University of North Texas 
Student Assistants
Research Assistants
Prabha Acharya
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Moo-yeal Lee
Dr. Moo-yeal Lee
Research area:
Bioprinting
Bioprinting
Vincenzo Kennedy
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Clement Chan
Dr. Clement Chan
Research area:
Cellular and protein engineering
Cellular and protein engineering
Kelsey Decker
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Youngwook Won
Dr. Youngwook Won
Research area:
Immunotherapy, stem cell therapy, cell engineering
Immunotherapy, stem cell therapy, cell engineering
Nick Rogozinski
MS in Biomedical Engineernig
Major professor:
Dr. Huaxiao “Adam” Yang
Dr. Huaxiao “Adam” Yang
Mona Zolfaghar
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Moo-yeal Lee
Dr. Moo-yeal Lee
Research area:
Organoid cryopreservation, disease modeling
Organoid cryopreservation, disease modeling
Teaching Assistants
Nicole Berry
MS in Biomedical Engineernig
Major professor:
Dr. Vijay Vaidyanathan
Dr. Vijay Vaidyanathan
Omar Cavazos
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Fateme Esmailie
Dr. Fateme Esmailie
Research area:
Thermal management for LVAD, biofluid & bioheat transfer, microfluidics
Thermal management for LVAD, biofluid & bioheat transfer, microfluidics
Anukriti Dey
MS in Biomedical Engineernig
Major professor:
Dr. Huaxiao “Adam” Yang
Dr. Huaxiao “Adam” Yang
Research area:
Studying the effects of Notch3, micropatterning, and fluid-flow on angiogenesis & vascularization using cardiac organoids
Studying the effects of Notch3, micropatterning, and fluid-flow on angiogenesis & vascularization using cardiac organoids
Faye Fouladgar
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Neda Habibi
Dr. Neda Habibi
Research area:
Self-assembled peptide and proteins, drug delivery, therapeutic nanoparticles
Self-assembled peptide and proteins, drug delivery, therapeutic nanoparticles
Jiafeng Liu
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Major professor:
Dr. Yong Yang
Dr. Yong Yang
Research area:
Nanotechnology, mechanobiology, organ-on-a-chip system
Nanotechnology, mechanobiology, organ-on-a-chip system
Joy-Anne Oliver
PhD in Materials Science & Engineering with Biomedical Engineering concentration
Major professor:
Dr. Melanie Ecker and Dr. Jincheng Du
Dr. Melanie Ecker and Dr. Jincheng Du
Research area:
Bioactive glass
Bioactive glass
Percyval Seddoh
MS in Biomedical Engineernig
Major professor:
Dr. Huaxiao “Adam” Yang
Dr. Huaxiao “Adam” Yang
Graders
Lauren Adegoke
MS in Biomedical Engineernig
Major professor:
Dr. Melanie Ecker
Dr. Melanie Ecker
Jessica Baas
MS in Biomedical Engineernig
Major professor:
Dr. Melanie Ecker
Dr. Melanie Ecker
Research area:
GelMA hydrogels
GelMA hydrogels
