Prof. Rebecca Pompano
Assoc. Professor — Online CV
Principal Investigator
Joined: July 2014
rpompano@virginia.edu
Twitter: @PompanoLab
PhD in Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Chicago
BS in Chemistry, University of Richmond, Virginia
Research: Microfluidics and bioanalytical chemistry for analysis of immunity
Ashley E. Ross, PhD
Postdoc 2014 - 2017. Current: Associate Prof @ Univ Cincinnati
Maura Belanger, PhD
PhD 2020. Current: Scientific Technical Editor, AlphaBio Communications
Andrew Kinman, PhD
PhD 2020. Current: Research Scientist, Xeno Diagnostics
Megan Catterton, PhD
PhD 2021. Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NIST
Jennifer Ortiz Cárdenas, PhD
PhD 2021. Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow and Director of Microfluidics Foundry, Stanford
Sangjo Shim, PhD
Postdoc 2016 - 2019. Current: Senior Research Associate, Lynntech, Inc.
Austin Dunn, MS
MS 2020. Current: Upper School Chemistry Faculty, Norfolk Academy
Parris Anbaei
PhD student in Chemistry
Joined: Sep 2018
pa5ze@virginia.edu
BSc in Chemistry, University of Virginia
Research: Oxygen sensing in ex vivo tissue
Jon Zatorski
PhD student in Chemistry
Joined: Summer 2018
Jmz3gm@virginia.edu
BS in Chemistry and Biology, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbornnais, IL
R&D internship at CSL Behring (biopharmaceuticals), Feb 2016 - May 2017
NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2019-2022
Research: Tissue-engineered models of immunity, analytical methods for biomaterials
Alexander Ball
PhD Student in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Joined: Spring 2019
agb2kp@virginia.edu
BS in Biochemistry, Elon Univeristy
Research: Vaccine adjuvants' influence on antigen processing and presentation in the lymph node
Pargat Singh, PhD
Postdoc 2019-2020. Current: Conjugation scientist, MediSieve, London
Hannah Musgrove
PhD 2024. Current: Postdoctoral Fellow at Oak Ridge National Lab
Amirus (Ovi) Saleheen, PhD
Postdoc Aug 2020-Jan 2022. Current: Process Engineer, Intel
Lavoisier Akoolo, PhD, DVM
Immunology Research Scientist, 2020 - 2022. Current: Lab Manager, UVA Biorepository and Tissue Research Facility
Tochukwu (Tochi) Ozulumba, PhD
Postdoc 2020-2023. Current: Postdoctoral Scholar, Baylor College of Medicine
Katerina Morgaenko, MS BME
PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering
Joined: Spring 2021
km7yu@virginia.edu, LinkedIn
2022-24 Trainee Fellow of the UVA Cancer Center
2018-2019 UVA Visiting Research Graduate Traineeship Program
MS in Biomedical Engineering and Ecological Engineering, VUTBR, Czech Republic
BS Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics, VUTBR, Czech Republic
Research: Multi-organ models of tumor immunity
Djuro Raskovic
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2021
xjt6ha@virginia.edu
BS and MS in Chemistry at UNCW
Research: Microfluidics for bioanalytical chemistry
Erin Lawrence
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2022
hzp9wp@virginia.edu
T32 fellow on NIH Biotechnology Training Grant
BS in Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill
Sahana Sankaran
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2022
ss5kj@virginia.edu
BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Carolina
Yoojin Lee, PhD
Research Scientist
Joined: August 2023
eyj3gb@virginia.edu
PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
BS in Physics, Emory University
NIH Career Re-Entry Research Supplement Award
Research: Cell and tissue dynamics in tissue slices and 3D cultured lymphoid models
Sophie Cook
Postdoctoral Scholar
Joined: 2024 (Postdoctoral position); PhD prior
src3qd@virginia.edu
BA in Chemistry, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
PhD in Chemistry, UVA 2023
UVA Presidential Neuroscience Fellow, 2021-2022
Dept. of Chemistry Hecht Fellow, 2022-2023
Research: 3D-printed multi-organ-on-a-chip with novel pump platform
Julian Bowes
Lab Technician
Joined: June 2023
jb6duc@virginia.edu
BS in Chemistry with a Minor in Psychology, University of Virginia
In-tissue spatially resolved analysis
Saweetha Kiridena
PhD student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2023
xfu7qq@virginia.edu
BS in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka
Parastoo Sakinejad
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering
Joined: Fall 2023
kkn8js@virginia.edu
MS in Polymer Engineering, BS in Chemical Engineering
Current Focus: Developing methods for lymphocyte recirculation without damage or shear activation through the multi-organ chip
Dinuri Fernando
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2023
njq9tq@virginia.edu
BS in Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill