Meet Our Team
We are a team of scientists and engineers who seek to lead the next generation of work in tissue engineering, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine. Our mission is to develop tools for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications and make a profound clinical impact on advancing how we study human diseases, discover novel therapeutic targets, and pioneer regenerative medicine for the translation of tissue engineering methods into clinical settings.
Jong-Keun Sim
PhD Student (08.2024 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Jiafei Zhu
PhD Student (08.2024 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Anna Dressman
Undergraduate Researcher (08.2024 – present)
Biochemistry (Chemistry)
Hyojin Lee, PhD
Visiting Scholar (09.2025 – 08.2026)
Principal Research Scientist @ Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Nora Sukkar
Undergraduate Researcher (01.2024 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Shruthika Sundar
Undergraduate Researcher (08.2024 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Leandra Suter
Undergraduate Researcher (05.2024 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Junhong Zeng
PhD Student (08.2025 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Samiksha Mogallapalli
Undergraduate Researcher (08.2025 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Anna Zhong
Undergraduate Researcher (08.2025 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Elizabeth Hoppenrath
Undergraduate Researcher (08.2025 – present)
Biomedical Engineering
Alumni
Jisu Park (PhD student, Visiting Scholar, KIST) 08.2025 – 12.2025
Abigail Dressman (UG researcher, Biomedical Engineering) 01.2024 – 12.2025
Dominic Youn (MS, Electrical Engineering) 01.2024 – 12.2025
Rishika Aggarwal (UG researcher, Biomedical Engineering) 05.2024 – 12.2024
Tom Huynh (UG researcher, Biomedical Engineering) 01.2024 – 05.2024