CURRENT MEMBERS

JULIA PIETROMICCA, BS
PhD candidate 
BS, Biomedical Engineering, SUNY at Binghamton (2020) juliapie@buffalo.edu

ERIK MUNOZ, BS
PhD candidate 
BS, Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry (minor in Biomedical Engineering), University of Texas at El Paso (2018)
erikmuno@buffalo.edu

ZAHID MANZAR, MEng                                                                    PhD candidate MD/PhD candidate, Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo-SUNY, 2019-present                                            MEng, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University (2018)              BS, Biosystems Engineering, University of Kentucky zahidman@buffalo.edu

ANU PRIYA BHARATHI RAJAN, MS                                                 MS candidate                                                                            Graduate studies in Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University (2018)                                                                              MS, Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, India (2015)                                                                                                    BS, Biotechnology, PSG College in Technology, India (2013)        abharath@buffalo.edu

HAMID K. MANZAR                                                                            BS candidate and Research Assistant, summer 2022-present   BS, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University at Buffalo-SUNY, Class of 2024                                                      hamidman@buffalo.edu

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KARL SWANSON                                                                                     BS candidate and Research Assistant (spring 2024 – present)     BS in Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo-SUNY,     Class of 2026.                                                     karlswan@buffalo.edu

PREVIOUS MEMBERS

JORDAN JOHNSON, MS

PhD Student (rotating)
Technician B, Columbia University Cardiology (2020)
MS, Biology, SUNY at Fredonia
BS, Molecular Biology (minor in Mathematics), SUNY at Fredonia jj257@buffalo.edu

AKSHAR PATEL, PhD
PhD, Biomedical Engineering (2022)
MS, Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University (2019)
BS, Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University
aksharpa@buffalo.edu                                                           (Currently: Scientist III, Bioassay Division, Alcami Corporation, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, NC)

MATT SIMKULET, BS                                                                        BS, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo-SUNY (2022) mgsimkul@buffalo.edu                                                                     (Currently: PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA)

ELAYE EKIYOR                                                                                      BS candidate and Research Assistant (summer 2022)                BS, Neuroscience (Pre-medical Track), University at Buffalo-SUNY, Class of 2023                                           elayeeki@buffalo.edu

JORDAN WRIGHT                                                                                    BS candidate and Research Assistant (summer 2023)                BS, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo-SUNY,        Class of 2025                                                                        jaw35@buffalo.edu