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Principal Investigator

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Jamie B. Spangler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoc: Stanford University School of Medicine
E-mail: jamie.spangler@jhu.edu

Current Members

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Jakub Tomala
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Charles University in Prague
E-mail: jtomala1@jh.edu

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Nzinga Mack
Postdoc (ASPIRE Fellow)
Ph.D. FAMU
E-mail: nzinga.mack@jhmi.edu

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Sonya Kumar Bharathkar
Postdoc
Ph.D. University of Illinois
E-mail: skumarb1@jhu.edu

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Lauren Chisholm
Postdoc
Ph.D. University of Oregon
E-mail: lchisho5@jhu.edu

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Zach Bernstein

Ph.D. Student

Biomedical Engineering

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B.S. Duke University

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E-mail: zbernst2@jhmi.edu

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Kaitlin Johnson
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
E-mail: kjohn176@jh.edu

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Anjali Shenoy
Postdoc
Ph.D. University of Georgia
E-mail: ashenoy5@jhu.edu

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Amelia McCue
Postdoc
Ph.D. University of North Carolina
E-mail: amccue4@jhu.edu

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Carson Stephenson
Research Technologist
B.A. Williams College
E-mail: asteph33@jh.edu

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Monika Kizerwetter

Ph.D. Student

Biomedical Engineering

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B.S. Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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E-mail: mkizerw1@jhmi.edu

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Charina Fabilane
Ph.D. Student
Program in Molecular Biophysics
B.S. California State - Long Beach

E-mail: cfabila1@jhu.edu

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Justyn Fine
Ph.D. Student
Program in Molecular Biophysics
B.S. University of Minnesota

E-mail: jfine11@jhu.edu

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Xinran An
Ph.D. Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. University of Michigan
E-mail: xan6@jhu.edu

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Nikol Garcia Espinoza
Ph.D. Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. University of Notre Dame
E-mail: ngarci25@jh.edu

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Luke Tomasovic
M.D./Ph.D. Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Georgia Institute of Technology
E-mail: ltomaso1@jhu.edu

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Emily Ariail
Ph.D. Student
Biomedical Engineering
University of South Carolina
E-mail: eariail1@jhu.edu

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Justin Paoloni
Ph.D. Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. University of Connecticut
E-mail: jpaolon1@jhu.edu

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Jiacheng (Ben) Tan
Ph.D. Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Santa Clara University
E-mail: jtan44@jhu.edu

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Pilar O'Neal
Ph.D. Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Howard University
E-mail: poneal2@jhu.edu

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Henry McEacheron
Ph.D. Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. University of Michigan
E-mail: hmceach1@jhu.edu

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Peiying Liu
Ph.D. Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
M.S. Duke University
E-mail: pliu49@jhu.edu

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Jiashan Zong
Master's Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: jzong3@jh.edu

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Samuel Bernstein
Master's Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Johns Hopkins University
E-mail: sberns12@jhu.edu

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Shanelle Cao
Undergraduate Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
E-mail: scao15@jhu.edu

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Claire Fuller
Undergraduate Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
E-mail: cfulle20@jhu.edu

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Lauren Halloran
Undergraduate Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
E-mail: lhallor1@jhu.edu

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Sofia Farhangnia
Undergraduate Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
E-mail: sfarhan1@jh.edu

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Selina Luo
Master's Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. SUNY ESF
E-mail: yluo74@jh.edu

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Kathy Liu
Undergraduate Student
Biomedical Engineering  
E-mail: kliu61@jhu.edu

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Ella Teeley
Undergraduate Student
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
E-mail: eteeley1@jhu.edu

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Nol Nimmanpipak
Undergraduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
E-mail: tnimman2@jhu.edu

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Rowan O'Flanagan
Undergraduate Student
Biophysics
E-mail: roflana1@jhu.edu

Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Elissa Leonard, PhD (Current: Senior Scientist at ModeX Therapeutics)

  • Joseph Gould, PhD (Current: Scientist at ABio-X)

  • Bunyarit Meksiriporn, PhD (Current: Assistant Professor of Biology, School of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology)


Research Technologists 

  • Rakeeb Kureshi (Current: Ph.D. Student in Immunology at Harvard University)

  • Stephen Lee (Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania)

  • Luke Tomasovic (Current: MSTP student, Johns Hopkins University)

  • Yazeed Demyati (Current: Ph.D. Student in Health Services and Policy Research at Boston University)


PhD Students

  • Seth Ludwig (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering); Current: Pheast Therapeutics

  • Lin Yang (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering); Current: Alloy Therapeutics

  • PJ Krohl (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering); Current: Alloy Therapeutics

  • Derek VanDyke (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering); Current: Metaphore Biotechnologies

  • Aliyah Silver (Molecular Microbiology & Immunology); Current: Access Biotechnology

  • Paul Sargunas (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering); Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Shi Lab, Mount Sinai


Masters Students

  • Jonah Rosas (M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of California Santa Barbara

  • Mikey Mass (M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Scientist at PACT Pharma

  • Wentao Wang (M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania)

  • Edward Gebara (M.S. Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Research Assistant at Harvard Medical School)

  • Mallory Lager (M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Research Associate at Seagen)


Undergraduate Students

  • Harsh Kapadia (B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Reliance Industries, Limited

  • Santi Balza (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: 149.Bio

  • Alex Hamilton (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Summer Student); Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania

  • Maya Rowell (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, New York University, Summer Student); Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of California, San Diego

  • Leilani Astrab (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Summer Student); Current: Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia

  • Ladaisha Thompson (B.S. Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Summer Student); Current: Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

  • Dean Kim (B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at University of Delaware

  • Wade Kuo (B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan

  • Angela Zhu (B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Chemical & Biological Engineering at Princeton University

  • Zion Smith (B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Johnson & Johnson

  • Michael Leff (B.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Middle Eastern Studies at University of Texas - Austin

  • Ranjani Ramasubramanian (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania

  • Megan Aguiar (B.S. Biochemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio); Current: Ph.D. Student in Molecular Engineering at University of Chicago

  • Taylor Gierke (B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Summer Student) Current: Ph.D. Student in Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Yale University

  • Christian Guaraca (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Rotational Assistant at Pfizer

  • Shanelle Cao (B.S./M.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania

  • Yuseong (Nick) Oh (B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University); Current: Ph.D. Student in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics Student at Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology Program

  • Kathy Liu (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University) Current: Clinical Research Coordinator at Johns Hopkins Hospital

© 2020 by Spangler Lab. Image credit: Matthew Blake Kelley.

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