennifer) Wang (China Pharmaceutical University, China): September 2016 - May 2018

Hassan Tamam (Assiut University, Egypt): July 2016 - Aug 2018

Marwa Elnaggar (Assiut University, Egypt): Jan. 2016 - November 2018

Hytham Gadalla (Assiut University, Egypt): 2018-2019

Kunyu (Kate) Jiang (China Medical University, China): Sep. 2019 - Oct. 2020

Sooyoung Shin, Pharm.D., Ph.D.(Ajou University, Korea): July 2021 - Feb. 2022

Nhu Ky Ly (Nanomed consortium, EU): Jan. 2022 - July 2022

Yasmin Ahmed Emam El Tellawy (Future University, Egypt): January - May 2023

Marwa Elnaggar (Assiut University, Egypt): June 2022 - May 2023

Hassan Tamam (Assiut University, Egypt): September 2022 - May 2023

Nimisha Bajaj (BME, SURF 07, 07F, 08S)

Roosan Islam (PharmD, DURI 07F)

Ashmita Hoskote (BME, SURF 08S)

Griffin Quick (BME, DURI 08S, 08F)

Jennifer Bastijanic (BME, DURI 08F)

Kimberly Ohn (CHE, DURI 08S-08F)

Parag Sharma (Pre-pharm, 08F-09S)

Haesoo Kim (BSPS, 09S)

David Belair (ChemE, 09Summer) worked with Basma Ibrahim - Currently at Univ. of Wisconsin, Chemical Engineering, Grad School

Tyler Shugg (PharmD, 09S) worked with Peisheng Xu

Xinyi (Nancy) Jiang (Pre-pharm, 09F) worked with Zohreh Amoozgar

Haein Yang (Food Sciences, DURI 07F-09F) worked with Yan Yang and Basma Ibrahim - CJ CheilJedang Foods R&D, Korea

Rattavut ("M") Teerakapibal (Pre-pharm, 10S) worked with Zohreh Amoozgar - Graduate school @ U of Wisconsin

Taylor Crane (ChemE, 09Summer-10S) worked with Emily Gullotti

Mark Hamilton (BME, 10Summer) Worked with Emily Gullotti

Qingnuo Lin (ChemE, Pre-pharm, 10S-present) worked with Zohreh Amoozgar

Travis Huber (Pharm D, 11S) worked with Gaurav Bajaj

Ellen Yin (Pharm D, 11S) worked with Emily Gullotti

Sooyoung Shin, Pharm. D.: August 2007 - May 2011. Independent study. - Assistant Professor @ Ajou University.

Heewon Moon (12S-12F) worked with Hillary Holback

Erin Wilson (BSPS, 10S-13S) worked with Basma Ibrahim and Eunjung Cho.

Olivia Rivera (PUFW, 13 Summer) worked with Bo Sun

Brandon Bergman (PharmD, 12F-13 Summer) worked with Kevin Doh

Ji Ae Lee (BSPS, 13F-14S) worked with Bo Sun

Naina Zachariah (BSPS, 14S) worked with Sara Ahmed

Joshua Knebel (Pre-pharm, 13F-14S) worked with Hyesun Hyun

Youn Jin Ku (BSPS, 13F-15S) worked with Sara Ahmed - Currently working at Abbott

Nipei Lim (BSPS, 13S-14F) worked independently (former mentors: Bo Sun, Hillary Holback, Sara Ahmed) - Currently at Cornell

Alice (Chih-Chuan) Chang (PharmD, 14Summer-15S) worked with Bo Sun

Sungsoo Kim (BSPS, 16S) worked with Jun Xu

John Weidle (PharmD, 11S-15F) worked independently (former mentors: Zohreh Amoozgar, Karen Liu)

Soonbum Kwon (PharmD, 14F-15F) worked with Ben Kim - Joined Yeo lab in Fall 2017

Sara George (ChemE, 15S-15F) worked with Yihua Pei

Andrew Wakefield (PharmD, 16Su) worked with Joonyoung Park

Kiela Willis (ChemE, 14S-17S) worked with Hyesun Hyun

Ruoci Hu (Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 17S) worked with Yihua Pei

Julia Kim (Pre-pharm, 17Su) worked with Joonyoung Park

Jacob Johns (PharmD, 17S, 17Su, 17F) worked with Jun Xu

Jake Qiu (ABE, 16Su-16F, 17F) worked with Yihua Pei

Diego Sanchez (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 17Su-17F) worked with Andrew Yuk

Jimin Kim (BSPS, 17F) worked with Hyesun Hyun

Abigail Yu (PharmD, 18F): Worked with Fanfei Meng

Jimin Kim (BSPS, 18F): Worked with Yihua Pei

Aidan Thongkham (Pre-pharmacy, 19S-19F): Worked with Andrew Yuk

Sangyoon Lee (pre-pharmacy, 19F): Worked with HJ Kim

Yongzhe Li (Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 20S) worked with Yun-chu Chen

Yoon Soo Kim (Pre-pharm, 21S): Worked with Yun-chu Chen

Yanying He (BSPS, 20S, 20F, 21S): Worked with Dhawal Chobisa and Fanfei Meng

Suphawarak (Ploy) Rucha-intra (Pre-pharm, 21F): Worked with Jennifer Wang

Minghui Deng (P2, 21F, 22S): Worked with Hytham Gadalla

Austin Ignatovich (Pre-pharm, 20F, 21S, 21F; P1, 22S): Worked with Sheryhan Ahmed and Yun-chu Chen

Joseph Keller (Biochemistry, 21S, 21F, 22S): Worked with Sheryhan Ahmed

Sota Shishikura (BSPS, 21Su, 21F, 22S): Worked with Yun-Chu Chen

Boyang Dong (Pre-pharm, 21S-21Su; PharmD, 21F, 22S, 22Su): Worked with Soonbum Kwon

Aksana Doss (BME, 22F, 23S): Worked with Woojun Kim

Tingyao Zhang (BSPS, 23S): Worked with Fanfei Meng & Jennifer Wang

Ian Chen (BSPS, 23S): Worked with Marwa Elnaggar

Sung Hyun (Thomas) Joo (PharmD, 22F, 23S, 23F, 24S): Worked with Jennifer Wang (22F, 23S) and Zoe Li (23F, 24S)

Trevor Sargent (BME, 22S, 22Su, 23F, 24S): Worked with Jennifer Wang (22S, 22Su, 23F-1) and Yanying He (23F-2, 24S) 

Jett Stad (BME, 23F, 24S): Worked with Woojun Kim