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Principal Investigator
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Melanie Ecker, PhD
Assistant Professor
Started the Lab in Fall 2019
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Graduate Students
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Joy-anne Najwa Oliver
Ph.D. Candidate in MTSE with a concentration in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Fall of 2019
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Ensieh Bavi
Ph.D. Candidate in Physics with a concentration in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Summer of 2024
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Jack Slayton
MS Student in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Spring of 2024
Undergraduate Students
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Chloe Nguyen
B.S. Student in BMEN
Joined the Lab in the Summer of 2023
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Veda Kolipakula
TAMS Student
Joined the Lab in the Spring of 2024
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Sarah Mehr
B.S. Student in BMEN
Joined the Lab in the Spring of 2024
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Jason Sha
TAMS Student
Joined the Lab in the Summer of 2024
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Brienne Russell
B.S. Student in BMEN
Joined the Lab in the Summer of 2024
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Julia Schneider
B.S. Student in BMEN
Joined the Lab in the Summer of 2024
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Previous Students
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