Alumni

Pre-doctoral fellowDatesCurrent position
Dawn M. Elliott, Ph.D1995–1999Chair Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware
Daria A. Narmoneva, Ph.D1996–2000Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Cinncinati
Anthony E. Baer, Ph.D1997–2001Financial Analyst, NY Federal Research
Michelle A. Williams, Ph.D1996–2000Chief Operating Officer, Tissue Banks International
Helawe Betre, Ph.D1999–2005Staff Engineer, Smith & Nephew
Maureen L. Upton, Ph.D.2000–2007Biomedical Engineer, FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health
Lawrence M. Boyd, Ph.D2001–2007Director, Medtown Ventures; CEO, Palmetto Biomedical
Dana L. Nettles, Ph.D2002–2007Regulatory Scientist, RQM+
Mohammed F. Shamji, M.D., Ph.D.2004–2008Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto (resigned)
Li Cao, Ph.D2003–2008Research Consultant, Chapel Hill, NC
Chris L. Gilchrist, Ph.D2003–2009Postdoctoral Scholar, Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
Aubrey T. Francisco, Ph.D2007–2013Director of Research, Digital Promise
S. Michael Sinclair, Ph.D2008–2013Senior Director, Smith & Nephew
Timothy K. Mwangi, Ph.D2009–2015Associate Director of Marketing, Abbvie
Devon T. Bridgen, Ph.D2009–2015Program Lead, Strategic Scientific Partnerships, SQZ Biotech
Priscilla Y. Hwang, Ph.D2010–2015Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Elizabeth A. Leimer, M.D. Ph.D2014–2019Anesthesiology Residency Program, Oregon Health Sciences Center
Ian M. Berke, Ph.D2016–2021Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Defense, Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Marcos N. Barcellona, Ph.D2016–2021Postdoctoral Research Associate, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Young Guang, Ph.D2016–2021Life Science Consultant, Putnam Associates, Boston MA
Julie A. Speer, Ph.D2016–2021Educational Specialist, AT Still University, St. Louis MO
Post-doctoral fellowDatesCurrent position
Mansoor Haider, Ph.D1997–1999Professor, Department of Mathematics, NC State Univ.
Jun Chen, Ph.D2000–2002Associate Professor, Duke University, Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery
Chang-Seop Lee, M.D., Ph.D.2002–2003Associate Research Professor of Surgery & Bioengineering, Inje University, Korea
Kenichi Kitaoka, M.D.2004–2005Associate Professor of Surgery, Kochi University, Japan
S. Kenny Roberts, Ph.D2005–2008Founder, Eunoia Biotech
Lyman Whitlatch, M.D., Ph.D.2006–2007Practicing Neurosurgeon, Chico, CA
Samuel B. Adams, Jr. M.D.2006–2007Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Duke Healthcare System
Ravi Dhurjati, Ph.D.2008–2009Clinical Research Associate, Duke University Medical Center
Mostafa A. Gabr, M.D.2009–2011Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, East Carolina University
Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D2006–2011Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
Dana L. Nettles, Ph.D2007–2009Independent consultant
Isaac O. Karikari, M.D.2010–2011Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center
Claire G. Jeong, Ph.D2011–2013Investigator, Glaxo Smithkline
Brian A. Mata, M.D.2010–2012Practicing Neurosurgeon, Lakeshore Medical Center, NY
Robert D. Bowles, Ph.D2011–2014Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah
Vijay Agarwal, M.D.2013–2014Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center
Bailey V. Fearing, Ph.D2014–2020Research Assistant Professor, Carolinas Healthcare System
Laura A. Tanenbaum, Ph.D2016–2017Senior Scientist at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Era Jain, Ph.D2017–2020Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Deepanjali Patil, Ph.D2020–2021Research Scientist, Transcera, Inc.
Frank Lee, M.D.2021–2022Front-End Developer, Beacon Fire, Inc.
MIlad Rohanifar, Ph.D.2021–2022AAM – American Axle & Manufacturing