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Our alumni.
Former researchers and trainees who helped advance the science and technology developed in the Nia Lab, and the next steps in their careers.
Postdoctoral Fellows 2
| Name |
Period |
Degree / role |
Research focus |
Next position |
| Muhamed Hadzipasic, MD/PhD |
2022–2024 |
Postdoc |
Micromechanics of tumors |
Clinical Investigator, Neurosurgery, MGH |
| Yuqing (Celeste) Deng |
2025–2026 |
Postdoc |
Neutrophil motility in the lung |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health |
Doctoral Students 5
| Name |
Year |
Degree / role |
Dissertation / research |
Next position |
| Rob LeBourdais |
2027 |
PhD |
Mechanics-enhanced artificial intelligence for prediction of lung cancer |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nia Lab |
| Gabrielle Grifno |
2026 |
PhD |
Probing lung hemodynamics in health and disease in real time at cellular resolution |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Bhatia Lab, MIT |
| Kathryn Regan |
2025 |
PhD |
The role of mechanical cues in biological systems: from tissue mechanics to immune cell motility |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nia Lab, BU |
| Rohin Banerji |
2025 |
PhD |
Developing the Crystal Ribcage for high spatiotemporal-resolution probing of the lung in health and disease |
Flagship |
| Sue Zhang |
2024 |
PhD |
Tools and model systems to probe solid stress in fibrotic tumors |
Senior Scientist, Novartis |
Master’s Students 9
| Name |
Year |
Degree / role |
Thesis / project |
Next position |
| Elizabeth Fish |
2026 |
MSc (project) |
Analyzing mouse locomotion |
— |
| Aman Shankardass |
2026 |
MSc (project) |
Analyzing cleared lung tissues |
LifeCanvas |
| Dylan Smolen |
2023 |
MSc (thesis) |
Developing the Crystal Ribcage for large animals |
Industry |
| Siyi Zheng |
2022 |
MSc (thesis) |
Solid stress evolution from development to aging |
PhD program, BU |
| Azeo Torre |
2022 |
MSc (thesis) |
Utilizing lung mechanical information to classify the malignancy of lung nodules |
Industry |
| Cate Eberman |
2021 |
MSc |
Developing a flexible Crystal Ribcage |
PhD program, UW–Madison |
| Rachel Passaro |
2021 |
MS (project) |
Solid stress measurement in tumor spheroids |
Industry |
| Vinson Chu |
2020 |
MS (project) |
Developing models to apply solid stress |
Industry |
| Sunny Kapadia |
2019 |
MS (project) |
Electromechanics of fibrotic tumors |
Industry |
Undergraduate Researchers 16
| Name |
Term(s) |
Support / recognition |
| Winita Wangsrikhun |
Fall 2024 |
UROP |
| Han Kahvecioglu |
Fall 2024 |
UROP |
| Thanadol (TT) Sangprasert |
Fall 2024 |
UROP |
| Victoria Travnik |
Fall 2024 |
UROP |
| Jung Won Park |
Fall 2023 |
UROP |
| Raghavan Ramaswamy |
Fall 2023 |
— |
| Johnathan Muhvich |
Spring 2022, Summer 2022 |
Dean’s Distinguished Summer Research Fellowship (Summer 2022); Directed Study (Spring 2022) |
| Juncheng Zhang |
Fall 2021 |
— |
| Brian Jung |
Fall 2021 |
— |
| Delaney Dow |
Spring 2021, Summer 2021 |
UROP |
| Aditya Jain |
Summer 2020 |
Dean’s Distinguished Summer Research Fellowship |
| Elizabeth Hanchar |
Spring 2020, Fall 2020 |
UROP (Fall 2020) |
| Tasneem Jivanji |
Spring 2020 |
— |
| Logan O’Connor |
Fall 2019, Summer 2020, Fall 2020 |
UROP |
| Scott Gaines |
Fall 2019 |
UROP |
| Sung Yeon Kim |
Summer 2019 |
UROP / STARS |
Positions and research topics are shown as provided in the alumni records.