Mikhail G. Shapiro, PhD
Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Affiliations: Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Neurobiology
Miller Fellowship, UC Berkeley
Postdoctoral Fellowship, U Chicago
Ph.D. Biological Engineering, MIT
B.Sc. Neuroscience, Brown
Awards: Fulbright-Tocqueville, NIH Pioneer, Mark, IEEE Hertz, Vilcek, Saville, Tsien, Dreyfus, Van Ness, Packard, Sontag, Pew, DARPA YFA, BWF-CASI, Miller, Hertz, Soros, LSRF, TR35
x@caltech.edu, x=mikhail
Scientists, Postdoc Scholars & Graduate Students
Pierina Barturen-Larrea
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
B.S. Biology, Cayetano Heredia University
x@caltech.edu, x=bartuap
Marjorie Buss, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Caltech
B.S. Chemical Engineering, MIT
x@caltech.edu, x=mbuss
Josh Chen, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Bioengineering, Rice University
B.S. Bioengineering, UC Berkeley
Schmidt Science Fellow, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=jclchen
Yuen Man Kathy Cheung
Ph.D. Student, Neurobiology (co-advised with David Anderson)
B.S. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, HKUST
Croucher Scholar
x@caltech.edu, x=ycheung
Ernesto Criado Hidalgo, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Mech. & Aero. Eng. w/Intensification in Multi-Scale Bio, UC San Diego
B.S. M.S. Aero. Eng., Polytechnic University of Madrid
James Boswell Postdoctoral Scholar
x@caltech.edu, x=ecriadoh
George Daghlian
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
M.D. Candidate, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
B.S. Biology, Caltech
x@caltech.edu, x=gdaghlia
Ishaan Dev
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley
BLP Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=idev
Mengtong (Tom) Duan, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Bioengineering, Caltech
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle
x@caltech.edu, x=mduan
Abdullah Farooq
Ph.D. Student, Biology (co-advised with Matt Thomson)
B.Sc. (Specialization), Biochemistry, University of Alberta
NSERC Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=afarooq
Hongsun Guo, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Tianjin University
x@caltech.edu, x=hsguo
Baptiste Heiles, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Acoustic Physics, Physics for Medicine Lab and Sorbonne University
M,Sc. Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfers, Ecole Centrale Paris
Agrégation and M.Sc. Civil Engineering, École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
x@caltech.edu, x=bheiles
Elizabeth Hughes
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
BLP Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=ehughes2
Zhiyang Jin, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Medical Engineering, Caltech
B.S. Acoustics, Nanjing University
x@caltech.edu, x=zyjin
Ahyoung Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC
B.S. Energy Engineering, UNIST, Korea
Schmidt Science Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=ahyoungk
Whee-Soo Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar (co-advised with Jinwoo Cheon, IBS)
Ph.D. Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University
B.S. Animal Biotechnology, Konkuk University
Caltech-MIT-IBS Global Pioneer Fellow
x@gmail.com, x=wheesoo1031
Sunho Lee
Ph.D. Student, Medical Engineering (co-advised with Richard Andersen)
B.S. Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
x@caltech.edu, x=slee10
Hengyu Li
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
B.S. Chemical Biology, Peking University
x@caltech.edu, x=hengyuli
Richard Hongyi Li
Ph.D. Student, Biology
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
x@caltech.edu, x=li.richard
Ann Liu
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
M.D. Candidate, Keck School of Medicine of USC
B.S. Biological Engineering, MIT
x@caltech.edu, x=annliu
Kaiwen Luo
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering (co-advised with Michael Elowitz)
B.Sc. (Hons) Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh
B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences, Zhejiang University
x@caltech.edu, x=kluo
Rohit Nayak, PhD
Research Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Radiology, Mayo Clinic
Ph.D., M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester
B.E. Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Manipal University
x@caltech.edu, x=rnayak
Nivin N. Nyström, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D Biophysics (Imaging), University of Western Ontario
B.S. Genetics, minor in Physics, University of Western Ontario
Life Sciences Research Foundation / Amgen Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=nnystrom
Alen Pavlič, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. and M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
SNF Postdoc.Mobility Fellow, HFSP Cross-Disciplinary Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=apavlic
Erik Schrunk
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
x@caltech.edu, x=eschrunk
Hao Shen
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry
B.E., M.E. Chemistry and Biotechnology, University of Tokyo
x@caltech.edu, x=hao.k.shen
Shirin Shivaei
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
M.Eng. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
B.S. Electrical Engineering, MIT
NSF Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=sshivaei
Cameron Ashley Brandon Smith, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar (Co-advised with Mengxing Tang, Imperial)
Ph.D. Engineering Science, University of Oxford
M.Eng Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London
Human Frontier Science Program Cross-Disciplinary Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=csmith3
Daniel Tang
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
M.D. Candidate, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
M.S. Computer Science, B.S. Bioengineering, Stanford
x@caltech.edu, x=ddtang
Reid Vassallo
Visiting Student
M.D.-Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia
M.E.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario
NSERC Fellow, Friedman Scholar
x@caltech.edu, x=vassallo
Stefan Wan
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, MIT
x@caltech.edu, x=swan
Di Wu, PhD
Research Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chemical Engineering, Caltech
Ph.D. Medical Engineering, Caltech
B.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
x@caltech.edu, x=dwwu
Akanksha Yadav
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
M.Sc. Molecular biology, MPI-NAT, Goettingen
B.S. Chemistry, IIT Bombay
x@caltech.edu, x=ayadav
Jee Won Yang
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
BLP Fellow
x@caltech.edu, x=jy4ng
Yuxing Yao, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemistry, Harvard University
B.S. Chemistry, Tsinghua University
x@caltech.edu, x=yxyao
Brian Zhong, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
B.S. Chemical-Biological Engineering and Biology, MIT
x@caltech.edu, x=brizhong
Research Staff
Goar Ayrapetyan
Research Technician
B.S. Bioengineering, UC Berkeley
x@caltech.edu, x=goar
Rosmelle Angelique Melgar
Research Technician
B.S. Biotechnology/Medical Technology, Cal State University, Northridge
x@caltech.edu, x=rmelgar
Dina Malounda
Research Technician
B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
x@caltech.edu, x=malounda
Julio Revilla
Research Technician
M.Sci. Biochemistry, University College London
x@caltech.edu (x=jrevilla)
Margaret Swift
In Vivo Research Manager
B.S. Biology, Gettysburg College
M.S. Animal Biology, UC Davis
x@caltech.edu, x=mswift
Rosie Zedan
Research Technician
x@vis.caltech.edu, x=rosie
Undergraduate Students
Patrick Bednarz
B.S. Bioengineering, Rice University, expected 2026
SURF scholar, 2024-
x@caltech.edu, x = patrick.bednarz
Arul Goel
B.S. Biology & Statistics and Data Science, UCSB, expected 2027
SURF scholar, 2024-
x@caltech.edu, x=arulgoel
Minho (Jimmy) Kim
B.S. Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering, CMU, expected 2025
SURF scholar, 2024
x@caltech.edu, x=mkim9
Tanish Rao
B.S. Bioengineering, expected 2027
Undergraduate Researcher 2023-
x@caltech.edu, x=trao2
Aaban Syed
B.S. Electrical Engineering, expected 2026
SURF Scholar 2022-
x@caltech.edu, x=asyed
Amina Tajammal
B.S. Chemistry (Biochemistry Track), expected 2027
Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2024-
x@caltech.edu, x=amina
Alumni
Dr. Claire Rabut
Postdoctoral Scholar 2020-2024
Currently: Ultrasound Neurophysiology Lead
Forest Neurotech
Dr. Bill Ling
Ph.D. Student Chemical Engineering, Defended 2023
Currently: Analyst
Leerink Partners
Prof. (Amir) Hossein Salahshoor
Postdoctoral Scholar 2019-2023
Currently: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Duke University
Ruby Zhang
Research Technician 2021-23
Currently: PhD Student
University of Washington
Dr. Justin Lee
M.D. Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, Defended 2023
Currently: M.D. Candidate
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Joseph Wekselblatt
Postdoctoral Scholar 2021-2023
Currently: Research Faculty
UCLA
Dr. Przemysław Dutka
Ph.D. Student Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Defended 2023
Currently: Senior Systems Specialist
Genentech
Dr. Maria Paulene Abundo
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, Defended 2023
Currently: Research Staff
A*STAR, Singapore
Dr. Liang She
Postdoctoral Scholar (co-advised with Richard Andersen), 2021-2022
Currently: Senior Postdoctoral Scholar
Caltech
Dr. Young-Joo Kim
Caltech-IBS@Yonsei Postdoctoral Scholar 2022-2023
Currently: Scientist
Samsung Research
Dr. Robert Hurt
Ph.D. Student, Neurobiology, Defended 2023
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Scripps Research Institute
Dr. Sangjin Yoo
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016-2023
Currently: Principal Researcher
Neuracle Science
Willow Coleman
Schmidt Academy Scholar, 2022-2023
Currently: Research Technologist
Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA
Dr. Lealia Xiong
Ph.D. Student, Medical Engineering, Defended 2022
Currently: Scientific Developer
Emerald Cloud Lab
Dr. Avinoam Bar-Zion
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2017-2021
Currently: Research Engineer
Insightec
Teresa Tran
Research Technician, 2019-2021
Currently: Clinical Research Assistant
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Mohamad Abedi
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, Defended 2020
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Washington
Dr. Danny Sawyer
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, Defended 2020
Currently: Research Scientist
DeepMind
Dr. Arash Farhadi
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, Defended 2020
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow
MIT
Dr. David Mittelstein
M.D. Ph.D. Student, Medical Engineering, Defended 2020
Currently: Interventional Radiology Resident
UCSD
Prof. George Lu
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014-19
Currently: Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Rice University
Prof. Jerzy Szablowski
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016-19
Currently: Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Rice University
Dr. Hunter Davis
Ph.D. Student, Chemistry, Defended 2019
Currently: Chief Scientific Officer
Cradle
Dr. Anupama Lakshmanan
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, Defended 2019
Milton and Francis Clauser Doctoral Prize Winner (top PhD thesis at Caltech)
Currently: Senior Scientist at Shape Therapeutics
Prof. David Maresca
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2016-19
Currently: Assistant Professor of Imaging Physics
Delft University of Technology
Dr. Pradeep Ramesh
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, Defended 2019
Currently: Associate Director of ML/AI
Tessera Therapeutics
Dr. Dan Piraner
Ph.D. Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Defended 2019
Currently: Senior Scientist
Stealth Mode Biotech, San Francisco
Gabrielle Ho
Research Technician, 2016-2019
Currently: PhD Student
University of Pennsylvania
Audrey Lee-Gosselin
Research Technician, 2015-2019
Currently: Research Analyst
Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Atousa Nourmahnad
Research Technician, 2017-18; Amgen Fellow, 2016
Currently: Orthopedic Surgery Resident
UCLA
Prof. Arnab Mukherjee
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014-17
Currently: Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Raymond Bourdeau
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014-16
Currently: Director
Tome Biosciences
Prof. Jérôme Lacroix
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014-16
Currently: Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Western University of Health Sciences
Dr. Brittany Moser
Research Technician, 2014
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, San Francisco
Jordan Dykes
M.S., Chemical Engineering, 2015
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Nikita Reznik
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2014-15
Currently: Consulting Manager
ZS Associates
Undergraduate and Visiting Student Alumni
Sophie Dalfonzo, SURF Scholar 2022 – BS Bioengineering, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Marama Diaz-Asper, SURF Scholar 2022 – BS Bioengineering, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Tiba Hamza, SURF Scholar 2022-2024 (Schuster Prize) – Fulbright Scholar
Emma Isella, Undergraduate Researcher 2022-23 – BS Biology, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Rohan Kolhe, SURF Scholar 2022 – BS Computational and Neural Systems, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Tigist Tifrere, SURF Scholar 2023 – BS Bioengineering, Caltech 2026 (exp)
Bella Hurvitz, SURF Scholar 2022-2023 – MD-PhD at Harvard
Anh (Anthony) Phuoc Nguyen Phung, CamSURF Scholar 2023 – PhD at Caltech
Kyle McGraw, SURF Scholar 2022-2023 – ML Engineer & BCI Data Scientist, AE Studio
Bilge Gungoren, SURF Scholar 2019-2022 – Computational Biologist, Barrier Biosciences
Mohamed Soufi, SURF Scholar 2020-2022 – Laboratory Technician, Stanford
Andrea Torres, SURF Scholar 2022 – BS Computation and Neural Systems, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Rohit Kantipudi, SURF Scholar 2019-2023 – Research Assistant, Caltech
Sophie Polidoro, SURF Scholar 2022 – BS Mechanical Engineering, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Rucheng Pan, SURF Scholar 2022 – BS Computation and Neural Systems, Caltech 2025 (exp)
Mei Yi You, SURF Scholar 2018-2022 – PhD at MIT
Anna Tifrea, SURF Scholar 2019-2022 – MD-PhD at UC San Diego
Elin Kang, SURF Scholar 2021 – Research Assistant, Stanford
Ellen Min, SURF Scholar 2021 – Software Engineer, Microsoft
Ann Zhu, SURF Scholar 2021 – BS Chemical Engineering, Caltech 2024
Michael Yao, SURF Scholar 2017-21 (Housner Prize) – MD-PhD at University of Pennsylvania
Katie Wong, SURF Scholar 2019-21 – Associate at ZS Associates
John Heath, SURF Scholar 2018-20 – PhD at Stanford
Ramya Deshpande, SURF Scholar 2019-20 – PhD at Harvard
Sirisha Gudavalli, SURF Scholar 2018 – BS Bioengineering, Caltech 2021
Albert Zhai, Research Assistant 2018 – PhD at UIUC
Michael Garrett, MBRS-RISE Fellow 2019 – PACE Diagnostics
Yaxin Xu, Research Assistant 2016-2019 – PhD at UCSB
Aris Taychameekiatchai, SURF Scholar 2016-19 – PhD at UCSF
Brian Lue, SURF Scholar 2016-19 – MD at UT Southwestern
Junedh Amrute, Senior Thesis 2017-18 – MD-PhD at Washington University St. Louis
Jonathan Clements, SURF Scholar 2015-18 – PhD at UC Irvine
Suchita Nety, SURF Scholar 2013-17 (Housner Prize) – MD-PhD at Harvard-MIT
Max Atticus English, CamSURF Scholar 2016 – PhD at MIT
Vasant Iyer, SURF Scholar 2015 – PhD at University of Pennsylvania
Jenny Sheng, SUFR Scholar 2014-15 – PhD at Columbia
Gloria Ha, SURF Scholar 2015 – PhD at Harvard
Sasha Zemsky, SURF Scholar 2014 – PhD at Stanford
Ryan Rezvani, Amgen Scholar 2014 – PhD at UC Irvine
Alison Lui, SURF Scholar 2014 – PhD at UC Berkeley
Yiwei Jiang, SURF Scholar 2015 – JD at University of Chicago
Brenda Wu, SURF Scholar 2016 – BS Chemistry, Caltech 2019
Aadyot Bhatnagar, SURF Scholar 2016 – Salesforce
Vivek Bharadwaj, Ph11 Scholar 2017 – PhD at UC Berkeley
