Team

 

Cristina Rodríguez, Ph.D.

Principle Investigator

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

Training: 
• Postdoc: University of California, Berkeley and HHMI Janelia Research Campus
• Ph.D.: The University of New Mexico (Physics)
• B.S.: Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela (Physics)
 

 

 

Malika Datta, Ph.D.

(Joining with the Higley Lab)

Wu Tsai Institute Postdoctoral Associate

Department: Neuroscience

Hometown: West Lafayette, IN

Training: 
• Ph.D.: Columbia University (Neurobiology and Behavior)

• B.S.: Purdue University (Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics)

 

 

Liam Shaughnessy

Graduate student

Department: Applied Physics

Hometown: Manasquan, New Jersey

Training: 

• B.S.: University of Maryland College Park (Physics)

 

 

Shengqi Wang

Graduate student

Department: Biomedical Engineering
 

Hometown: Hubei, China

Training: 
• B.Eng.: Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Optical Engineering)
 
 
 
 

 

 

Emory Farrell

(Joint with the Favuzzi Lab)

Research Assistant

Department: Neuroscience
 

Hometown: Batavia, Illinois

Training: 
•B.S.: University of Vermont (Biomedical Engineering Cell, Tissue, and Organ Biomechanics)
 
 
 

 

 

Sofia Martinez Lozoya

Yale College First-Year Summer Research Fellowship in Science and Engineering Student

Department: Biomedical Engineering
 

Hometown: Ypsilanti, Michigan

Training: 

•Yale College (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2027)

 

 

Héctor Gabriel Haddock Martínez

Physical and Engineering Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Program (PEB-SURP)

Department: Biomedical Engineering
 

Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Training: 

•University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus (B.S. Biology, 2026)

 

 

 

Lauren Vannell

Graduate Student

Department: Physics
 

Hometown: Ashburn, VA

Training: 

•B.S.: William & Mary (Physics)

 
 
 
Alumni: Current position
AnnahMarie Behn (PEB REU participant, 2023): University of Notre Dame, Electrical Engineering.
Harjot Singh, Ph.D  (Postdoctoral Associate): Staff Optical Engineer at Abbott Vascular