{"id":35,"date":"2013-09-22T06:21:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T06:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclarelab.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2022-12-24T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T21:23:58","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[two_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;] [title size=&#8221;2&#8243;]Montclare Group [\/title]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PXL_20221015_181323766.MP_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4198 \" src=\"http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PXL_20221015_181323766.MP_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"926\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PXL_20221015_181323766.MP_2.jpg 1410w, http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PXL_20221015_181323766.MP_2-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PXL_20221015_181323766.MP_2-1024x718.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/PXL_20221015_181323766.MP_2-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>October 15, 2022 &#8211; Farewell Lunch for James Perez [\/two_third]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;] [person name=&#8221;Jin Kim Montclare, PhD&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/picture-386-2.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;Principal Investigator&#8221; twitter=&#8221;https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jkmontclare&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/montclare&#8221;] Jin Kim Montclare, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU. She runs a research group that specializes in synthetic biology with a focus on protein design. As part of inSchool Apps, Jin co-designs and promotes apps, as well as architects their deployment in K-12 and higher education environments. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[separator top=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;double&#8221;] [tabs tab1=&#8221;Post-doctoral, Doctoral &amp; Research Staff&#8221; tab2=&#8221;Masters &amp; Undergraduate Students&#8221; tab3=&#8221;High School Outreach Students&#8221; tab4=&#8221;Alumni&#8221; layout=&#8221;horizontal or vertical&#8221; backgroundcolor=&#8221;&#8221; inactivecolor=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[tab id=1]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Nada Haq-Siddiqi&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nada-1.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;Provost&#8217;s Post-Doctoral Fellow&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nhaqsiddiqi\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nhaqsiddiqi\/<\/a>&#8220;] Nada&#8217;s background is in Biomedical Engineering, having received her B.S. from Case Western Reserve University, M.S. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. from the City College of New York. Her areas of expertise involve biomaterial development of naturally-derived and synthetic polymeric scaffolds for a variety of tissue engineering applications. Prior to graduate study, she held research positions in industry R&amp;D and clinical trials of investigational biomedical devices. She will be conducting research developing protein-based biomaterial scaffolds for tissue engineering and drug delivery with an emphasis on orthopedic tissue repair. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Dustin Britton&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dustin.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD Candidate&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustin-britton\/ &#8220;] Dustin received his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and his Masters in Particle Technology from the University of Delaware where he researched powder rheology. Following he was an engineer for the Chemour\u2019s Company where he did research on ion exchange materials. He is currently a PhD student at New York University Tandon where is interested in biomaterials and drug delivery.[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Appy Bhattacharya&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Appy.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD Candidate&#8221; linkedin=&#8221; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/appybphd&#8221;] Appy received her Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from UW-Green Bay and her Master&#8217;s degree in the same field from University of Birmingham in the UK, prior to beginning her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology between SUNY Downstate Medical Center and NYU Tandon by virtue of a collaboration between them. Her current research focuses on the development of self-assembling nanobiomaterials to be used as theranostic agents for improving chemotherapeutic drug delivery and for performing cancer diagnosis by positron emission tomography.[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Jacob Kronenberg&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jacob.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD Candidate&#8221; linkedin=&#8221; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jacobkronenberg\/&#8221;]Jacob graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, where he did research on self-assembling amphiphilic copolymers. He&#8217;s currently pursuing his PhD in Chemical Engineering at NYU Tandon, where his research interests include protein hydrogels for biomedical applications.[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Andrew Wang&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Andrew-BW.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;MD PhD Candidate&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;\/&#8221;] Andrew received his Bachelor&#8217;s from the University of California, Berkeley in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, where he also received a Master&#8217;s in Translational Medicine. He is currently an MD\/PhD student at SUNY Downstate pursuing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering. His current research involves using engineered proteins for ocular drug delivery. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Jonathan Sun&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jonathan.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD Candidate&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/626jsun\/&#8221;] Jonathan received his bachelor&#8217;s degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan where he designed soft organic materials for optoelectronic devices and carbon capture applications. Stemming from the realization that proteins are high-performance polymers in disguise, his current research as a Chemistry Ph.D. student at NYU Tandon involves developing versatile protein-based biomaterials to support pharmaceutical platforms [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[\/tab] [tab id=2]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Lucas Morales &#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lucas.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;MS Student&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;]Lucas received a BS in Biotechnology from SUNY University at Buffalo and is currently pursuing an MS in Biotechnology from NYU Tandon. He is currently working with Appy\u00a0the development of self-assembling nanobiomaterials to be used as theranostic agents for improving chemotherapeutic drug delivery.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Julia Monkovic &#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Julia-headshot.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;MS Student&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/neta-benor-9940a3160?originalSubdomain=ca&#8221;] Julia Monkovic received her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from New York University where she worked with Dr. Montclare in the design of a protein-lipid complex for siRNA delivery. As a Master\u2019s student studying Chemical Engineering, her current research involves the study of protein fibrils for small molecule binding and the continuation of her previous work in siRNA gene therapy. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Halle Gibson&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Halle-Gibson.jpeg&#8221; title=&#8221;MS Student&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/halle-gibson-a88236171\/&#8221;] Halle graduated with her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida, where she did computational research in protein engineering for insulin and atovaquone. She is currently pursuing her MS in Biomedical Engineering at NYU Tandon. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Jakub Legocki&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jakub.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS MS Student&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jakub-legocki-372213174\/&#8221;] <span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">Jakub is currently an undergraduate pursuing his BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from NYU Tandon. He is working with Farbod on the enhancement and optimization of phosphotriesterase, an enzyme used as an organophosphate pesticide detoxifier, through the\u00a0<\/span>use of computational protein design and molecular dynamics simulations.<br \/>\n[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Cheng Liu&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cheng-Headshot.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student\/NYU SURP&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] Cheng is a rising Junior pursuing his BS in Biomolecular Science at NYU Tandon. He is interested in using biomaterials for health applications and is currently working with Dustin on using non-canonical amino acids in hydrogels diagnostic applications. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Maria Kulapurathazhe&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Maria-headhot.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS MS Student\/NYU SURP&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-kulapurathazhe-0216391b0\/&#8221;] Maria is a senior at NYU Tandon studying biomolecular science and journalism. She is interested in the design of biomaterials for therapeutic use and is currently working with Jacob to investigate the wound healing potential of an engineered wet-adhesive protein. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Isha Krishna&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Isha.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student\/AEOP&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] <span class=\"il\">Isha<\/span> is a sophomore studying Biomolecular Science at NYU Tandon and is interested in protein and gene manipulation. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Jessica Wong&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jessica.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student\/AEOP&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] Jessica is a junior pursuing a BS in Biomolecular Science, aspiring to develop biomaterials that will aid in personalized and accessible treatments. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Tony Dong&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Tony.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student\/URAP&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] Tony Dong is pursuing a BS in Biomolecular Science at NYU Tandon. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Frances Lee&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Frances.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student\/URAP&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] Frances Lee is a rising junior pursuing a BS in Biomolecular Science and intends to pursue a MS in Biotechnology through the BS\/MS program. She is interested in different applications of proteins and is excited to start working and learning in the lab. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Yingxin Xiao&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Yingxin.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] Yingxin is a junior pursuing a BS in Biomolecular Science. She is interested in the study of biomaterials in medical applications as well as the degradation of synthetic plastics. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;yes&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Paul Calderon&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Paul.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;BS Student&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-calderon-099377183\/&#8221;] Paul Calderon is a junior pursuing a B.S. in chemical and biomolecular engineering at NYU Tandon. His interests are in the various biomedical applications of proteins. [\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[\/tab] [tab id=3]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Nabila Jahan&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nabila.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;ARISE Student -Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[one_third last=&#8221;no&#8221;][person name=&#8221;Mia Mbom&#8221; picture=&#8221;http:\/\/montclare.poly.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MIa.jpg&#8221; title=&#8221;ARISE Student &#8211; Brooklyn Technical High School&#8221; \u00a0linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/person][\/one_third]<\/p>\n<p>[\/tab] [tab id=4]<br \/>\n[title size=&#8221;3&#8243;]Post-doctoral Researchers [\/title]<br \/>\n[one_fourth last=&#8221;no&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/one_fourth]<br \/>\n[one_half last=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Dr. Stanley Chu &#8221; title=&#8221;Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder,<br \/>\nBiomaterials Scientist, New Age Meats&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stanleycchu&#8221;][\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Dr. Farbod Mahmoudinobar&#8221; title= &#8220;Ph.D. in Physics-Biophysics, New Jersey Institute of Technology,<br \/>\nComputational Scientist at Moderna&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/farbodmnobar&#8221;][\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Dr. Kamia Punia &#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, City University of New York,<br \/>\nSenior Scientist at Chobani&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kamia-punia-87a91895\/&#8221;][\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Dr. Priya Katyal&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, University of Connecticut,<br \/>\nR&amp;D Scientist at Downstream UMass &#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/priya-katyal-11201\/&#8221;][\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Dr. MD Shamim Reza&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, University of Tokyo,<br \/>\nResearch Scientist &#8211; Protein Engineering at University of Virginia&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shamim-reza-49433a168\/&#8221;][\/person]<br \/>\n[person name=&#8221;Dr. Sachin Khapli&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, Rice University<br \/>\nAssistant Professor at New York University-Abu Dhabi&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sachinkhapli&#8221;][\/person]<br \/>\n[person name=&#8221;Dr. Zhiqiang Liu&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, Jiangnan University<br \/>\nAssociate Professor at Institute of Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology&#8221;] [\/person]<br \/>\n[person name=&#8221;Dr. Natalya Voloshchuk&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, City University of New York<br \/>\nAdjunct Assistant Professor at Rutgers Unviversity&#8221;] [\/person]<br \/>\n[person name=&#8221;Dr. Mark Schofield&#8221; title=&#8221;PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br \/>\nAssociate Professor at Haverford College&#8221;] [\/person]<br \/>\n[\/one_half]<br \/>\n[one_fourth last=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/one_fourth]<\/p>\n<p>[title size=&#8221;3&#8243;]Graduate Students [\/title]<br \/>\n[one_fourth last=&#8221;no&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/one_fourth]<br \/>\n[one_half last=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Halle Gibson&#8221; title=&#8221;M.S. in Biomedical Engineering 2022&#8243; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/halle-gibson-a88236171\/&#8221;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Heather Mao&#8221; title=&#8221;M.S. in Biotechnology 2022&#8243; Linkedin=&#8221;&#8221;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Joseph Thomas&#8221; title=&#8221;Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering 2022 SUNY Downstate,<br \/>\nBiopharma Equity Research Associate&#8221; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joseph-thomas9999\/&#8221;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Michael Meleties&#8221; title=&#8221;Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 2022,<br \/>\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals &#8221; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mmeleties\/&#8221;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Sihan &#8216;Hannah&#8217; Jia&#8221; title=&#8221;M.S. 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title=&#8221;Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry 2021,<br \/>\nScientist I, Downstream Process Development at Bristol Myers Squibb&#8221; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/yao-wang\/b1\/bb0\/759&#8243;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Shengbo Guo&#8221; title=&#8221;MS, Biotechnology 2019, Research Assistant 2020&#8243; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/%E7%9B%9B%E5%8D%9A-%E9%83%AD-35b286175\/&#8221;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Xiaole &#8216;Willy&#8217; Wang&#8221; title=&#8221;MS, Biotechnology 2020&#8243; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/xiaole-wang-9a2657189\/&#8221;]\u00a0[\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Yifei Wang&#8221; title=&#8221;MS, Bioengineering &amp; Biomedical Engineering 2020&#8243; Linkedin=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yifei-wang-01b560a6\/&#8221;] [\/person]<\/p>\n<p>[person name=&#8221;Gayathri Gopikrishna&#8221; title=&#8221;MS, Biotechnology candidate 2019, NYU Tandon School of Engineering&#8221; 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